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Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Eighth Edition, presents the extraordinary growth of research on aging individuals, populations, and the dynamic culmination of the life course, providing a comprehensive synthesis and review of the latest research findings in the social sciences of aging....
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Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Eighth edition. |
| Series: |
Handbooks of aging
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| Summary: |
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Eighth Edition, presents the extraordinary growth of research on aging individuals, populations, and the dynamic culmination of the life course, providing a comprehensive synthesis and review of the latest research findings in the social sciences of aging. As the complexities of population dynamics, cohort succession, and policy changes modify the world and its inhabitants in ways that must be vigilantly monitored so that aging research remains relevant and accurate, this completely revised edition not only includes the foundational, classic themes of aging research, but also a rich array of emerging topics and perspectives that advance the field in exciting ways. New topics include families, immigration, social factors, and cognition, caregiving, neighborhoods, and built environments, natural disasters, religion and health, and sexual behavior, amongst others. |
| Item Description: | Preceded by Handbook of aging and the social sciences / editors, Robert H. Binstock and Linda K. George. 7th ed. 2011. |
| Carrier Form: | xviii, 531 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780124172357 0124172350 |
| Index Number: | HQ1061 |
| CLC: | C913.6 |
| Call Number: | C913.6/H236/8th ed. |
| Contents: |
Aging and the social sciences : progress and prospects / Trajectory models for aging research / Biodemography : adding biological insight into social, economic, and psychological models of population and individual health change with age / Late-life disability trends and trajectories / Early life origins of adult health and aging / Racial and ethnic inequalities in health / Immigration, aging, and the life course / Gender, time use, and aging / Social networks in later life / Stability, change, and complexity in later-life families / The influence of military service on aging / Religion, health, and aging / Evolving patterns of work and retirement / Productive engagement in later life / Aging, neighborhoods, and the built environment / Abusive relationships in late life / The impact of disasters : implications for the well-being of older adults / End-of-life planning and health care / Organization and financing of health care / Innovations in long-term care / Politics and policies of aging in the United States / The future of retirement security in comparative perspective / Health inequalities among older adults in developed countries : reconciling theories and policy approaches / |