Overview
- Contributors with interdisciplinary backgrounds, to present the full scope of research
- Synthesizes and combines the research on Aging and the Life Course into one volume
- Three step approach considers the social phenomena, effect on the life course, and relavent social policies
Part of the book series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research (HSSR)
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Table of contents (45 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Historical Trends in the Sociology of Aging
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Theories and Methods in the Sociology of Aging
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Social Diversity and Inequalities of Aging
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Social Relationships and Aging
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Social Institutions and Aging
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About this book
The Handbook of Sociology of Aging is the most comprehensive, engaging, and up-to-date treatment of developments within the field over the past 30 years. The volume represents an indispensable source of the freshest and highest standard scholarship for scholars, policy makers, and aging professionals alike.
The Handbook of Sociology of Aging contains 45 far-reaching chapters, authored by nearly 80 of the most renowned experts, on the most pressing topics related to aging today. With its recurring attention to the social forces that shape human aging, and the social consequences and policy implications of it, the contents will be of interest to everyone who cares about what aging means for individuals, families, and societies.
The chapters of the Handbook of Sociology of Aging illustrate the field’s extraordinary breadth and depth, which has never before been represented in a single volume. Its contributions address topics that range from foundational matters, such as classic and contemporary theories and methods, to topics of longstanding and emergent interest, such as social diversity and inequalities, social relationships, social institutions, economies and governments, social vulnerabilities, public health, and care arrangements. The volume closes with a set of personal essays by senior scholars who share their experiences and hopes for the field, and an essay by the editors that provides a roadmap for the decade ahead.
The Handbook of Sociology of Aging showcases the very best that sociology has to offer the study of human aging.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Richard A. Settersten Jr. is a professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University.
Jacqueline L. Angel (Ph.D. Rutgers 1989) is currently a Professor of Public Affairs and Sociology and Faculty Affiliate at the Population Research Center and LBJ School Center for Health and Social Policy at the University of Texas at Austin.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Sociology of Aging
Editors: Richard A. Settersten, Jacqueline L. Angel
Series Title: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7374-0
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-7373-3Published: 29 April 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-4095-6Published: 07 June 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-7374-0Published: 11 May 2011
Series ISSN: 1389-6903
Series E-ISSN: 2542-839X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 689
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations
Topics: Aging, Public Health, Social Policy, Quality of Life Research