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Jill Quadagno's groundbreaking text Aging and the Life Course examines the relationship between quality of life in old age and its experiential catalysts. Throughout the text an emphasis is placed on the intersectionality of race, class, gender, and culture, and how these classifications affect quality of life. Students will come away with a broad background for understanding crucial and current policy debates.

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• Part 1 Defining the Field
• 1 The Field of Social Gerontology(p. 2)
• The Field of Gerontology(p. 4)
• Defining the Terms(p. 4)
• Successful Aging(p. 4)
• Conceptual Issues in Research on Aging(p. 4)
• Aging Around the World: Successful Aging on the Israeli Kibbutz(p. 5)
• Defining Old Age(p. 6)
• In Their Own Words: The Botox Diary(p. 8)
• Cohorts and Generations(p. 8)
• Ageism(p. 10)
• Forms of Ageism(p. 10)
• An issue for Public Policy: Eradicating Ageism in Health Care(p. 11)
• Perpetuating Ageism through the Media(p. 12)
• Diversity in the Aging Experience: Gender and the Double Standard of Aging(p. 13)
• A Profile of Older Americans(p. 15)
• Health(p. 15)
• Marital Status(p. 15)
• Income and Poverty(p. 18)
• Education(p. 19)
• Careers in Social Gerontology(p. 20)
• The Gerontological Specialist(p. 20)
• Expanding Career Opportunities(p. 21)
• Becoming a Gerontological Specialist(p. 22)
• 2 Life Course Transitions(p. 26)
• The Life Course Framework(p. 28)
• Methodological Issues in Research on the Life Course(p. 29)
• Age, Period, and Cohort Effects(p. 29)
• Cross-Sectional Research(p. 30)
• Longitudinal Research(p. 31)
• Qualitative Research(p. 32)
• Identifying Life Course Events(p. 32)
• The Timing of Life Course Events(p. 32)
• The Duration of Life Course Events(p. 34)
• In Their Own Words: Reversing Roles: Children Caring for an Aged Parent(p. 35)
• The Sequencing of Life Course Events(p. 35)
• The Effect of Early Experiences on Adult Outcomes(p. 36)
• Aging Around the World: The Effect of Military Service on German Veterans of World War II(p. 37)
• Demographic Change and Middle Age(p. 38)
• The Theory of Cumulative Disadvantage(p. 39)
• How Government Influences the Life Course(p. 39)
• An Issue for Public Policy: Defining the Transition to Old Age(p. 40)
• Diversity in the Aging Experience: Gender Inequality Across the Life Course(p. 41)
• 3 Theories of Aging(p. 46)
• The Origins of Social Gerontology(p. 49)
• Micro Theories of Aging(p. 50)
• Psychosocial Theories(p. 50)
• In Their Own Words: An Older Gay Man Struggles to Stay Engaged(p. 51)
• The Individual and the Social System(p. 53)
• Diversity in the Aging Experience: Religion and Personal Well-Being(p. 54)
• Social Constructionism(p. 56)
• Macro Theories of Aging(p. 57)
• Age and Social Status(p. 57)
• Aging Around the World: Veneration of the Aged in Traditional Society(p. 60)
• Theories of Power and Inequality(p. 63)
• An Issue for Public Policy: Structural Lag and-Age-Friendly Communities(p. 64)
• Critical Gerontology(p. 66)
• 4 Demography of Aging(p. 70)
• Sources of Population Data(p. 72)
• Individual Aging Processes(p. 73)
• Life Span(p. 73)
• Life Expectancy(p. 73)
• The Sex Ratio(p. 73)
• Population Aging(p. 73)
• The Demographic Transition(p. 74)
• International Variations in Population Aging(p. 76)
• Aging Around the World: Population Aging and Terrorism(p. 77)
• Dependency Ratios(p. 78)
• Population Trends in the United States(p. 79)
• The Changing Age Structure(p. 79)
• Fertility(p. 79)
• Mortality(p. 82)
• Diversity in the Aging Experience: Gender Differences in Life Expectancy(p. 83)
• Migration(p. 84)
• In Their Own Words: Maintaining a Cuban Identity(p. 85)
• Dependency Ratio(p. 85)
• Life Expectancy(p. 86)
• An Issue for Public Policy: Should SSI for Refugees Be Restored?(p. 87)
• The U.S. Sex Ratio(p. 89)
• Part 2 Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aging
• 5 Old Age and the Welfare State(p. 94)
• Social Programs of the Welfare State(p. 96)
• Public Assistance(p. 96)
• Social Insurance(p. 97)
• Fiscal Welfare(p. 97)
• The Organization of the American Welfare State(p. 98)
• Income Support(p. 98)
• In Their Own Words: Surviving on Social Security(p. 101)
• Aging Around the World: Restructuring Public Pension Programs in Europe(p. 103)
• Healthcare(p. 104)
• An Issue for Public Policy: How the Affordable Care Act of 2010 Affects Medicare(p. 105)
• Support for the Disabled(p. 107)
• Long-Term Care(p. 108)
• Social Services(p. 111)
• Diversity in the Aging Experience: The Use of Community Long-Term-Care Services among Elderly Korean Americans(p. 113)
• The Age versus Need Debate(p. 114)
• 6 Biological Perspectives on Aging(p. 118)
• Theories of Biological Aging(p. 120)
• Environmental Theories of Aging(p. 120)
• Developmental/Genetic Theories of Aging(p. 121)
• The Aging Body(p. 123)
• Diversity in the Aging Experience: Life Expectancy and Health Behaviors among Mormons(p. 124)
• Aging Around the World: International Variations in Active Life Expectancy(p. 125)
• Aging of the Exterior Body: Skin and Hair(p. 126)
• Aging of the Nervous System(p. 127)
• Aging of the Sensory Organs(p. 130)
• An Issue for Public Policy: Should the Driving of Older People Be Restricted?(p. 132)
• Aging of the Skeletal System: Bones, Cartilage, and Connective Tissues(p. 135)
• In Their Own Words: Living with Osteoporosis(p. 137)
• Aging of the Muscular System: Muscle Mass and Strength(p. 138)
• Aging of the Reproductive System(p. 139)
• Aging of the Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels(p. 140)
• 7 Psychological Perspectives on Aging(p. 146)
• Aging and Cognitive Change(p. 148)
• Creativity and Wisdom(p. 148)
• Intelligence(p. 149)
• Aging Around the World: A Swedish Study of the Heritability of Intelligence(p. 152)
• Learning and Memory(p. 152)
• An Issue for Public Policy: Should There Be Mandatory Retirement for Airline Pilots?(p. 153)
• Learning and Information Technology(p. 155)
• Mental Disorders(p. 155)
• Dementias(p. 155)
• In Their Own Words: Adjusting to Living with Alzheimer's Disease(p. 158)
• Depression(p. 159)
• Diversity in the Aging Experience: Racial Differences in Depression in Later Life(p. 160)
• Personality and Adaptation(p. 161)
• Personality and Aging(p. 161)
• Personality and Health(p. 162)
• Personality and Coping(p. 162)
• Stage Theories of Adult Development(p. 163)
• Erikson's Theory of Identity Development(p. 163)
• Transitions through Adulthood(p. 164)
• An Evaluation of Stage Theories(p. 168)
• Part 3 Social Aspects of Aging
• 8 Family Relationships and Social Support Systems(p. 172)
• The Social Support System(p. 174)
• Defining the Concept of Social Support(p. 174)
• Gender Differences in Social Support Systems(p. 175)
• Changing Family Structure and Social Support Systems(p. 175)
• Marital Status in Later Life(p. 176)
• The Later Stages of Marriage(p. 176)
• Marital Satisfaction over the Life Course(p. 176)
• Marital Quality and Health(p. 178)
• Marriage and Sexual Activity(p. 179)
• Gender and Marriage(p. 179)
• Parent-Child Relationships(p. 180)
• Social Interaction and Exchange(p. 181)
• Diversity in the Aging Experience: Racial and Ethnic Variations in Filial Responsibility(p. 183)
• The Effect of Divorce(p. 184)
• Aging Around the World: Parent-Child Relationships among Chinese and Korean Immigrants to the United States(p. 185)
• The Effect of Remarriage(p. 186)
• The Unmarried Elderly(p. 186)
• In Their Own Words: Deciding to Remarry(p. 187)
• Sibling Relationships in Later Life(p. 188)
• Grandparenthood(p. 188)
• Styles of Grandparenting(p. 189)
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren(p. 189)
• The Quality of the Grandparent-Grandchild Relationship(p. 190)
• The Grandparent Career(p. 191)
• Grandparenting after Divorce(p. 191)
• An Issue for Public Policy: Should Grandparents Have Visitation Rights after a Divorce?(p. 192)
• The Families of Older Gays and Lesbians(p. 194)
• Social Support for LGBT Individuals(p. 194)
• Friends and Social Support Systems(p. 194)
• Patterns of Friendship(p. 195)
• Dating in Later Life(p. 197)
• 9 Living Arrangements(p. 200)
• Household Structure(p. 202)
• To Move or to Stay?(p. 203)
• Geographic Mobility(p. 203)
