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Index
Cover
Volume 1: Social and Life Course Issues
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: Demographic Perspectives on Global Population Aging
Chapter Two: Theories of Aging and Social Gerontology: Explaining How Social Factors Influence Well-Being in Later Life
Chapter Three: Ageism: Stereotypes, Causes, Effects, and Countermovements
Chapter Four: The U.S. Old-Age Welfare State: Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Medicare, and Medicaid
Chapter Five: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity and the Life Course
Chapter Six: Poverty, Income, and Wealth across the Life Course
Chapter Seven: Work and Retirement
Chapter Eight: Veterans and the Life Course
Chapter Nine: Immigration, Life Course, and Aging
Chapter Ten: Marital Status and Living Arrangements over the Life Course
Chapter Eleven: Grandparenthood: A Developmental Perspective
Chapter Twelve: The Transformation of Aging Politics and Policy in the United States
Index
About the Editors and Contributors
Volume 2: Health and Wellbeing
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: Education across the Life Course
Chapter Two: Creativity and Wisdom across the Life Course
Chapter Three: Religion and Volunteering across the Life Course
Chapter Four: Biology and Aging: A Primer
Chapter Five: Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality among Older Americans
Chapter Six: Mental Health, Cognitive Ability, and Dementia across the Life Course
Chapter Seven: Unpaid Care Work
Chapter Eight: Elder Abuse
Chapter Nine: Nursing Homes and the Continuum of Care
Chapter Ten: End-of-Life and End-of-Life Planning
Chapter Eleven: Grief and Bereavement
Appendix A: Organizations for Older Persons
Appendix B: Documentaries about Aging
Index
About the Editors and Contributors
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