Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences

Robert H. Binstock has been Professor of Aging, Health, and Society at Case Western Reserve University since 1985, following two decades at Brandeis University. A former President of the Gerontological society of America (1975-1976), he has served as director of a White House Task Force on Older Americans (1967-1968) and as chairman and member of a number of advisory panels to the United States government, state and local governments, and foundations. He is presently Chairman of the Gerontological Health Section of the American Public Health Association. Professor Binstock is the author of more than 150 articles on the politics and policies affecting aging, and his 19 books include the three previous editions of the Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, The Future of Long-Term Care: Social and Policy Issues (1996, and Dementia and Aging: Ethics, Values, and Policy Choices (1992). Among the honors he has received for contributions to geronotology and the well-being of older persons are the Kent and the Brookdale Awards from the Gerontological Society of America, the Key Award from the American Public Health Association, the American Society on Aging Award, and the Arthur S. Flemming Award from the national Association of State Units on Aging. Linda K. George is Professor of Sociology at Duke University, where she also serves as Associate Director of the Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development. She is a former President of the Gerontological Society of America (1993-1994) and a member of the Executive Committee of the Aging Section of the American Sociological Society. She is former editor of the Journal of Gerontology, Social Sciences Section and is currently on the Editorial Boards of the American Sociological Review and the Journal of Aging and Health. Professor George is the author of more than 150 journal articles and book chapters. Her six books include Quality of Life Among Older Adults (1980) (co-authored by Lucille Bearon), which has been in print continuously for 15 years. She co-edited the Third Edition of the Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences. Her major research interests include social factors and illness, stress and coping, and subjective well-being, all of which she examines primarily in the context of later life. Among the honors Professor George has received are Phi Betta Kappa, the Duke University Trinity College Distinguished Teaching Award, and the W. Fred Cottrell Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Aging. Professor George received her B.A. and M.A. degrees in Sociology from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Duke University and also completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in aging there.

G. O. Hagestad and D. Dannefer, Concepts and Theories of Aging: Beyond Microfication in Social Science Approaches. D. F. Alwin and R. T. Campbell, Quantitative Approaches: Longitudinal Methods in the Study of Human Development and Aging. B. Singer and C. Ryff, Person-Centered Methods for Understanding Aging:The Integration of Numbers and Narratives. M. Hayward and Z. Zhang, Demography of Aging: A Century of Global Change, 1950-2050; W. Serow, Economic and Social Implications of Demographic Patterns. C. Longino, Geographical Distribution and Migration. C. Ikels and C. Beall, Age, Aging, and Anthropology. T. Hareven, Historical Perspectives on Aging and Family Relations. D. Williams and C. Wilson, Race, Ethnicity, and Aging. P. Moen, The Gendered Life Course. A. O'Rand, Stratification and the Life Course: The Forms of Life Course Capital and Their Interrelationships. L. George, The Social Psychology of Health. L. L. Pearlin, A. E. McLaughlin and M. F. Pioli, Caregiving by Adult Children: Involvement, Role Disruption, and Health. J. Henretta, Work and Retirement. N. Krause, Social Support. R. Giarrusso, V. L. Bengtson and J. B. Mabry, The Aging Self in Social Contexts. K. F. Ferraro, Aging and Role Transitions. R. H. Binstock and J. Quadagno, Aging and Politics. W. Crown, Economic Status of Older Persons. E. Kingson and J. Williamson, Economic Security Policies. J. Feder, H. Komisar and M. Niefeld, The Financing and Organization of Health Care. R. L. Kane and R. A. Kane, Emerging Issues in Chronic Care. G. Maddox, Housing and Living Arrangements: A Transactional Perspective. A. Wilkinson and J. Lynn, The End of Life. S. Cutler and J. Hendricks, Emerging Social Trends.