Handbook of Theories of Aging, Second Edition (eBook)

"Part 1. Setting the Context of Theories of Aging
Chapter 1:Theorizing about Age and Aging
Chapter 2: A Metahistorical Perspective on Theories of Aging
Chapter 3: An Evolutionary Theory of Human Lifespan: Embodied Capital and the Human Adaptive Complex

Part II. Theorizing Aging across Disciplines
Chapter 4:Biodemography and Aging across Disciplines
Chapter 5:Problematic Foundations: Theorizing Time, Age and Aging
Chapter 6:Deriving a Sense of Meaning in Late Life: An Overlooked Forum for the Development of Interdisciplinary Theory
Chapter 7:Understanding Healthy Aging: Key Components and their Integration

Part III: Biological Theories of Aging
Chapter 8:Making Sense of Biological Theories of Aging
Chapter 9:The Immunological Theory of Aging Revisited
Chapter 10:Modalities of Gene Action Predicted by the Classical Evolutionary Theory of Aging
Chapter 11:A Model System Approach to the Neurobiology of Learning, Memory, and Aging
Chapter 12:Programmed Longevity and Programmed Aging Theories
Chapter 13:Free Radicals & Oxidative Stress in Aging

Part IV: Psychological Theories of Aging
Chapter 14:Convoys of Social Relations: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Chapter 15:Building Theories of Social Context, Cognition, and Aging
Chapter 16:Dynamic Integration Theory: Emotion, Cognition, and Equilibrium in Later Life
Chapter 17:Theories of Cognitive Plasticity: Naturally Occurring and Experimentally Induced
Chapter 18:Cognitive Control Theory of Aging and Emotional Well-Being

Part V. Social Science Perspectives on Theories of Aging
Chapter 19:Toward an Integrative Theory of Social Gerontology
Chapter 20:Towards a Phenomenology of Aging
Chapter 21: Theorizing the Life Course: New Twists in the Paths
Chapter 22:Cumulative Inequality Theory for Research on Aging and the Life Course
Chapter 23:Theorizing Lifestyle: Exploring Agency and Structure in the Life Course
Chapter 24:Theorizing the New Terrain of Old Age: Hallmarks, Freedoms, and Risks
Chapter 25:Theorizing Feminist Gerontology, Sexuality and Beyond: An Intersectional Approach
Chapter 26:Theorizing Across Cultures
Chapter 27:Out of the Arm Chair and off the Veranda: Anthropology, Experiences and Theories of Age
Chapter 28:Theorizing about Families and Aging from a Feminist Perspective

Part VI. Society, Public Policy and Theories of Aging
Chapter 29:From Industrialism to Institutionalism: Theoretical Accounts of Aging Policy Development in the United States
Chapter 30:The Political Economy Perspective of Aging
Chapter 31:Theory Informing Public Policy: The Life Course Perspective as a Policy Tool
Chapter 32:Aging and Social Policy: Theorizing the Social
Chapter 33:Reconstructing Theories of Aging: The Impact of Globalization on Critical Gerontology
Chapter 34:Aging Policy in the Welfare State: Theories and Realities

Part VII. Translating Theories of Aging
Chapter 35:Jurisprudential Gerontology: Theorizing the Relationship between Law and Aging
Chapter 36:Spirituality, Finitude and Theories of the Lifespan
Chapter 37:A Good Old Age: Theories of Mental Health and Aging
Chapter 38:Translational Theory: Applying Life Span Theories to Psychotherapy
Chapter 39:The Construction of Knowledge: A New Gerontological Paradigm

Part VIII. The Future of Theories of Aging
Chapter 40:The Future of Theories of Aging
Index
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