Table of Contents
Foreword Preface
Section I: Theory and Methods
Chapter 1 – Aging and the Social Sciences: Progress and Prospects Linda K. George and Kenneth F. Ferraro
Chapter 2 – Trajectory Models for Aging Research Scott M. Lynch and Miles G. Taylor
Section II: Social Structures and Processes
Chapter 3 – Biodemography: Adding Biological Insight into Social, Economic, and Psychological Models of Population and Individual Health Change with Age Eileen M. Crimmins and Sarinnapha M. Vasunilashorn
Chapter 4 – Late-Life Disability Trends and Trajectories Douglas Wolf
Chapter 5 – Early Life Origins of Adult Health and Aging Diana Kuh and Yoav Ven-Shlomo
Chapter 6 – Racial and Ethnic Inequalities in Health Jacqueline L. Angel, Stipica Mudrazija, and Rebecca Benson
Chapter 7 – Immigration, Aging, and the Life Course Judith Treas and Zoya Gubernskaya
Chapter 8 – Gender, Time Use, and Aging Liana C. Sayer, Vicki A. Freedman, and Suzanne M. Bianchi
Chapter 9 – Social Networks in Later Life Benjamin Cornwell and Markus H. Schafer
Section III: Social Factors and Social Institutions
Chapter 10 – Stability, Change, and Complexity in Later-Life Families J. Jill Suitor, Megan Gilligan, and Karl Pillemer
Chapter 11 – The Influence of Military Service on Aging Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London
Chapter 12 – Religion, Health, and Aging Neal Krause and R. David Hayward
Chapter 13 – Evolving Patterns of Work and Retirement Kevin E. Cahill, Michael D. Giandrea, and Joseph F. Quinn
Chapter 14 – Productive Engagement in Later Life Nancy Morrow-Howell and Emily A. Greenfield
Chapter 15 – Aging, Neighborhoods, and the Built Environment Carol S. Aneshensel, Frederick Harig, and Richard G. Wight
Chapter 16 – Abusive Relationships in Late Life Karen A. Roberto
Chapter 17 – The Impact of Disasters: Implications for the Well-Being of Older Adults Lisa M. Brown and Kathryn A. Frahm
Chapter 18 – End-of-Life Planning and Health Care Deborah Carr and Elizabeth Luth
Section IV – Aging and Society
Chapter 19 – Organization and Financing of Health Care Marilyn Moon
Chapter 20 – Innovations in Long-Term Care Joseph E. Gaugler
Chapter 21 – Politics and Policies of Aging in the United States Robert B. Hudson
Chapter 22 – The Future of Retirement Security in Comparative Perspective John B. Williamson and Daniel Béland
Chapter 23 – Health Inequalities Among Older Adults in Developed Countries: Reconciling Theories and Policy Approaches Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Andrea Willson, and Sandra Reiter-Campeau
