Handbook of Sociology of Aging
Editors: Settersten, Jr., Richard A., Angel, Jacqueline L. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Contributors with interdisciplinary backgrounds present the full scope of research
- Synthesizes and combines the research on aging and the life course into one volume
- Three-tracked approach considers the social phenomena, effect on the life course, and relevant social policies
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- About this book
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The Handbook of Sociology of Aging is the most comprehensive and engaging treatment of the field over the past 30 years. It is an indispensable resource 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 their 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.
Two forwards highlight the significance of the handbook for scholarship and and policy-making on aging. The chapters illustrate the field’s extraordinary breadth and depth, which have never before been represented in a single volume. They range from foundational matters, including 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 previews some of the most exciting aspects for the decade ahead.
The Handbook of Sociology of Aging showcases the very best that sociology has to offer the study of human aging.
- About the authors
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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.
- Table of contents (45 chapters)
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Trends in the Sociology of Aging: Thirty Year Observations
Pages 3-13
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Theoretical Perspectives on the Sociology of Aging
Pages 17-33
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Aging Individuals, Families, and Societies: Micro–Meso–Macro Linkages in the Life Course
Pages 35-49
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Widening the View: Capturing “Unobserved” Heterogeneity in Studies of Age and the Life Course
Pages 51-68
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Gender and Aging
Pages 71-81
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Table of contents (45 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Handbook of Sociology of Aging
- Editors
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- Richard A. Settersten, Jr.
- Jacqueline L. Angel
- Series Title
- Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
- Copyright
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4419-7374-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4419-7374-0
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4419-7373-3
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4614-4095-6
- Series ISSN
- 1389-6903
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXV, 689
- Number of Illustrations
- 22 b/w illustrations
- Topics
