Description
Book SynopsisAging & the Life Course: Social & Cultural Contexts provides an accessible, up-to-date introduction to the study of aging and the life course from a distinctly sociological perspective. It explores the sociocultural dimensions of aging while encouraging critical thinking about the diversity of aging experiences, societal attitudes toward older adults the politics and economics of growing old, and end-of-life resources. Throughout, the text emphasizes the relevance of the material for working with older populations, understanding social policy and policy debates, improving communities, relating to others, and understanding ourselves.
Table of ContentsSection I: Foundational Concepts
Chapter 1: Global Contexts of Aging: A Sociological Perspective
Chapter 2: Sociological Imagination and the Life Course
Chapter 3: The Social Construction of Age, Aging, and Life Stages
Section II: Experiences of Later-Life
Chapter 4: Sociocultural Contexts of Ageism
Chapter 5: Sociocultural Contexts of Later-Life Health & Well-Being
Chapter 6: Later-Life Differences & Inequalities: At the Intersections
Section III: Contemporary Conditions of Aging
Chapter 7: Work and the Sociology of Retirement
Chapter 8: Social Connection, Marriage, and Intimacy in Later Life
Chapter 9: Later-Life Families, Caregiving, & Intergenerational Exchanges
Section IV: Aging and Social Change
Chapter 10: Generations, Conflict, and Societal Change
Chapter 11: Aging, Place, and Built Environments
Chapter 12: End-of-Life and the Future of Aging
