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Handbook of aging and the social sciences / editors, Robert H. Binstock and Linda K. George ; associate editors, Stephen J. Cutler, Jon Hendricks, and James H. Schulz. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Handbooks of agingPublication details: Amsterdam : Elsevier/Academic Press, (c)2011.Edition: seventh editionDescription: xvi, 390 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780123808806
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HQ1061.G348.H363 2011
  • HQ1061
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Contents:
Age, the life course, and the sociological imagination: prospects for theory Dale Dannefer -- Aging, cohorts, and methods Yang Yang -- Demography and aging Linda G. Martin -- Trends in longevity and prospects for the future S. Jay Olshansky -- Disability, functioning, and aging Vicki A. Freedman -- Global aging Elizabeth Frankenberg ; Duncan Thomas -- Racial and ethnic influences over the life course James S. Jackson ; Ishtar O. Govia ; Sherrill L. Sellers -- Stratification and inequality over the life course Scott M. Lynch ; J. Scott Brown -- Health disparities among older adults: life course influences and policy solutions Pamela Herd ; Stephanie A. Robert ; James S. House -- Molecular genetics, aging, and well-being: sensitive period, accumulation, and pathway models Michael J. Shanahan ; Scott M. Hofer -- Social factors, depression, and aging Linda K. George -- Economic status of the aged in the United States Virgnia P. Reno ; Ben Veghte -- Employment and aging Sara E. Rix -- The changing residential environments of older people Stephen M. Golant -- Civic engagement and aging Stephen J. Cutler ; Jon Hendricks ; Greg O'Neill -- Late-life death and dying in 21st-century America Deborah T. Gold.
The political economy of pension reform in Europe Martin Kohli ; Camila Arza -- Politics and aging in the United States Andrea L. Campbell ; Robert H. Binstock -- The future of retirement security John B. Williamson -- Organization and financing of health care Marilyn Moon -- Long-term care financing, service delivery, and quality assurance: the international experience Joshua M. Wiener -- Gender, aging, and social policy Madonna Harrington Meyer ; Wendy M. Parker -- Aging and social intervention: life course perspectives Lisa F. Berkman ; Karen A. Ertel ; Maria M. Glymour -- Fiscal implications of population aging John Gist.
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Previous edition: 2006.

Age, the life course, and the sociological imagination: prospects for theory Dale Dannefer -- Aging, cohorts, and methods Yang Yang -- Demography and aging Linda G. Martin -- Trends in longevity and prospects for the future S. Jay Olshansky -- Disability, functioning, and aging Vicki A. Freedman -- Global aging Elizabeth Frankenberg ; Duncan Thomas -- Racial and ethnic influences over the life course James S. Jackson ; Ishtar O. Govia ; Sherrill L. Sellers -- Stratification and inequality over the life course Scott M. Lynch ; J. Scott Brown -- Health disparities among older adults: life course influences and policy solutions Pamela Herd ; Stephanie A. Robert ; James S. House -- Molecular genetics, aging, and well-being: sensitive period, accumulation, and pathway models Michael J. Shanahan ; Scott M. Hofer -- Social factors, depression, and aging Linda K. George -- Economic status of the aged in the United States Virgnia P. Reno ; Ben Veghte -- Employment and aging Sara E. Rix -- The changing residential environments of older people Stephen M. Golant -- Civic engagement and aging Stephen J. Cutler ; Jon Hendricks ; Greg O'Neill -- Late-life death and dying in 21st-century America Deborah T. Gold.

The political economy of pension reform in Europe Martin Kohli ; Camila Arza -- Politics and aging in the United States Andrea L. Campbell ; Robert H. Binstock -- The future of retirement security John B. Williamson -- Organization and financing of health care Marilyn Moon -- Long-term care financing, service delivery, and quality assurance: the international experience Joshua M. Wiener -- Gender, aging, and social policy Madonna Harrington Meyer ; Wendy M. Parker -- Aging and social intervention: life course perspectives Lisa F. Berkman ; Karen A. Ertel ; Maria M. Glymour -- Fiscal implications of population aging John Gist.

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