Handbook of aging and the social sciences / edited by Linda K. George and Kenneth F. Ferraro ; associate editors Deborah Carr, Janet M. Wilmoth, and Douglas A. Wolf.
Series: Handbooks of agingPublisher: London, UK ; San Diego : Elsevier Academic Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Eighth editionDescription: 1 online resource (xviii, 531 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780124172852
- 0124172857
- Gerontology
- Aging -- Social aspects
- Life change events in old age
- Older people -- Care
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies
- Aging -- Social aspects
- Gerontology
- Life change events in old age
- Older people -- Care
- Aged
- Aging
- Life Change Events
- Social Sciences
- HQ1061 .H36 2016
eBooks
Preceded by Handbook of aging and the social sciences / editors, Robert H. Binstock and Linda K. George. 7th ed. 2011.
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Eighth Edition, presents the extraordinary growth of research on aging individuals, populations, and the dynamic culmination of the life course, providing a comprehensive synthesis and review of the latest research findings in the social sciences of aging. As the complexities of population dynamics, cohort succession, and policy changes modify the world and its inhabitants in ways that must be vigilantly monitored so that aging research remains relevant and accurate, this completely revised edition not only includes the foundational, classic themes of aging research, but also a rich array of emerging topics and perspectives that advance the field in exciting ways. New topics include families, immigration, social factors, and cognition, caregiving, neighborhoods, and built environments, natural disasters, religion and health, and sexual behavior, amongst others.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Aging and the social sciences : progress and prospects / Linda K. George, Kenneth F. Ferraro -- Trajectory models for aging research / Scott M. Lynch, Miles G. Taylor -- Biodemography : adding biological insight into social, economic, and psychological models of population and individual health change with age / Eileen M. Crimmins, Sarinnapha M. Vasunilashorn -- Late-life disability trends and trajectories / Douglas Wolf -- Early life origins of adult health and aging / Diana Kuh, Yoav Ben-Shlomo -- Racial and ethnic inequalities in health / Jacqueline L. Angel, Stipica Mudrazija, Rebecca Benson -- Immigration, aging, and the life course / Judith Treas, Zoya Gubernskaya -- Gender, time use, and aging / Liana C. Sayer, Vicki A. Freedman, Suzanne M. Bianchi -- Social networks in later life / Benjamin Cornwell, Markus H. Schafer -- Stability, change, and complexity in later-life families / J. Jill Suitor, Megan Gilligan, Karl Pillemer -- The influence of military service on aging / Janet M. Wilmoth, Andrew S. London -- Religion, health, and aging / Neal Krause, R. David Hayward -- Evolving patterns of work and retirement / Kevin E. Cahill, Michael D. Giandrea, Joseph F. Quinn -- Productive engagement in later life / Nancy Morrow-Howell, Emily A. Greenfield -- Aging, neighborhoods, and the built environment / Carol S. Aneshensel, Frederick Harig, Richard G. Wight -- Abusive relationships in late life / Karen A. Roberto -- The impact of disasters : implications for the well-being of older adults / Lisa M. Brown, Kathryn A. Frahm -- End-of-life planning and health care / Deborah Carr, Elizabeth Luth -- Organization and financing of health care / Marilyn Moon -- Innovations in long-term care / Joseph E. Gaugler -- Politics and policies of aging in the United States / Robert B. Hudson -- The future of retirement security in comparative perspective / John B. Williamson, Daniel Béland -- Health inequalities among older adults in developed countries : reconciling theories and policy approaches / Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Andrea Willson, Sandra Reiter-Campeau.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 6, 2017).
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