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9780120991938

Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences

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  • ISBN13:

    9780120991938

  • ISBN10:

    0120991934

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1995-11-01
  • Publisher: Academic Pr
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Summary

Each volume of the HANDBOOKS OF AGING Series represents one of the three main influences on aging: the Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, and Handbook of Aging andthe Social Sciences. Each of the Handbooks presents critical comprehensive reviews of research knowledge, theories, concepts, and issues by the foremost scholars in the field. Chapters are selected to portray discrete units of research study, long-standing areas of research, and new developments.

Table of Contents

Aging and the Life Course
Modeling Time and Age: Concepts and Methods
Morbidity and Mortality Kenneth Land
Historical Perspectives on Aging
Migration and Immigration
Diversity and Aging Ronald Angel
Social Networks and Social Integration Nan Lin
A New Life Stage: The Third Agel Phyliss Moen
Stratification and the Life Course
Family Structure and Transfers
Social Relationships in Late Life
Older Workers
Economic Status of the Elderly
Health and Aging
Technological Change and Aging
Religion and Aging
Aging and Life Style
Quality of Life
Aging and Politics: An International Perspective
The Changing Public-Private Mix of Economic Support
The Organization and Financing of Health
Emerging Issues in Long-Term Care
Aging and the Law
Anti-Aging Medicine and Science: Social Implications
Aging and Justice
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