• Aging in Place(p. 205)
• Home Ownership(p. 206)
• Aging Around the World: Growing Old in the City of Light(p. 208)
• Housing Quality(p. 208)
• Alternative Living Arrangements(p. 210)
• Diversity in the Aging Experience: Life in a Single Room Occupancy Hotel(p. 211)
• Assisted Living(p. 211)
• Continuing Care Retirement Communities(p. 214)
• An Issue for Public Policy: The "Money Follows the Person" Demonstration(p. 215)
• In Their Own Words: Staying Independent in a Senior Apartment Complex(p. 216)
• 10 Work and Retirement(p. 222)
• Trends in Labor Force Participation(p. 224)
• The Decline of Career Employment(p. 224)
• Labor Force Participation of Men(p. 224)
• Labor Force Participation of Women(p. 225)
• International Trends in Labor Force Participation(p. 226)
• Diversity in the Aging Experience: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Labor Force Participation(p. 227)
• The Transition from Work to Retirement(p. 228)
• Bridge Jobs(p. 228)
• Phased Retirement(p. 229)
• Contingent Work(p. 229)
• Age Discrimination(p. 230)
• Aging Around the World: Age Discrimination in Great Britain(p. 232)
• Factors Affecting Labor Force Withdrawal(p. 233)
• Economic Incentives(p. 233)
• An Issue for Public Policy: Elimination of the Earnings Test for Social Security Recipients(p. 234)
• Retiree Health Benefits(p. 235)
• Retirement as an Individual Decision(p. 235)
• Future Trends in Retirement(p. 237)
• In Their Own Words: Returning to Work after Retirement(p. 238)
• Being Retired(p. 238)
• Satisfaction with Retirement(p. 238)
• Daily Activities and Health(p. 240)
• Volunteering(p. 241)
• Religious Participation(p. 244)
• Part 4 Health Aspects of Later Life
• 11 Health and Health Care(p. 248)
• Adding Years to Life or Life to Years?(p. 250)
• Stages of the Epidemiologic Transition(p. 250)
• The Compression of Morbidity Thesis(p. 251)
• Social Determinants of Health(p. 252)
• Health Lifestyles(p. 252)
• Aging Around the World: Patterns of Lung Cancer Death Rates in European Women(p. 254)
• In Their Own Words: Staying Healthy through Activity(p. 255)
• Social Support Systems(p. 256)
• Socioeconomic Status(p. 257)
• Gender(p. 259)
• Race and Ethnicity(p. 260)
• Diversity in the Aging Experience: The Puzzle of Hypertension among African Americans(p. 261)
• The Elderly in the Health Care System(p. 263)
• Health Care Providers and the Elderly(p. 263)
• The Organization of Health Care(p. 264)
• An Issue for Public Policy: Benefits for Seniors in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010(p. 266)
• 12 Caring for the Frail Elderly(p. 270)
• Family Care(p. 272)
• A Profile of Caregiving(p. 272)
• Gender Differences in Caregiving(p. 274)
• Caregiver Burden(p. 275)
• Work and Caregiving(p. 276)
• Caregiving and Family Relationships(p. 277)
• Home Care(p. 280)
• Home and Community-Based Services(p. 280)
• Diversity in the Aging Experience: Caregiving Experiences of Gays and Lesbians(p. 281)
• Aging Around the World: Innovative Reforms in Long-Term Care in Western Europe(p. 283)
• Race, Ethnicity, and Long-Term Care(p. 283)
• Private Long-Term-Care Insurance(p. 284)
• Institutional Care(p. 285)
• The Nursing Home Industry(p. 285)
• Staff Turnover in Long-Term Care(p. 285)
• An Issue for Public Policy: Staff Levels and Quality of Care in Nursing Homes(p. 286)
• Access to Nursing Home Care(p. 287)
• The Nursing Home as Total Institution(p. 288)
• In Their Own Words: Rescuing a Christmas Ritual(p. 292)
• 13 Dying Death, and Bereavement(p. 296)
• Cross-Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Death(p. 298)
• Death in Preliterate Societies(p. 298)
• Death in Non-Western Cultures(p. 298)
• Facing Death(p. 300)
• Preparing for Death(p. 300)
• In Their Own Words: Reconciling to Alzheimer's Disease(p. 301)
• A Stage Theory of Dying(p. 301)

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Award-winning author Jill Quadagno is Professor of Sociology at Florida State University, where she holds the Mildred and Claude Pepper Eminent Scholar Chair in Social Gerontology. She is the author of more than 50 articles and 12 books on aging and social policy issues.