Contributors |
Foreword |
Preface |
About the Editors |
Theory and Methods / Part 1: |
Age, the Life Course, and the Sociological Imagination: Prospects for Theory / Dale Dannefer1: |
Aging, Cohorts, and Methods / Yang Yang2: |
Aging and Social Structure / Part 2: |
Demography and Aging / Linda G. Martin3: |
Trends in Longevity and Prospects for the Future / S. Jay Olshansky4: |
Disability, Functioning, and Aging / Vicki A. Freedman5: |
Global Aging / Elizabeth Frankenberg ; Duncan Thomas6: |
Racial and Ethnic Influences Over the Life Course / James S. Jackson ; Ishtar O. Govia ; Sherrill L. Sellers7: |
Stratification and Inequality Over the Life Course / Scott M. Lynch ; J. Scott Brown8: |
Social Factors and Social Institutions / Part 3: |
Health Disparities Among Older Adults: Life Course Influences and Policy Solutions / Pamela Herd ; Stephanie A. Robert ; James S. House9: |
Molecular Genetics, Aging, and Well-being: Sensitive Period, Accumulation, and Pathway Models / Michael J. Shanahan ; Scott M. Hofer10: |
Social Factors, Depression, and Aging / Linda K. George11: |
Aging, Inheritance, and Gift-Giving / Jacqueline L. Angel ; Stipica Mudrazija12: |
Economic Status of the Aged in the United States / Virginia P. Reno ; Ben Veghte13: |
Employment and Aging / Sara E. Rix14: |
The Changing Residential Environments of Older People / Stephen M. Golant15: |
Civic Engagement and Aging / Stephen J. Cutler ; Jon Hendricks ; Greg O'Neill16: |
Late-Life Death and Dying in 21st-Century America / Deborah T. Gold17: |
Aging and Society / Part 4: |
The Political Economy of Pension Reform in Europe / Martin Kohli ; Camila Arza18: |
Politics and Aging in the United States / Andrea L. Campbell ; Robert H. Binstock19: |
The Future of Retirement Security / John B. Williamson20: |
Organization and Financing of Health Care / Marilyn Moon21: |
Long-Term Care Financing, Service Delivery, and Quality Assurance: The International Experience / Joshua M. Wiener22: |
Gender, Aging, and Social Policy / Madonna Harrington Meyer ; Wendy M. Parker23: |
Aging and Social Intervention: Life Course Perspectives / Lisa F. Berkman ; Karen A. Ertel ; Maria M. Glymour24: |
Fiscal Implications of Population Aging / John Gist25: |
Author Index |
Subject Index |