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Each volume of the HANDBOOKS OF AGING Series represents one of the three main influences on aging: the Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, and Handbook of Aging andthe Social Sciences. Each of the Handbooks presents critical comprehensive reviews of research knowledge, theories, concepts, and issues by the foremost scholars in the field. Chapters are selected to portray discrete units of research study, long-standing areas of research, and new developments.

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• 1 Aging and the Life Course
• 2 Modeling Time and Age: Concepts and Methods
• 3 Morbidity and Mortality Kenneth Land
• 4 Historical Perspectives on Aging
• 5 Migration and Immigration
• 6 Diversity and Aging Ronald Angel
• 7 Social Networks and Social Integration Nan Lin
• 8 A New Life Stage: The Third Agel Phyliss Moen
• 9 Stratification and the Life Course
• 10 Family Structure and Transfers
• 11 Social Relationships in Late Life
• 12 Older Workers
• 13 Economic Status of the Elderly
• 14 Health and Aging
• 15 Technological Change and Aging
• 16 Religion and Aging
• 17 Aging and Life Style
• 18 Quality of Life
• 19 Aging and Politics: An International Perspective
• 20 The Changing Public-Private Mix of Economic Support
• 21 The Organization and Financing of Health
• 22 Emerging Issues in Long-Term Care
• 23 Aging and the Law
• 24 Anti-Aging Medicine and Science: Social Implications
• 25 Aging and Justice

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The first installment of a three-part series on aging, this handbook provides a multidisciplinary, comprehensive view of aging from a social sciences perspective. Twenty-five articles cover diverse topics: social psychology, history, retirement, quantitative and qualitative research, economics, politics, and dying. Each piece attempts to be an inclusive overview of a particular dimension of aging, including theoretical perspectives, some research, history, and current trends. Little is omitted or left to the imagination, both a strength and a weakness. As with all collections, the articles vary in readability, clarity, and insight. The best provide a clear, coherent, and global view. For example, the stratification chapter focuses on cumulative dis/advantages over a lifetime. The chapter on politics compares voting behaviors, welfare systems, and equity issues internationally. The chapter on dying is equally effective--"... advances have made living easier and dying harder." Some segments, however, are jargony and unfocused. A housing chapter emphasizes "ideal" assisted living facilities but doesn't convey what actually exists. A few case studies or some humor would have helped. Nevertheless, this reference text is highly recommended for senior scholars, researchers, and practitioners. S. D. Borchert Lake Erie College