Bücher der Reihe Society and Aging Series

Later-Life Social Support and Service Provision in Diverse and Vulnerable Populations offers current, multi-disciplinary perspectives on social support and service provision to older Americans.

Aging Families in Chinese Society focuses on the accelerated social and demographic changes in China and examines their implications for family care and support for older adults.

Focuses on the variety of ways in which age and ageing are socially constructed, and the extent to which growing old is being transformed through processes associated with globalisation. This book provides the basis for a modern type of critical gerontology relevant to the twenty-first century.

Putting gender in a lifespan context, Hatch (sociology, U. of Kentucky) atypically accents the gains as well as losses of aging and sex differences in adaptation overall, to the death of a spouse, and to retirement. From the multifactored theoretical perspectives of symbolic interactionism and polit

Time and place are of significance for scientific inquiry about human lives. Their analysis is essential for developing and reforming social policies, services, and interventions aimed at improving human development and welfare.

Discusses the challenges of age, time, and social contexts for the study of aging and later life. Understanding aging (as a process) and later life (as a period) must be accompanied by serious attention to the life course. This title is a extension of the book ""Lives in Time and Place: The Problems and Promises of Developmental Science"".

Describes a range of research approaches which have been used to study the health care problems of adults living in rural areas. This work shows how these approaches can be used to define health care problems, measure levels of illness and health, and evaluate health care practices.