Aging, globalization, and inequality : the new critical gerontology / / edited by Jan Baars [and 3 others] |
Autore | Baars Jan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (300 pages) |
Disciplina | 305.26 |
Collana | Society and Aging Series |
Soggetto topico |
Gerontology
Older people - Social conditions - 21st century Aging - Social aspects Globalization - Social aspects Equality |
ISBN |
1-351-84591-8
1-315-22511-5 1-351-84592-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | section 1. Dimensions of critical gerontology -- section 2. Critical dimensions of medicalization : aging and health as cultural products -- section 3. Age and inequality : local, national, and global dynamics. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910149176403321 |
Baars Jan | ||
London : , : Routledge, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of aging and the social sciences [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Robert H. Binstock and Linda K. George ; associate editors, Stephen J. Cutler, Jon Hendricks, and James H. Schulz |
Autore | Jarvik Erik <1907-> |
Edizione | [7th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/AP, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.26 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BinstockRobert H
GeorgeLinda K |
Collana | Handbooks of aging |
Soggetto topico |
Aging - Social aspects
Gerontology Life change events in old age Older people - Care Older people - Social conditions - 21st century |
ISBN |
1-78539-692-7
1-282-95478-4 9786612954788 1-78034-251-9 0-12-380881-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; Part 1: Theory and Methods; Chapter 1. Age, the Life Course, and the Sociological Imagination: Prospects for Theory; INTRODUCTION: AGE, LIFE COURSE, AND SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION; THE EMERGENCE OF THE LIFE COURSE IN THE STUDY OF AGE; BIOGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE: TWO PARADIGMS OF LIFE COURSE SCHOLARSHIP; STRATEGIES OF EXPLANATION; THE BIOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE; SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORIES OF AGE AND THE LIFE COURSE AND THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
SUMMARY: AGE AND THE REACH OF THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATIONACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Aging, Cohorts, and Methods; INTRODUCTION; EARLY LITERATURE; NEW DEVELOPMENTS: MODELS, METHODS, AND SUBSTANTIVE RESEARCH; DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH; REFERENCES; Part 2: Aging and Social Structure; Chapter 3. Demography and Aging; INTRODUCTION; POPULATION AGING TRENDS AND UNDERLYING DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE; ALTERNATIVE INDICATORS OF POPULATION AGING; DEMOGRAPHIC CONSEQUENCES OF POPULATION AGING; POLICY RESPONSES RELATED TO DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY IS NOT DESTINY; REFERENCES Chapter 4. Trends in Longevity and Prospects for the FutureINTRODUCTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRANSITION; FROM VOLATILITY TO STABILITY IN OUTER REGIONS OF THE LIFESPAN; THE BIOLOGY OF LIFE AND DEATH; FUTURISTS, OPTIMISTS, AND REALISTS; LONGEVITY/MORTALITY "SHOCKS"; THE FUTURE OF HUMAN LONGEVITY; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Disability, Functioning, and Aging; INTRODUCTION; DEFINING AND MEASURING DISABILITY; THE DEMOGRAPHY OF LATE-LIFE DISABILITY; POPULATION TRENDS IN LATE-LIFE DISABILITY; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. Global Aging; INTRODUCTION GLOBAL AGING AND HEALTHWORK, RETIREMENT, AND WEALTH ACCUMULATION IN AN AGING WORLD; FAMILIES, LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, AND INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFERS; GLOBAL AGING, POPULATION WELL-BEING, AND FUTURE RESEARCH; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Racial and Ethnic Influences Over the Life Course; INTRODUCTION; DEFINING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN SOCIOECONOMIC AND HEALTH STATUSES: UNEQUAL TREATMENT AND UNEQUAL OUTCOMES; OBSERVED DIFFERENCES IN AGING AMONG RACE AND ETHNIC GROUPS: MULTIPLE AND INTERSECTING CAUSATION; BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES ON RACE CATEGORIZATION THE LAW OF SMALL EFFECTSAGE, PERIOD, AND COHORT INFLUENCES ON RACE AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN AGING: DEFINING THE SOCIAL GROUP; LIFE COURSE, COHORT, AND PERIOD PERSPECTIVES ON RACE AND ETHNIC GROUP DIFFERENCES: THINKING ABOUT THE RACE AND ETHNIC GROUP LIFE COURSE; ELIMINATING RACE AND ETHNIC-BASED AGING DISPARITIES OVER THE LIFE COURSE: ARE THERE CRITICAL POINTS OF INTERVENTION?; CONCLUSIONS: HOW SOCIAL GROUP DESIGNATIONS OF RACE AND ETHNICITY BECOME PHYSICAL REALITIES - A BIO-PSYCHOSOCIAL-ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORK; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES Chapter 8. Stratification and Inequality Over the Life Course |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785123203321 |
