Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences

Reference
Ed. by Robert H. Binstock

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, 7e, summarizes the research literature on the social aspects of aging. The 7e will have 88% new material and authors with 25 chapters: 22 of the chapters will be on completely new topics. Separated into four sections, the fully revised handbook will cover theory and methods, aging and social structure, social factors and social institutions, and aging and society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Academic Press
• 7th Ed.
• Seitenzahl: 388
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm
• Gewicht: 830g
• ISBN-13: 9780123808806
• ISBN-10: 0123808804
• Artikelnr.: 31192355

Inhaltsangabe

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