This volume reflects the emergence of ageing as a global concern, including chapters by international scholars from Asia, Australasia, Europe and North America. It provides a comprehensive overview of key trends and issues in the field, drawing upon the full range of social science disciplines. The Handbook isorganized into five parts, each exploring different aspects of research into social aspects of ageing: Disciplinary overviews: summaries of findings from key disciplinary areas within social gerontology Social relationships and social differences: topics include: social inequality, gender and ageing, the role of religion, inter-generational ties, social networks, and friendships in later life. Individual characteristics and change in later life: chapters in this section examine different aspects of individual aging, including self and identity, cognitive processes, and biosocial interactions and their impact on physical and psychological aging. Comparative perspectives and cultural innovations: topics in this section include: ageing and development, ageing in a global context, migration, and cross-cultural perspectives on grandparenthood. Policyissues: The final section examines some of the main policy concerns affectingolder people across the world. Topics include: developments in social policy,long-term care, technology and older people, end of life issues, work and retirement, crime and older people, and the politics of old age. This will be essential reading for all students, researchers and policy-makers concerned with the major issues influencing the lives of older people across the globe. INDICE: Section One: Fundamental and Disciplinary Perspectives on Ageing /Dale Dannefer and Richard A. Settersten, Jr. The Study of the Life Course: Implications for Social Gerontology / W. Andrew Achenbaum Past as Prologue: Toward a Global History of Ageing / James H. Schulz The Economics of Ageing / Christine L. Fry Social Anthropology and Ageing / Christina Victor The Demography of Ageing / Dawn Alley and Eileen Crimmins Epidemiology of Ageing / Jessica Kelley-Moore Disability and Ageing: The Social Construction of Causality / Hans-Werner Wahl and Frank Oswald Environmental Perspectives on Ageing / Section Two: Ageing and Social Structure / Angela M. O'Rand, Katelin Isaacs, and Leslie Roth Age and Inequality in Global Context / Toni Calasanti Gender and Ageing in the Context of Globalization / Kyriakos Markides, Jennifer Salinas, and Rebecca Wong Ageing and Health among Hispanics//Latinos in the Americas / Peter G.Coleman Religion and Age / Merril Silverstein and Claudine Attias-Donfut Intergenerational Relationships of International Migrants in Developed Nations: The United States and France / Ariela Lowenstein and Ruth Katz Family and Age ina Global Perspective / Leng Leng Thang Intergenerational Relations: Asian Perspectives / Theo van Tilburg and Fleur Thomése Societal Dynamics in Personal Networks / Dana Rosenfeld Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Ageing: Shattering Myths, Capturing Lives / Graham Allan Friendship and Ageing / Section Three: Ageing and Individual Change / Jon Hendricks Age, Self and Identity in theGlobal Century / Duane F. Alwin Social Structure, Cognition and Ageing / Eva Kahana and Boaz Kahana Stress and Agentic Ageing: A Targeted Adaptation Model Focused on Cancer / Victor W. Marshall and Philippa J. Clarke Agency and Social Structure in Ageing in Life Course Research / Monika Ardelt Age, Experience and the Beginning of Wisdom / Marja Jylhä and Marja Saarenheimo Loneliness andAgeing: Comparative Perspectives / Kathryn Z. Douthit and Andre Marquis Biosocial Interactions in the Construction of Late Life Health Status / Danny George and Peter Whitehouse Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Social and Cultural Context / Stephen Katz Socio-cultural Perspectives on Ageing Bodies / Jan Baars Time and Ageing: Enduring and Emerging Issues / Section Four: Ageing,Culture and Development / Peter Lloyd-Sherlock Ageing and International Development / Tony Warnes Migration and Age / Isabella Aboderin Global Ageing: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa / Zeng Yi and Linda K. George Population Ageing and Old Age Insurance in China / David R Phillips, Alfred C.M. Chan, and Sheung-Tak Cheng Ageing in a Global Context: the Asia-Pacific Region / Peter Uhlenberg and Michelle Cheuk The Significance of Grandparents to Grandchildren: An International Perspective / Kendig, H. and Browning, C. A Social View on Healthy Ageing: Multi-disciplinary Perspectives and Australian Evidence / Robert H. Binstock and Jennifer R. Fishman Social Dimensions of Anti-Ageing Science and Medicine / Harry R. Moody The New Ageing Enterprise / Section Five: Ageing and Social Policy / Thomas Scharf Social Policies for Ageing Societies: Perspectives from Europe / Carroll L. Estes and Steven P. Wallace Globalization, Social Policy and Ageing: A North American Perspective / Michael Fine and Sally Keeling Social Policies for Ageing Societies: Australasian Perspectives / Philip Taylor Cross National Trends in Work and Retirement / Caroline Glendinning Continuous and Long-Term Care: European Perspectives / Yun Zhou and Yuzhi Liu Long-term Care in China and Japan / Alan Walker Ageing and Quality of Life in Europe / Azrini Wahidin and Ronald H. Aday Later Life and Imprisonment / Chris Phillipson Ageing and Urban Society: Growing Old in the 'Century of the City' / Claudine McCreadie Technology and Older People / Liz Lloyd End of Life Issues / Martha Holstein Ethics and Old Age: The Second Generation / Susan A. MacManus with the assistance of Andrea L. Polk and David J. Bonanza The Politics ofAgeing
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-3464-0
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 680
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés