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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.

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Author:   Kenneth Ferraro, PhD (Distinguished Professor of Sociology and founding Director of the Center on Aging and the Life Course, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA) ,  Deborah Carr (Professor of Sociology, Boston University, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Edition:   9th edition
Weight:   1.250kg
ISBN:  

9780128159705

ISBN 10:   0128159707
Pages:   460
Publication Date:   15 January 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780443403095
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Section I: Scientific Approaches and Methods 1. Frontiers of Social Science Research on Aging Kenneth F. Ferraro 2. Ethnographic Methods for Research on Aging: Making Use of a Fundamental Toolkit for Understanding Everyday Life Corey M. Abramson 3. Measuring Life Course Events and Life Histories Jacqui Smith, Mengyao Hu and Haena Lee 4. Genomic Data Measures and Methods: A Primer for Social Scientists Erin B. Ware and Jessica D. Faul Section II: Structural Constraints and Adaptation 5. Growing Old in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Asia Jinkook Lee, Urvashi Jain, Dipti Govil, T. V. Sekher and Alyssa Lubet 6. Educational Attainment and Adult Health Jennifer Karas Montez and Jennifer D. Brooks 7. Social Exclusion and Social Isolation in Later Life Martijn Huisman and Theo G. Van Tilburg 8. The Role of the Built Environment for Healthy Aging: Barriers and Enablers Philippa Clarke and Erica Twardzik 9. Early Origins of Racial Health Disparities: Human Capital Policy is Health Policy Rucker C. Johnson 10. Sexuality in Later Life Linda J. Waite and James Iveniuk 11. The Interplay of Age, Period, and Cohort Effects on Obesity and Metabolic Diseases in Later Life Jessica A. Kelley and Roland J. Thorpe Jr. Section III: Social Institutions 12. The Role of the Military in Women's Lives Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London 13. Intergenerational Transfers of Time and Money over the Life Course Emily E. Wiemers and Sung S. Park 14. Family Caregiving Sara Honn Qualls 15. Bereavement in Later Life Deborah Carr and Heather Mooney 16. Religion and Aging in the Global Context of Secularization: Patterns, Processes, Consequences Ellen Idler 17. The Changing World of Work and Retirement Kene Henkens and Hanna Van Solinge 18. Aging and Politics: Age Differences in Political Behavior in Comparative Perspective Kaat Smets Section IV: Aging and Social Intervention 19. Volunteering and Health in Later Life Jeffrey A. Burr, Jan E. Mutchler and Sae Hwang Han 20. Housing Older Americans: The Challenges of Accessibility, Affordability, and Quality Judith G. Gonyea 21. Innovations for Aging in Place Sarah E. LaFave, Sarah L. Szanton and Laura N. Gitlin 22. Trends in Aging and Long-Term Care Molly M. Perkins 23. Technologies and Aging: Understanding Use, Impacts, and Future Needs Shelia R. Cotten 24. End-of-Life Medical Expenses Eric French, John Bailey Jones, Elaine Kelly and Jeremy McCauley

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Kenneth F. Ferraro is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and founding Director of the Center on Aging and the Life Course at Purdue University. He is the author of over 120 peer-reviewed articles in prominent journals in sociology, gerontology, and public health. He has written two books, including The Gerontological Imagination: An Integrative Paradigm of Aging (Oxford University Press), and edited four editions of Gerontology: Perspectives and Issues. Ferraro’s recent research focuses on health inequality over the life course, including the early origins of adult health, stress, and health disparities. With interests in how stratification processes unfold over the life course, he developed cumulative inequality theory for the study of human development, aging, and health. A fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Ferraro formerly edited Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences and chaired the Behavioral and Social Sciences section of GSA. He also is a member of the honorary Sociological Research Association and former chair of the Section on Aging and Life Course of the American Sociological Association (ASA). GSA has honored Professor Ferraro with the Distinguished Mentor Award and twice for both the Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award and the Best Paper Award for Theoretical Developments in Social Gerontology. ASA honors from the Section on Aging and the Life Course include Outstanding Publication Award and Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award. Deborah Carr is Professor and Chair of Sociology at Boston University. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1997. Dr. Carr has held faculty positions at University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, and Rutgers University. She is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, as well as the author of several books including Worried Sick: How Stress Hurts Us and How to Bounce Back (Rutgers, 2014). Her latest book Golden Years? Social Inequality in Later Life (2019, Russell Sage) received the Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award from the Gerontologicial Society of America. Carr’s research focuses on psychosocial factors that affect health and well-being over the life course. Recent research focuses on disability and obesity-related discrimination, family relationships as a source of support and strain, and death and dying issues including bereavement, advance care planning, and well-being at the end of life. Carr is fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences from 2015-20. She is a member of the honorary Sociological Research Association and former chair of the Aging and Life Course and Medical Sociology sections of the American Sociological Association (ASA).

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