Aging, society, and the life course / Suzanne R. Kunkel, PhD, Richard A. Settersten, Jr., PhD.

Revised edition of Aging, society, and the life course, [2016].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Aging, Society, and the Life Course -- Learning Objectives -- Facets of Aging -- How a Life Course Perspective Matters for Aging -- Aging and the Sociological Imagination -- Gerontology as a Field of Study and Practice -- An Invitation -- Summary Points -- Key Terms -- References -- Chapter 2: Studying Aging -- Learning Objectives -- Why Do We Need Research? -- How Do We Conduct Research on Aging? -- Other Special Issues in Studying Aging

Cohort-Centrism, Dynamism, and Limits of Current Knowledge -- Summary Points -- Key Terms -- References -- Topical Essay: Is Happiness Related to Age? -- References -- Chapter 3: Aging by the Numbers -- Learning Objectives -- The Aging of Societies -- How Do Populations Age? -- Measures of Population Aging -- Demographic Characteristics of the U.S. Aging Population -- Interpreting and Using Demographic Data -- Summary Points -- Key Terms -- References -- Topical Essay: LGBTQ+ Aging -- Early Life Experiences -- Later-Life Experiences -- References -- Chapter 4: Age and the Life Course

Learning Objectives -- The Meanings of Age for Individuals and Groups -- The Meanings of Age for Social Life -- Summary Points -- Key Terms -- References -- Topical Essay: Is Age Just a Number? -- References -- Chapter 5: Aging and the Family -- Learning Objectives -- Norms and Expectations in Family Relationships -- Families as an Extended Matrix of Relationships -- Continuity and Change in Later-Life Families -- Aging Couples -- Grandparenthood -- Family Caregiving to Older Adults -- Elder Abuse and Neglect -- Social Change and the Future of the Family -- Summary Points -- Key Terms

'Each new edition of a textbook provides authors an opportunity to sharpen, update, and extend the material. From 1998 through 2016, Leslie Morgan and Suzanne Kunkel produced five editions of this book. Each revision introduced issues and debates that had come to the forefront, refreshed data and details about public policies and programs, and reframed content to reflect the importance of diversity within the older population. When it came time for another revision, Leslie Morgan had moved into a new phase of her life course: retirement'-- Provided by publisher.

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