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This state-of-the-art handbook will keep researchers and practitioners in gerontology abreast of the newest theories and models of aging. With virtually all new contributors and content, this edition contains 35 chapters by the most highly respected luminaries in the field. It addresses theories and concepts built on cumulative knowledge in four disciplinary areasóbiology, psychology, social sciences, and policy and practiceóas well as landmark advances in trans-disciplinary science. With its explicit focus on theory, the handbook is unique in providing essential knowledge about primary explanations for aging, spanning from cells to societies.

The chapters in the third edition place a strong emphasis on the future of theory development, assessing the current state of theories and providing a roadmap for how theory can shape research, and vice versa, in years to come. Many chapters also address connections between theories and policy or practice. Each set of authors has been asked to consider how theories in their area address matters of diversity and inequalities in aging, and how theories might be revised or tested with these matters in mind. The third edition also contains a new section, "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants," which includes personal essays by senior gerontologists who share their perspectives on the history of ideas in their fields, and on their experiences with the process and prospects of developing good theory.

Hallmarks of the Third Edition:

Highlights important gains in trans-disciplinary theories of aging

Emphasizes the future of theory development

Provides insights on theory development from living legends in gerontology

Examines what human diversity and inequality mean for aging theories

Emphasizes interconnections between theory, research, intervention, and policy

Underscores international issues with greater representation of international authors

Includes section introductions by the editors and associate editors that summarize theoretical developments

Key Features:

Highlights variability and diversity in aging processes, from the cellular level of biological aging to the societal level of public policy

Provides insights on theory development from living legends in gerontology

Offers intergenerational, interdisciplinary, and international perspectives

Disseminates a forward-thinking, future-oriented focus in theory development

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• Contributors(p. ix)
• Preface(p. xv)
• Acknowledgments(p. xvii)
• 1 Theories of Aging: Developments Within and Across Disciplinary Boundaries(p. 1)
• 2 Concepts and Theories of Age and Aging(p. 9)
• Part I Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Personal Perspectives on Theory Development in Aging
• Standing on the Shoulders of Giants in Gerontology(p. 27)
• 3 Unlike Aging, Longevity Is Sexually Determined(p. 31)
• 4 The Psychology of Aging(p. 53)
• 5 How Theories of Aging Became Social: Emergence of the Sociology of Aging(p. 67)
• 6 Social Movements and Social Knowledges: Gerontological Theory in Research, Policy, and Practice(p. 87)
• Part II Biological Theories and Concepts
• Advances in Biological Theories of Aging(p. 107)
• 7 Evolutionary Theory and Aging(p. 113)
• 8 Inflammation and Aging(p. 137)
• 9 Theories of Stem Cell Aging(p. 153)
• 10 Proteostasis and Aging(p. 173)
• Part III Psychological Theories and Concepts
• Advances in Psychological Theories of Aging(p. 189)
• 11 Theories of Emotional Well-Being and Aging(p. 193)
• 12 Emotion-Cognition Links in Aging: Theories and Evidence(p. 213)
• 13 Theories of Social Support in Health and Aging(p. 235)
• 14 Age Stereotypes' Influence on Health: Stereotype Embodiment Theory(p. 259)
• 15 Terminal Decline of Function(p. 277)
• Part IV Social Science Theories and Concepts
• Advances in Social Science Theories of Aging(p. 301)
• 16 Theories of Work and Retirement: Culture, Trust, and the Social Contract(p. 305)
• 17 Families and Aging: Toward an Interdisciplinary Family-Level Approach(p. 327)
• 18 Theories of Social Connectedness and Aging(p. 349)
• 19 Long, Broad, and Deep: Theoretical Approaches in Aging and Inequality(p. 365)
• 20 The Interpretive Perspective on Aging(p. 381)
• Part V Policy, Intervention, and Practice Theories and Concepts
• Advances in Theory-Based Policy and Interventions(p. 401)
• 21 Aging in Place(p. 407)
• 22 Theories That Guide Consumer-Directed/Person-Centered Initiatives in Policy and Practice(p. 427)
• 23 Theories Guiding Support Services for Family Caregivers(p. 443)
• 24 Theoretical Foundations for Designing and Implementing Health Promotion Programs(p. 463)
• 25 Theories of the Politics and Policies of Aging(p. 483)
• 26 Theories of Help-Seeking Behavior: Understanding Community Service Use by Older Adults(p. 505)
• Part VI Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Theory Development in Aging
• Advances in Transdisciplinary Theories of Aging(p. 531)
• 27 Successful Aging(p. 539)
• 28 Coping, Optimal Aging, and Resilience in a Sociocultural Context(p. 551)
• 29 Religion, Spirituality, and Aging(p. 577)
• 30 Theories of Wisdom and Aging(p. 599)
• 31 Theories of Environmental Gerontology: Old and New Avenues for Person-Environmental Views of Aging(p. 621)
• 32 Theoretical Perspectives on Biodemography of Aging and Longevity(p. 643)
• 33 The Multiplicity of Aging: Lessons for Theory and Conceptual Development From Longitudinal Studies(p. 669)
• Part VII Conclusion
• 34 The Past as Prognosis: A Prismatic History of Theories of Aging(p. 693)
• 35 Prospects for Future Theory Development in Aging(p. 707)
• Index(p. 719)

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CHOICE Review

This Handbook is a comprehensive update of Emergent Theories of Aging, ed. by J.E. Birren and V.L. Bengston (CH, Sep'88). Decrying much current research in gerontology as "data-rich but theory-poor," its thrust is to reorient gerontology toward the advancement of theory and the pursuit of explanations that go beyond and attempt to account for a host of specific empirical findings. Its 25 previously unpublished chapters are written by authoritative scholars. Although covering most of the same topics as its 1988 predecessor, the volume's contents make clear that the disciplines engaged in gerontological research have experienced significant theoretical development during the past decade. The work provides critical reviews of concepts and theories about aging in biology, biomedicine, psychology, and the social sciences. Several authors examine the history of theories in aging and the prospects of multidisciplinary theories; others explore applications of theories of aging to public policy and gerontological practice. References follow each chapter. The Handbook offers much to gerontology, policy making, the social sciences, and psychology. Upper-division undergraduates and above. E. Wellin; University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee