Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-12-380880-6 (ISBN)
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Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Seventh Edition, provides extensive reviews and critical evaluations of research on the social aspects of aging. It also makes available major references and identifies high-priority topics for future research. The book is organized into four parts. Part 1 reviews developments in the field of age and the life course (ALC) studies and presents guidelines on conducting cohort analysis. Part 2 covers the demographic aspects of aging; longevity trends; disability and aging; and stratification and inequality research. Part 3 includes chapters that examine socioeconomic position and racial/ethnic disparities in health at older ages; the role of social factors in the distribution, antecedents, and consequences of depression; and aspects of private wealth transfers and the changing nature of family gift-giving. Part 4 deals with pension reform in Europe; the political activities of older Americans; the future of retirement security; and gender differences in old age. The Handbook is intended for researchers, professional practitioners, and students in the field of aging. It can also serve as a basic reference tool for scholars, professionals, and others who are not presently engaged in research and practice directly focused on aging and the aged.
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 fellow and past president of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). She is former chair of the Aging and Life Course Section and the Sociology of Mental Health Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA). She is former editor of the Journal of Gerontology, Social Sciences. She is currently associate editor of Social Psychology Quarterly and former associate editor of Demography. Professor George is the author or editor of eight books and author of more than 250 journal articles and book chapters. She co-edited the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh editions of the Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences. Her major research interests include social factors and illness, stress and social support, and mental health and well-being across the life course. Among the honors Professor George has received are Phi Beta Kappa, the Duke University Distinguished Teaching Award, the Mentorship Award from the Behavioral and Social Sciences Section of GSA, the Dean’s Mentoring Award from the Graduate School of Duke University, the Kleemeier Award from the GSA, and the Matilda White Riley Award from the ASA.
Part One: Theory and Methods
Chapter 1: Theories of Aging and the Life Course - Dale Dannefer
Chapter 2: Aging, Cohorts, and Methods - Yang Yang
Part Two: Aging and Social Structure Chapter 3: Demography and Aging - Linda G. Martin
Chapter 4: Health Trends and Future Projections - S. Jay Olshansky Chapter 5: Disability and Aging - Vicki Freedman Chapter 6: Global Aging - Elizabeth Frankenberg and Duncan Thomas
Chapter 7: Race, Ethnicity, and Aging - James Jackson, Ishtar O. Govia & Sherrill Sellers
Chapter 8: Social Stratification and the Life Course - Scott Lynch
Part Three: Social Factors and Social Institutions
Chapter 9: Health Disparities and Aging - Stephanie Robert & Pamela Herd & James House
Chapter 10: Social Factors in Genetics and Aging - Michael Shanahan and Scott Hofer
Chapter 11: Aging, Social Factors, and Mental Health - Linda George
Chapter 12: Aging and Inheritance: Social Factors - Jacqueline Angel
Chapter 13: Economic Status of the Aged - Virginia Reno
Chapter 14: Employment and Aging - Sara Rix
Chapter 15: Residential Environments of Older People - Stephen Golant
Chapter 16: Civic Engagement - Stephen CutlerJon Hendricks and Greg O’Neill
Chapter 17: Death and Dying - Deborah Gold
Part Four: Aging and Society
Chapter 18: The Politics of Pension Reform in Europe - Martin Kohli and Camila Arza
Chapter 19: Politics and Aging in the United States - Robert Binstock and Andrea Campbell
Chapter 20: The Future of Retirement Security - John Williamson
Chapter 21: Organization and Financing of Health Care - Marilyn Moon
Chapter 22: Cross-National Perspectives on Long-Term Care - Joshua Wiener
Chapter 23: Gender, Aging, and Social Policy - Madonna Harrington Meyer and Wendy Parker
Chapter 24: Aging and Social Intervention - Lisa Berkman
Chapter 25: Fiscal Implications of Population Aging - John Gist
| Reihe/Serie | Handbooks of Aging |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | San Diego |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 820 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-12-380880-4 / 0123808804 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-12-380880-6 / 9780123808806 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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