Handbook of aging and the social sciences /

Handbook of aging and the social sciences / [print] editors, Robert H. Binstock and Linda K. George ; associate editors, Stephen J. Cutler, Jon Hendricks, and James H. Schulz. - seventh edition. - Amsterdam : Elsevier/Academic Press, (c)2011. - xvi, 390 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. - Handbooks of aging . - Handbooks of aging. .

Previous edition: 2006.



Age, the life course, and the sociological imagination: prospects for theory Aging, cohorts, and methods Demography and aging Trends in longevity and prospects for the future Disability, functioning, and aging Global aging Racial and ethnic influences over the life course Stratification and inequality over the life course Health disparities among older adults: life course influences and policy solutions Molecular genetics, aging, and well-being: sensitive period, accumulation, and pathway models Social factors, depression, and aging Economic status of the aged in the United States Employment and aging The changing residential environments of older people Civic engagement and aging Late-life death and dying in 21st-century America Dale Dannefer -- Yang Yang -- Linda G. Martin -- S. Jay Olshansky -- Vicki A. Freedman -- Elizabeth Frankenberg ; Duncan Thomas -- James S. Jackson ; Ishtar O. Govia ; Sherrill L. Sellers -- Scott M. Lynch ; J. Scott Brown -- Pamela Herd ; Stephanie A. Robert ; James S. House -- Michael J. Shanahan ; Scott M. Hofer -- Linda K. George -- Virgnia P. Reno ; Ben Veghte -- Sara E. Rix -- Stephen M. Golant -- Stephen J. Cutler ; Jon Hendricks ; Greg O'Neill -- Deborah T. Gold. The political economy of pension reform in Europe Politics and aging in the United States The future of retirement security Organization and financing of health care Long-term care financing, service delivery, and quality assurance: the international experience Gender, aging, and social policy Aging and social intervention: life course perspectives Fiscal implications of population aging Martin Kohli ; Camila Arza -- Andrea L. Campbell ; Robert H. Binstock -- John B. Williamson -- Marilyn Moon -- Joshua M. Wiener -- Madonna Harrington Meyer ; Wendy M. Parker -- Lisa F. Berkman ; Karen A. Ertel ; Maria M. Glymour -- John Gist.



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Gerontology.
Older people--Social conditions--21st century.
Life change events in old age.
Older people--Care.

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