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Understanding Aging as a Social Process | |
The Emergence of Gerontology | |
The Social Construction of Age | |
Gerontology as a Field of Study | |
Research for Whom? | |
Doing Social Gerontology Research | |
The Logic of Scientific Inquiry | |
Building Blocks of Science | |
Types of Research Studies | |
Basic Statistics: Crunching the Numbers | |
Putting It All Together: Steps in Gerontological Research | |
Demography, Population, and Housing: The Elderly Today and Tomorrow | |
Understanding Population Changes and Aging | |
The Demographic Transition | |
Characteristics of the Older Population | |
Living Arrangements | |
Social Perspectives on Aging | |
Was There a "Golden Age" for the Elderly? | |
Approaches to the Study of Aging | |
Theoretical Shifts | |
Individuals and Aging | |
Biological Perspectives | |
Biological Lifespan and Life Expectancy | |
Physiological Changes and Health | |
Illness and Recovery | |
Personality and Cognition | |
Adult Socialization | |
Self-Concept and Self-Esteem | |
Foundational Models of Personality and Development | |
The Discovery of Midlife and Beyond | |
Life Review in Late Life | |
The Seasons of Life Lead to Anxiety and Loss | |
Cognition | |
Cognitive Changes | |
Processes of "Successful Aging" Revisited | |
The Search for New Directions | |
Mental Health and Mental Illness | |
Views of Mental Disorders | |
Mental Disorders in Old Age | |
Dementia | |
Alzheimer's Disease | |
Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Mental Health | |
Aging in Society | |
Family Relationships and Social Bonds | |
Family Ties and Patterns | |
The Families of the Now-OldSocial Supports | |
Sexuality and Intimacy | |
Sexual Scripts | |
Stereotypes About Sexuality | |
Sexual Activities and Responsiveness | |
Sexual Behavior | |
Love and Intimacy | |
Work, Retirement, and Leisure | |
Labor Force Participation | |
Retirement | |
Sources of Retirement Pensions: Social Security and Private Pensions | |
Leisure and Retirement Activities | |
Labor Force Participation and Retirement in the Future | |
Economic Security, Public Policy, and Politics | |
Income and Expenditures in Later Life | |
Expenditures: Older People as Consumers | |
Poverty and the Distribution of Income in Later LifeThe Politics of Aging | |
Major Legislation Affecting Elders' Health and Economic Well-Being | |
A Tradition of Political Elders | |
Elders in the Health Care SystemWho Pays for Health Care? | |
Patterns of Health Care Utilization | |
Long-Term Care | |
Health Care Providers and the Elderly | |
Death, Dying, and Bereavement | |
Twentieth-Century Mortality Trends | |
Is There a "Right To Die"? | |
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide | |
Bereavement and Grief | |
Widowhood | |
Afterword | |
The Elderly of Tomorrow | |
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