The Self and Society in Aging Processes

by Ryff, Carol D.

• ISBN13: 9780826112675
• ISBN10: 0826112676
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: SPRINGER PUB CO INC

Summary

Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison. Focuses on the experience of growing old as it is linked to societal factors. Presents a 'macro' view of aging in society by bridging disciplines and bringing together contributors from all the social sciences. Organized into three sections: theoretical perspectives, socioeconomic structures, and contexts of self and society.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Part 1 Theoretical Perspectives on Self and Society Linkages	3	(184)
1. Linking the Self and Society in Social Gerontology: Crossing New Territory via Old Questions	3	(39)
Carol D. Ryff
Victor W. Marshall
Philippa J. Clarke
2. Social Perspectives on the Self in Later Life	42	(25)
Linda K. George
3. Neoteny, Naturalization, and Other Constituents of Human Development	67	(27)
Dale Dannefer
4. Continuity Theory, Self, and Social Structure	94	(28)
Robert C. Atchley
5. Identity and Adaptation to the Aging Process	122	(28)
Susan Krauss Whitbourne
6. Self-Development in Adulthood and Aging: The Role of Critical Life Events	150	(37)
Manfred Diehl
Part 2 Socioeconomic Structures and the Self	187	(118)
7. Practical Consciousness, Social Class, and Self-Concept: A View From Sociology	187	(36)
Jon Hendricks
8. Educational Attainment and Self-Making in Later Life	223	(24)
Melissa M. Franks
A. Regula Herzog
Diane Holmberg
Hazel R. Markus
9. Forging Macro-Micro Linkages in the Study of Psychological Well-Being	247	(32)
Carol D. Ryff
William J. Magee
Kristen C. Kling
Edgar H. Wing
10. Income and Subjective Well-Being Over the Life Cycle	279	(26)
Richard A. Easterlin
Christine M. Schaeffer
Part 3 Contexts of Self and Society: Work and Family	305	(178)
11. Structure and Agency in the Retirement Process: A Case Study of Montreal Garment Workers	305	(34)
Julie A. McMullin
Victor W. Marshall
12. Gender and Distress in Later Life: The Importance of Lifelong Employment and Familial Experiences	339	(23)
Lorraine Davies
13. The Caregiving Context: The Intersection of Social and Individual Influences in the Experience of Family Caregiving	362	(36)
Marsha Mailick Seltzer
Jan S. Greenberg
14. Linking Social Structure and Self-Concept: Variations in Sense of Mastery	398	(25)
Marilyn McKean Skaff
15. Intersections of Society, Family, and Self Among Hispanics in Middle and Later Life	423	(30)
Sonia Miner
Julian Montoro-Rodriguez
16. The Social Psychology of Values: Effects of Individual Development, Social Change, and Family Transmission Over the Life Span	453	(30)
Robert E. L. Roberts
Vern L. Bengtson
Index	483