Jarvik Erik <1907-> | ||
Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/AP, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of aging and the social sciences [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Robert H. Binstock and Linda K. George ; associate editors, Stephen J. Cutler, Jon Hendricks, and James H. Schulz |
Edizione | [7th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/AP, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.26 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BinstockRobert H
GeorgeLinda K |
Collana | Handbooks of aging |
Soggetto topico |
Aging - Social aspects
Gerontology Life change events in old age Older people - Care Older people - Social conditions - 21st century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78539-692-7
1-282-95478-4 9786612954788 1-78034-251-9 0-12-380881-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; Part 1: Theory and Methods; Chapter 1. Age, the Life Course, and the Sociological Imagination: Prospects for Theory; INTRODUCTION: AGE, LIFE COURSE, AND SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION; THE EMERGENCE OF THE LIFE COURSE IN THE STUDY OF AGE; BIOGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE: TWO PARADIGMS OF LIFE COURSE SCHOLARSHIP; STRATEGIES OF EXPLANATION; THE BIOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE; SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORIES OF AGE AND THE LIFE COURSE AND THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
SUMMARY: AGE AND THE REACH OF THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATIONACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Aging, Cohorts, and Methods; INTRODUCTION; EARLY LITERATURE; NEW DEVELOPMENTS: MODELS, METHODS, AND SUBSTANTIVE RESEARCH; DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH; REFERENCES; Part 2: Aging and Social Structure; Chapter 3. Demography and Aging; INTRODUCTION; POPULATION AGING TRENDS AND UNDERLYING DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE; ALTERNATIVE INDICATORS OF POPULATION AGING; DEMOGRAPHIC CONSEQUENCES OF POPULATION AGING; POLICY RESPONSES RELATED TO DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY IS NOT DESTINY; REFERENCES Chapter 4. Trends in Longevity and Prospects for the FutureINTRODUCTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRANSITION; FROM VOLATILITY TO STABILITY IN OUTER REGIONS OF THE LIFESPAN; THE BIOLOGY OF LIFE AND DEATH; FUTURISTS, OPTIMISTS, AND REALISTS; LONGEVITY/MORTALITY "SHOCKS"; THE FUTURE OF HUMAN LONGEVITY; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Disability, Functioning, and Aging; INTRODUCTION; DEFINING AND MEASURING DISABILITY; THE DEMOGRAPHY OF LATE-LIFE DISABILITY; POPULATION TRENDS IN LATE-LIFE DISABILITY; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. Global Aging; INTRODUCTION GLOBAL AGING AND HEALTHWORK, RETIREMENT, AND WEALTH ACCUMULATION IN AN AGING WORLD; FAMILIES, LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, AND INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFERS; GLOBAL AGING, POPULATION WELL-BEING, AND FUTURE RESEARCH; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Racial and Ethnic Influences Over the Life Course; INTRODUCTION; DEFINING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN SOCIOECONOMIC AND HEALTH STATUSES: UNEQUAL TREATMENT AND UNEQUAL OUTCOMES; OBSERVED DIFFERENCES IN AGING AMONG RACE AND ETHNIC GROUPS: MULTIPLE AND INTERSECTING CAUSATION; BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES ON RACE CATEGORIZATION THE LAW OF SMALL EFFECTSAGE, PERIOD, AND COHORT INFLUENCES ON RACE AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN AGING: DEFINING THE SOCIAL GROUP; LIFE COURSE, COHORT, AND PERIOD PERSPECTIVES ON RACE AND ETHNIC GROUP DIFFERENCES: THINKING ABOUT THE RACE AND ETHNIC GROUP LIFE COURSE; ELIMINATING RACE AND ETHNIC-BASED AGING DISPARITIES OVER THE LIFE COURSE: ARE THERE CRITICAL POINTS OF INTERVENTION?; CONCLUSIONS: HOW SOCIAL GROUP DESIGNATIONS OF RACE AND ETHNICITY BECOME PHYSICAL REALITIES - A BIO-PSYCHOSOCIAL-ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORK; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES Chapter 8. Stratification and Inequality Over the Life Course |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480909503321 |
Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/AP, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of aging and the social sciences / / editors, Robert H. Binstock and Linda K. George ; associate editors, Stephen J. Cutler, Jon Hendricks, and James H. Schulz |
Edizione | [7th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/AP, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.26 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BinstockRobert H
GeorgeLinda K |
Collana | Handbooks of aging |
Soggetto topico |
Aging - Social aspects
Gerontology Life change events in old age Older people - Care Older people - Social conditions - 21st century |
ISBN |
1-78539-692-7
1-282-95478-4 9786612954788 1-78034-251-9 0-12-380881-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; Part 1: Theory and Methods; Chapter 1. Age, the Life Course, and the Sociological Imagination: Prospects for Theory; INTRODUCTION: AGE, LIFE COURSE, AND SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION; THE EMERGENCE OF THE LIFE COURSE IN THE STUDY OF AGE; BIOGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE: TWO PARADIGMS OF LIFE COURSE SCHOLARSHIP; STRATEGIES OF EXPLANATION; THE BIOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE; SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORIES OF AGE AND THE LIFE COURSE AND THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
SUMMARY: AGE AND THE REACH OF THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATIONACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Aging, Cohorts, and Methods; INTRODUCTION; EARLY LITERATURE; NEW DEVELOPMENTS: MODELS, METHODS, AND SUBSTANTIVE RESEARCH; DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH; REFERENCES; Part 2: Aging and Social Structure; Chapter 3. Demography and Aging; INTRODUCTION; POPULATION AGING TRENDS AND UNDERLYING DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE; ALTERNATIVE INDICATORS OF POPULATION AGING; DEMOGRAPHIC CONSEQUENCES OF POPULATION AGING; POLICY RESPONSES RELATED TO DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY IS NOT DESTINY; REFERENCES Chapter 4. Trends in Longevity and Prospects for the FutureINTRODUCTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRANSITION; FROM VOLATILITY TO STABILITY IN OUTER REGIONS OF THE LIFESPAN; THE BIOLOGY OF LIFE AND DEATH; FUTURISTS, OPTIMISTS, AND REALISTS; LONGEVITY/MORTALITY "SHOCKS"; THE FUTURE OF HUMAN LONGEVITY; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Disability, Functioning, and Aging; INTRODUCTION; DEFINING AND MEASURING DISABILITY; THE DEMOGRAPHY OF LATE-LIFE DISABILITY; POPULATION TRENDS IN LATE-LIFE DISABILITY; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. Global Aging; INTRODUCTION GLOBAL AGING AND HEALTHWORK, RETIREMENT, AND WEALTH ACCUMULATION IN AN AGING WORLD; FAMILIES, LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, AND INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFERS; GLOBAL AGING, POPULATION WELL-BEING, AND FUTURE RESEARCH; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Racial and Ethnic Influences Over the Life Course; INTRODUCTION; DEFINING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN SOCIOECONOMIC AND HEALTH STATUSES: UNEQUAL TREATMENT AND UNEQUAL OUTCOMES; OBSERVED DIFFERENCES IN AGING AMONG RACE AND ETHNIC GROUPS: MULTIPLE AND INTERSECTING CAUSATION; BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES ON RACE CATEGORIZATION THE LAW OF SMALL EFFECTSAGE, PERIOD, AND COHORT INFLUENCES ON RACE AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN AGING: DEFINING THE SOCIAL GROUP; LIFE COURSE, COHORT, AND PERIOD PERSPECTIVES ON RACE AND ETHNIC GROUP DIFFERENCES: THINKING ABOUT THE RACE AND ETHNIC GROUP LIFE COURSE; ELIMINATING RACE AND ETHNIC-BASED AGING DISPARITIES OVER THE LIFE COURSE: ARE THERE CRITICAL POINTS OF INTERVENTION?; CONCLUSIONS: HOW SOCIAL GROUP DESIGNATIONS OF RACE AND ETHNICITY BECOME PHYSICAL REALITIES - A BIO-PSYCHOSOCIAL-ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORK; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES Chapter 8. Stratification and Inequality Over the Life Course |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817294703321 |
Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/AP, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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