Gender, Social Inequalities, and Aging

The experience of men and women in later life varies enormously, not only along the lines of gender but also due to ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, and race. Calasanti and Slevin explore these differences, their genesis, their meaning to men and women, and their treatment in the policy arena.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Gender, Social Inequalities, and Aging Chapter 2 1. A Gender Lens on Old Age Chapter 3 2. Gender and the Study of Old Age Chapter 4 3. Bodies in Old Age Chapter 5 4. Sex, Sexuality and Old Age Chapter 6 5. Gender, Social Inequalities, and Retirement Income Chapter 7 6. Retirement Experiences: The Continuity of Work Chapter 8 7. Gender, Care Work, and Family in Old Age Chapter 9 8. An Aging Lens on Gender Chapter 10 References Chapter 11 Index Chapter 12 About the Authors

About the author

Toni Calasanti teaches in the department of sociology at Virginia Tech. Kate Slevin teaches in the department of sociology at the College of William and Mary.

Product details

• Authors: Toni M. Calasanti, Kathleen F. Slevin
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.08.2001
• EAN: 9780759101869
• ISBN: 978-0-7591-0186-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Series: Gender Lens
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories