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
Bok Engelsk 2006 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press , c2006
Omfang
XXV, 514 s. : fig.
Utgave
6th ed.
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Front Cover; Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; Part One: Aging and Time; Chapter 1. Aging and the Life Course; I. Why Gerontology Needs the Life Course; II. Clarifying the Distinctiveness of Old Age; III. Exploring Connections Between Old Age and Prior Life Periods; IV. The End of Gerontology?; V. Conclusion; References; Chapter 2. Modeling the Effects of Time: Integrating Demographic and Developmental Perspectives; I. Conceptions of Time; II. Population Concepts; III. Analysis Issues. - II. The Second Phase: The Cambridge Group and Its Followers III. A Research Agenda; References; Chapter 5. Internal and International Migration; I. Internal Migration; II. Late-Life International Migration; III. Future Research Priorities; References; Chapter 6. Diversity and Aging in the United States; I. Population Diversity and the Pact Between the Generations; II. The Ethnic Age Grading of the Population; III. Culture and Diversity; IV. Health of the Elderly Minority Population; V. Income and Wealth: The Sources of Retirement Security; VI. Age at Immigration. - III. Converging Divergences in the Third Age: Consequences of Obsolete Age- and Gender-Graded Constellations IV. A Converging Divergence?; V. Summary; References; Chapter 9. Stratification and the Life Course: Life Course Capital, Life Course Risks, and Social Inequality; I. Life Course Capital: Evolutionary and Social Origins; II. Forms of Life Course Capital: A Brief Review; III. Childhood: The First Life Course Risks in the Development of Life Course Capital; IV. Challenges to Linking Childhood Origins to Adult Outcomes. - IV. Modeling the Effects of Time V. Conclusions; References; Part Two: Aging and Social Structure; Chapter 3. Morbidity, Disability, and Mortality; I. Epidemiologic Transition Theory and Recent Trends in Adult Mortality; II. The Dynamics of Morbidity, Disability, and Mortality; III. Demographic, Social, and Behavioral Differentials in Morbidity, Disability, and Mortality; IV. Conclusions and Future Research Directions; References; Chapter 4. Old Age Through the Lens of Family History; I. The Initial Interpretative Phase: Modernization and the Families of the Old. - V. Life Course Risks After Childhood: Variant Opportunities and Deviant Setbacks. - VII. Medical Care, Living Arrangements, and Long-Term Care VIII. Conclusion; References; Chapter 7. Social Networks and Health; I. Social Structure and Health; II. The Network Approach; III. Review of Social Network Properties and Health; IV. Conclusions and Directions for Future Research; References; Chapter 8. Converging Divergences in Age, Gender, Health, and Well-Being: Strategic Selection in the Third Age; I. Age- and Gender-Graded Role Constellations; II. The Third Age and Retirement: Institutions and Role Constellations in Flux. - The Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Sixth Edition provides a comprehensive summary and evaluation of recent research on the social aspects of aging. The 25 chapters are divided into four sections discussing Aging and Time, Aging and Social Structure, Social Factors and Social Institutions, and Aging and Society. Within this context, aging is examined from the perspectives of many disciplines and professions including anthropology, bioethics, demography, economics, epidemiology, law, political science, psychology, and sociology.The Sixth Edition of the Handb
Emner
Aging - Social aspects.
Gerontology.
Life change events in old age.
Older people - Care.
aldring gerontologi sosiologi eldre demografi økonomi helsetilbud sosialgerontologi
Sjanger
Dewey
ISBN
0-08-049518-4. - 1-280-92698-8. - 9786610926985

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