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Brings together contributors to theoretical advances in social gerontology field. This volume incorporates advanced theorizing with a focus on selected topical areas facing gerontologists around the world. Using their keen insights into substantive issues, it examines personal and structural changes affecting individuals over the life course.
Sommario
The Need for Theory in Gerontology
Simon Biggs, Jon Hendricks, and Ariela Lowenstein SECTION ONE Theorizing Gerontology
Chapter 1 Critical Gerontological Theory: Intellectual Fieldwork and the Nomadic Life of Ideas
Steven Katz Chapter 2
The Perils and Possibilities of Theory
Ruth E. Ray Chapter 3 The Legacy of Social Constructionism for Social Gerontology
Hans-Joachim von Kondratowitz Chapter 4
Structure and IdentityâEUR"Mind the Gap: Toward a Personal Resource Model of Successful Aging
Jon Hendricks SECTION TWO Theorizing Micro Relations
Chapter 5
Sense and Structure: Toward a Sociology of Old Bodies
Emmanuelle Tulle Chapter 6
Contemporary Later-Life Family Transitions: Revisiting Theoretical Perspectives on Aging and the FamilyâEUR" Toward a Family Identity Framework
Ariela Lowenstein Chapter 7
The Aging Paradox: Toward Personal Meaning in Gerontological Theory
Gerben J. Westerhof, Freya Dittmann-Kohli, and Christina Bode Chapter 8
Negotiating Aging Identity: Surface, Depth, and Masquerade
Simon Biggs SECTION THREE Theorizing Macro Relations
chapter 9 Globalization and the Reconstruction of Old Age: New Challenges for Critical Gerontology
Chris Phillipson Chapter 10
Theoretical Approaches to Problems of Families, Aging, and Social Support in the Context of Modernization
Merril Silverstein, Vern L. Bengtson, and Eugene Litwak Chapter 11 Theorizing Age Relations
Toni Calasanti Chapter 12 Theoretical Perspectives on Old Age Policy: A Critique and a Proposal
Carroll L. Estes CONCLUSION
Where is Theory Headed?
Simon Biggs, Jon Hendricks, and Ariela Lowenstein Contributors
Index
Info autore
Simon Biggs (Author) , Jon Hendricks (Author) , Ariela Lowenstein (Author)
Riassunto
Brings together contributors to theoretical advances in social gerontology field. This volume incorporates advanced theorizing with a focus on selected topical areas facing gerontologists around the world. Using their keen insights into substantive issues, it examines personal and structural changes affecting individuals over the life course.
