Intersections of Aging: Readings in Social Gerontology / Edition 1

by Elizabeth W. Markson, Lisa A. Hollis-Sawyer, Jon Hendricks

Overview

Elizabeth W. Markson and Lisa A. Hollis-Sawyer's interdisciplinary, student-accessible anthology explores the diversity of experiences in aging—integrating ethnic, gender, economic status, sexual orientation, and historical variations throughout the book.

Intersections of Aging provides students with compellingly written and challenging articles that will promote intellectual growth and increase understanding of aging and related issues.

The text examines the following questions:
* How do race, ethnicity, gender, and socio-economic position shape the life course of older people's lives?
* Is there one standard or many for "successful aging"?
* Why do groups and individuals differ from one another in old age?
* What are the prospects for the aged of tomorrow?

Intersections of Aging delves into these and other issues—combining academic and clinical articles with literary and personal accounts. It includes discussions of:
* Historical, social, and cultural constructions of old age
* The importance of incorporating race, ethnicity, gender, and social class into models of aging
* How older people construct their self-concept, individuality, and actions in old age—and how this affects the meaning, value, and purpose of their lives
* Current health and well-being concerns
* Social and family relationships
* Work and retirement issues
* Policy and politics shaping old age
* Future directions in the 21st century

Markson and Hollis-Sawyer provide articulate, intelligent introductions to each unit and each article. This material provides a coherent framework for each article as well as a "road map" for students.

No other social gerontology anthology offers as much material on the interconnections between discrimination, diversity, and social class that shape the many ways in which we grow old—whatever our heritage may be.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195329803
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/04/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	474
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 6.80(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Boston University

Northeastern Illinois University

Oregon State University

Table of Contents

Introduction: Perspectives on the Diversity of the Life CourseSection I: Cultural Constructions of Later Life1. Images of Aging, Jay Sokolovsky2. Japan's Honorable Elders, James S. O'Leary3. "William" and the Old Folks, Mike Hepworth4. Old Age as a Time of Decay, Carole Haber5. The Sexless Years or Sex Rediscovered, Benjamin Schlesinger6. The Age Boom, Jack Rosenthal7. The Process of Successful Aging, Margaret M. Baltes and Laura L. CarstensenSection II: Social Contexts of Aging8. Gender Across Generations, Margaret Hellie Huyck, Pninah Zucker, and Cheryl Angellaccio9. Definitions of Femininity: Youth to Old Age, Barbara Formaniak Turner and Priyanthi Silva10. Narrative Accrual and the Life Course, Marilyn Nouri and Marilyn Helterline11. My Mother's Music, Lydia Minatoya12. Adaptation of Oldest Old Black Americans, Colleen L. Johnson13. History, Race, and Attachment to Place, William J. McAuley14. You Can Go Home Again, Joan Weibel-Orlando15. Falling Free, Diana Chang16. Having Our Say, Sarah Delany and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy HearthSection III: Work, Retirement, and Income Security17. Incorporating Diversity, Toni M. Calasanti18. Labor Force Trends and Aging Policy, William H. Crown and Charles F. Longino, Jr.19. Reasonable Accommodation in the Workplace, Lisa A. Hollis-Sawyer20. Puerto Rican Obituary, Pedro Pietri21. The Unbearable Lightness of Retirement, Joel Savishinsky22. Charles Hayes, 76 and Jessie de la Cruz, 74, Studs Terkel23. A Lifetime of Work, Katherine R. Allen and Victoria Chin-Sang24. Too Little, Too Late, Kathleen McInnis-DittrichSection IV: Family, Social Relationships, and Intergenerational Reciprocity25. Same-sex and Cross-sex Relationships, Hiroko Akiyama, Kathryn Elliott, and Toni Antonucci26. Able Elderly in the Family Context, Gunhild O. Hagestad27. Parenting in Later Life, Marcene Goodman and Robert L. Rubinstein28. Intergenerational Reciprocity, Susan R. Sherman29. The Moths, Helena Maria Viramontes30. Research on Grandparenting, Rachel Pruchno and Katrina W. Johnson31. Influence of Ethnicity and Culture on Caregivers, María P. Aranda and Bob G. Knight32. A Mother and Daughter, Tish Sommers and Laurie Shields33. Gendered Caregiving of Husbands and Sons, Edward H. Thompson, Jr.34. Hand-me-down People, Jennifer Hand and Patricia ReidSection V: Health and Illness in Later Life35. Ageism and Its Impact on Healthy Aging, Lynda D. Grant36. Rural Navajo and Anglo Elders Aging Well, Judith Bunnell Sellers37. Assessment of Geriatric Patients, Patricia P. Barry38. Incipient Dementia: A Victim's Perspective, Morris Friedell39. Anticipatory Dementia and Well-being, Lynne Gershenshon Hodgson and Stephen J. Cutler40. Burdens and Boundaries, Leslie A. Morgan and J. Kevin Eckert41. Patrimony, Philip Roth42. Psychodynamic Perspective: Physician-assisted Suicide, Philip R. Muskin43. Health Care Struggle Between Young and Old, Daniel Callahan44. Healthcare Costs Around the World, Robert H. BinstockSection VI: Future Directions for Older Americans and for Gerontology45. Social Security and Aging Baby Boomers, Eric R. Kingson46. Aging Population to Broaden Medicine, Charles L. Longino, Jr.47. New Challenges for Gerontology, Meredith Minkler48. Aging in the Twenty-first Century, Matilda White Riley