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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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CHOICE Review

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