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Product Details:
- ISBN-10 : 0205727646
- ISBN-13 : 978-0205727643
- Author: Nancy Hooyman,
Table of contents:
- I.2 Why Study Gerontology?
- I.2.1 A Life Course and Strengths Perspective
- I.2.2 Multidisciplinary Perspective
- I.3 Key Terms
- I.3.1 How Do We Define Age?
- I.4 How Do We Study Older Adults?
- I.4.1 Research Methods
- Summary
- An Introduction to Social Gerontology
- Chapter 1 The Older Population in the United States
- Learning Objectives
- Introduction The Older Population in the United States
- 1.1 Changing Demographics of the U.S. Population
- 1.1.1 Changes in Life Expectancy
- 1.1.2 Gender Differences in Life Expectancy
- 1.1.3 Racial Differences in Life Expectancy
- 1.2 Maximum Life Span
- 1.2.1 Population Pyramids
- 1.3 Support and Dependency Ratios
- 1.4 The Rapid Growth of the Old-Old and Oldest-Old
- 1.4.1 Who Are the Oldest-Old?
- 1.4.2 Centenarians and Super-Centenarians
- The Role of Genes
- Evidence for a Genetic Role in Becoming a Centenarian
- Aging Well as Centenarians and Oldest-Old
- The Role of the Environment
- 1.5 Increasing Diversity among the Older Population
- 1.5.1 Elders of Color
- 1.5.2 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Elders
- 1.5.3 Geographic Distribution
- 1.5.4 Geographic Distribution among Elders of Color
- 1.5.5 Educational and Economic Status
- 1.6 Longevity in Health or Disease? What Does the Future Hold?
- Summary
- The Older Population in the United States
- Chapter 2 Global Aging and Older Immigrants in the United States
- Learning Objectives
- Introduction Global Aging and Older Immigrants in the United States
- 2.1 Global Trends in Aging
- 2.1.1 Global Aging, Median Age, and Population Pyramids
- Median Age
- 2.1.2 What It Means To Be Old around the World
- Baby Boomers in Japan
- 2.2 Economic Implications for Industrialized Countries
- 2.3 Older Europeans in the Workforce
- 2.4 Older Adults in Traditional Societies and the Impact of Modernization
- 2.4.1 Modernization Theory
- 2.4.2 Modernization and Elders’ Declining Social Status
- 2.4.3 Impact of Modernization on Respect and Care toward Elders in Asian Cultures
- 2.5 Immigrants to the United States
- 2.5.1 Immigrant Elders’ Changing Roles and Expectations
- 2.5.2 Financial Dilemmas Facing Immigrant Elders
- 2.5.3 Immigrant Elders in Multigenerational Households
- 2.5.4 Additional Challenges Faced by Older Refugees
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