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Foreword / Thomas A. Rando, Laura L. Carstensen
Preface / Linda K. George, Kenneth F. Ferraro
About the editors
List of contributors
I. Theory and Methods
1. Aging and the social sciences : progress and prospects / Linda K. George, Kenneth F. Ferraro
2. Trajectory models for aging research / Scott M. Lynch, Miles G. Taylor
II. Social Structures and Processes
3. Biodemography : adding biological insight into social, economic, and psychological models of population and individual health change with age / Eileen M. Crimmins, Sarinnapha M. Vasunilashorn
4. Late-life disability trends and trajectories / Douglas Wolf
5. Early life origins of adult health and aging / Diana Kuh, Yoav Ben-Shlomo
6. Racial and ethnic inequalities in health / Jacqueline L. Angel, Stipica Mudrazija, Rebecca Benson
7. Immigration, aging, and the life course / Judith Treas, Zoya Gubernskaya
8. Gender, time use, and aging / Liana C. Sayer, Vicki A. Freedman, Suzanne M. Bianchi
9. Social networks in later life / Benjamin Cornwell, Markus H. Schafer
III. Social Factors and Social Institutions
10. Stability, change, and complexity in later-life families / J. Jill Suitor, Megan Gilligan, Karl Pillemer
11. The influence of military service on aging / Janet M. Wilmoth, Andrew S. London
12. Religion, health, and aging / Neal Krause, R. David Hayward
13. Evolving patterns of work and retirement / Kevin E. Cahill, Michael D. Giandrea, Joseph F. Quinn
14. Productive engagement in later life / Nancy Morrow-Howell, Emily A. Greenfield
15. Aging, neighborhoods, and the built environment / Carol S. Aneshensel, Frederick Harig, Richard G. Wight
16. Abusive relationships in late life / Karen A. Roberto
17. The impact of disasters : implications for the well-being of older adults / Lisa M. Brown, Kathryn A. Frahm
18. End-of-life planning and health care / Deborah Carr, Elizabeth Luth
IV. Aging and Society
19. Organization and financing of health care / Marilyn Moon
20. Innovations in long-term care / Joseph E. Gaugler
Politics and policies of aging in the United States / Robert B. Hudson
The future of retirement security in comparative perspective / John B. Williamson, Daniel Be?land
Health inequalities among older adults in developed countries : reconciling theories and policy approaches / Am?elie Quesnel-Vall?ee, Andrea Willson, Sandra Reiter-Campeau.
Preface / Linda K. George, Kenneth F. Ferraro
About the editors
List of contributors
I. Theory and Methods
1. Aging and the social sciences : progress and prospects / Linda K. George, Kenneth F. Ferraro
2. Trajectory models for aging research / Scott M. Lynch, Miles G. Taylor
II. Social Structures and Processes
3. Biodemography : adding biological insight into social, economic, and psychological models of population and individual health change with age / Eileen M. Crimmins, Sarinnapha M. Vasunilashorn
4. Late-life disability trends and trajectories / Douglas Wolf
5. Early life origins of adult health and aging / Diana Kuh, Yoav Ben-Shlomo
6. Racial and ethnic inequalities in health / Jacqueline L. Angel, Stipica Mudrazija, Rebecca Benson
7. Immigration, aging, and the life course / Judith Treas, Zoya Gubernskaya
8. Gender, time use, and aging / Liana C. Sayer, Vicki A. Freedman, Suzanne M. Bianchi
9. Social networks in later life / Benjamin Cornwell, Markus H. Schafer
III. Social Factors and Social Institutions
10. Stability, change, and complexity in later-life families / J. Jill Suitor, Megan Gilligan, Karl Pillemer
11. The influence of military service on aging / Janet M. Wilmoth, Andrew S. London
12. Religion, health, and aging / Neal Krause, R. David Hayward
13. Evolving patterns of work and retirement / Kevin E. Cahill, Michael D. Giandrea, Joseph F. Quinn
14. Productive engagement in later life / Nancy Morrow-Howell, Emily A. Greenfield
15. Aging, neighborhoods, and the built environment / Carol S. Aneshensel, Frederick Harig, Richard G. Wight
16. Abusive relationships in late life / Karen A. Roberto
17. The impact of disasters : implications for the well-being of older adults / Lisa M. Brown, Kathryn A. Frahm
18. End-of-life planning and health care / Deborah Carr, Elizabeth Luth
IV. Aging and Society
19. Organization and financing of health care / Marilyn Moon
20. Innovations in long-term care / Joseph E. Gaugler
Politics and policies of aging in the United States / Robert B. Hudson
The future of retirement security in comparative perspective / John B. Williamson, Daniel Be?land
Health inequalities among older adults in developed countries : reconciling theories and policy approaches / Am?elie Quesnel-Vall?ee, Andrea Willson, Sandra Reiter-Campeau.