Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences

Kenneth Ferraro , Deborah Carr 지음

elsevier 2021년 01월 22일 출간

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Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Ninth Edition, provides a comprehensive synthesis of the latest research findings in the science of aging. The complexities of population dynamics, cohort succession and policy changes modify the world and its inhabitants in ways that must be vigilantly monitored. Completely revised, this 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, among others. This book will serve as a useful resource and an inspiration to those searching for ways to contribute to the aging enterprise.Includes aging topics at both the micro- and macro-levelAddresses the intersection of individual and aggregate factorsCovers a spectrum of disciplines, including demography, economics, epidemiology, gerontology, political science, psychology, social work, sociology and statisticsBrings together the work of almost fifty leading scholars to provide a deeper understanding of aging

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Foreword Preface Section I: Scientific Approaches and Methods Chapter 1. Frontiers of Social Science Research on Aging Kenneth F. Ferraro Chapter 2. Ethnographic Methods for Research on Aging: Making Use of a Fundamental Toolkit for Understanding Everyday Life Corey M. Abramson Chapter 3. Measuring Life Course Events and Life Histories Jacqui Smith, Mengyao Hu and Haena Lee Chapter 4. Geomic Data Measures and Methods: A Primer for Social Scientists Erin B. Ware and Jessica D. Faul Section II: Structural Constraints and Adaptation Chapter 5. Growing Old in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Asia Jinkook Lee Chapter 6. Educational Attainment and Adult Health Jennifer Karas Montez and Jennifer D. Brooks Chapter 7. Social Exclusion and Social Isolation in Later Life Martijn Huisman and Theo G. Van Tilburg Chapter 8. The Role of the Built Environment for Healthy Aging: Barriers and Enablers Philippa Clarke and Erica Twardzik Chapter 9. Early Origins of Racial Health Disparities: Human Capital Policy is Health Policy Rucker C. Johnson Chapter 10. Sexuality in Later Life Linda J. Waite Chapter 11. The Interplay of Age, Period, and Cohort Effects on Obesity and Metabolic Diseases in Later Life Section III: Social Institutions Chapter 12. The Role of the Military in Women's Lives Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London Chapter 13. Intergenerational Transfers of Time and Money over the Life Course Emily E. Wiemers and Sung S. Park Chapter 14. Family Caregiving Sara Honn Qualls Chapter 15. Bereavement in Later Life Deborah Carr and Heather Mooney Chapter 16. Religion and Aging in the Global Context of Secularization: Patterns, Processes, Consequences Ellen Idler Chapter 17. The Changing World of Work and Retirement Kene

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저자(글) Kenneth Ferraro

저자(글) Deborah Carr