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Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences

Edited by
  • Robert Binstock, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
  • Linda George, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Summarizes the research literature on the social aspects of aging with 72% new material from previous edition. The fully revised handbook covers theory and methods, aging and social structure, social factors and social institutions, and aging and society.
New topics include:
• Demography and aging
• Trends in longevity
• Disability and functional aging
• Global aging
• Racial and ethnic influences over the life course
• Health disparities among older adults
• Molecular genetics, aging, and well-being
• Employment and aging
• Aging and social policy

Paperback, 388 Pages

Published: November 2010

Imprint: Academic Press

ISBN: 978-0-12-380880-6

Contents

  • TABLE OF CONTENTS(SHORT):

    Part One: Theory and Methods

    1. Theories of Aging and the Life Course, Dale Dannefer (Case Western Reserve)

    2. Aging, Cohorts, and Methods, Yang Yang (Chicago)

    Part Two: Aging and Social Structure

    3. Demography and Aging, Linda G. Martin (RAND)

    4. Health Trends and Future Projections, S. Jay Olshansky (U. of Illinois at Chicago)

    5. Disability and Aging, Vicki Freedman (U. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey)

    6. Global Aging, Duncan Thomas and Elizabeth Frankenberg (Duke)

    7. Race, Ethnicity, and Aging, James Jackson (Michigan)

    8. Social Stratification and the Life Source, Scott Lynch (Princeton)

    Part Three: Social Factors and Social Institutions

    9. Health Disparities and Aging, Stephanie Robert, Pamela Herd, and James House (U. of Wisconsin and Michigan)

    10. Social Factors in Genetics and Aging, Michael Shanahan (North Carolina)

    11. Aging, Social Factors, and Mental Health, Linda George (Duke)

    12. Aging and Inheritance: Social Factors, Jacqueline Angel (U. of Texas)

    13. Economic Status of the Aged, Virginia Reno (National Academy of Social Insurance)

    14. Employment and Aging, Sara Rix (AARP)

    15. Residential Environments of Older People, Stephen Golant (U. of Florida)

    16. Civic Engagement, Stephen Cutler and Jon Hendricks (Vermont and Oregon State)

    17. Death and Dying, Deborah Gold (Duke)

    Part Four: Aging and Society

    18. The Politics of Pension Reform in Europe, Martin Kohli and Camila Arza (European University Institute)

    19. Politics and Aging in the United States, Robert Binstock and Andrea Campbell (Case Western Reserve and MIT)

    20. The Future of Retirement Security, John Williamson (Boston College)

    21. Organization and Financing of Health Care, Marilyn Moon (American Institutes for Research)

    22. Cross-National Perspectives on Long-Term Care, Joshua Wiener (RTI International)

    23. Gender, Aging, and Social Policy, Madonna Harrington Meyer (Syracuse)

    24. Aging and Social Intervention, Lisa Berkman (Harvard)

    25. Fiscal Implications of Popultion Aging, John Gist (AARP)

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