Aging as a Social Process 7th Edition by Andrew V Wister ISBN 9780199028474 0199028427

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ISBN 10: 0199028427
ISBN 13: 9780199028474
Author: Andrew V Wister

Aging as a Social Process 7th Edition Table of contents:

Part One: Interweaving Individual and Population Aging

1. Aging as a Social Process

   • Introduction: Challenges and Opportunities within an Aging World

   • Population Aging: Adding Years to Life

   • Individual Aging: Adding Life to Years

   • Interacting Aging Processes

   • The Social World of Aging

   • Stereotypes and Their Influence on Individuals and Society

   • The Field of Gerontology Matures

   • Three Life Course Conceptual Dimensions

   • Critical Issues and Challenges for an Aging Society

2. Historical and Cultural Aspects of Aging

   • Introduction: Diversity Across Time, Place, and Culture

   • Aging in Canada’s Multicultural Society

   • Dimensions and Meanings of Culture

   • Historical and Comparative Approaches

   • Intersectionality Lens

   • The Modernization Hypothesis

   • Diversity during Modernization

   • Aging in Subcultures

3. Integrating Physical, Psychological, and Social Change Across the Life Course

   • Physical Structure & Physiological Systems

   • Motor and Sensory Systems

   • Cognitive Processes

   • Personality Processes and Aging

   • Cognitive Vitality among the Very Old

4. Population Aging: Understanding the Importance of Demography

   • The Study of Demography

   • Global Demographic & Epidemiological Transitions

   • Generational and Cohort Variations

   • Common Misuses of Demographic Statistics

   • Expanding Older Population

   • Demographic Indices & Geographic Distribution

Part Two: The Social, Environmental, and Health Contexts of Aging

5. Theories and Research in Explaining and Understanding Aging Phenomena

   • Multiplicity of Theoretical Perspectives

   • Research Methods and Methodological Issues in Aging Research

6. Intersections of Social Structures, Social Inequality, and the Life Course

   • Social Structures and Aging

   • Age Structures, Life Course, and Social Change

7. Health Status and Health-Care Transitions in an Aging Context

   • Models of Health and Health Care

   • Trends in Older and Mid-life Health

   • Longevity and Centenarians

   • Mental Health

   • Canada’s Health-Care System in an Aging Society

8. The Lived Environment: Community, Housing, and Place

   • Community Meanings

   • Person–Environment Interactions

   • Living Arrangements & Housing Alternatives

   • Migration and Local Moves in Later Life

Part Three: Aging, Social Institutions, and Public Policy

9. Family Ties, Relationships, and Transitions

   • Changing Family Structures

   • Life Course Transitions in Families

10. Later Life Work, Retirement, and Economic Security

    • Older Workforce

    • Retirement Transitions

    • Economic Security in Later Life

11. Social Participation, Social Connectedness, and Leisure Among Older Persons

    • Social Networks Across the Life Course

    • Loneliness vs. Isolation

    • Social Participation & Leisure

    • Social Behavior in Later Life

12. The Completion of the Life Course: Social Support, Public Policy, and Dying Well

    • Informal and Formal Social Support

    • Caregiving in an Aging Society

    • End-of-Life Care and Dignified Dying

    • Public Policy for an Aging Population

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