Read more
Klappentext " As the population of retirees between the ages of 65 and 75 continues to grow, professionals, researchers, and educators in all areas of the health care and the business sectors will require more expertise on the latest trends to make better decisions and improve systems. Contributed by nationally recognized experts, "The Crown of Life: Dynamics of the Early Post-Retirement Period" presents some of the most important and current decision-making research describing life between the ages of 65 and 75. Topics cover many aspects and social issues of retirement including: Demographics Functioning and Well-being Aging Black Americans Late Middle Age The Impact of Work Change and Stability Health and Religiousness Social Relations Leisure Activities Male Satisfaction Everyday Life Gay Lives Retirement Community Life For anyone interested in the key issues and current trends of this growing population, editors Jacquelyn Boone James and Paul Wink provide one of the most important and current expert collections dedicated to the Crown of Life period. About the Series... Now celebrating its 26th year, this series of annual reviews, established by Carl Eisdorfer, is designed to encompass the broad spectrum of concerns in aging, including psychology, biology, medicine, sociology, and public policy. The goal is to present reviews of the highest quality and to address those important questions that are salient to all gerontologists. " Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors; Forthcoming and Previous Volumes in Series; Preface; Introduction: The Third Age: A Rationale for Research! Jacquelyn B. James and Paul Wink; Section I: Culture and Context for the Third Age; * The Demography of the Third Age! Annemette Sorensen; * Functioning and Well-being in the Third Age! Irina Grafova! Kate McGonagle! and Frank Stafford; * The Work and Retirement Experiences of Aging Black Americans! Edna Brown! James Jackson! and Nakesha Faison; Section II: Anticipating Life in the Third Age; * Strategic Selection as a Retirement Project: Will Americans Develop Hybrid Arrangements? Phyllis Moen and Joyce Altobelli. * Late Middle Age: Transition to the Third Age! Ravenna Helson and Rebecca A. Cate; * Pathways Toward the Third Age: Studying a Cohort from the "Golden Age"! David G. Winter! Cynthia M. Torges! Abigail J. Stewart! Donna Henderson-King! and Earon Henderson-King; Section III: Change over Time in the Third Age! Age 65-79; * A Coconstructionist View of the Third Age: The Case of Cognition! Sherry Willis and Warner Schaie; * The Impact of Work on the Psychological Health and Well-being of Older Americans! Jacquelyn B. James and Avron Spiro! III; * Change and Stability during the Third Age: Longitudinal Investigations of Self-Rated Health and Religiousness! Michael E. McCullough and Emily Polak; * Social Relations in the Third Age: Assessing Strengths and Challenges using the Convoy! Toni C. Antonucci! Kristine Ajrouch! and Kira Birditt; * Personality and Involvement in Leisure Activities during the Third Age Manfred Diehl and Kathleen M. Berg; Section IV: Everyday Life in the Third Age; * Satisfaction with Retirement in Men's LivesGeorge E. Vaillant and Ana C. DiRago; * Everyday Life in the Third Age! Paul Wink; * Gay Lives in the Third Age: Possibilities and Paradoxes! Bert Cohler and Andrew Hostetler; * Retirement Community Life: Issues! Challenges! and Opportunities! Allen M. Omoto and Christina D. Aldrich; Conclusion: Is the Third Age the Crown of Life? Paul Wink and Jacquelyn B. James. ...
