Sociology of Ageing : A Reader
Contents: Introduction. I. Ageing: theoretical perspectives: 1. Generation and class: understanding diversity in the context of an ageing global society/John A. Vincent. 2. Globalization and the future of ageing: economic, social and policy implications/Chris Phillipson. 3. Globalization, population ageing, and ethics: toward a just global society/Larry Polivka and Evelinn A. Borrayo. 4. Looking forward to a general theory on population ageing/Jean-Marie Robine and Jean-Pierre Michel. 5. Population ageing: an unavoidable future/David Coleman. 6. The demographic transition: population and underpopulation/Sohail Inayatullah. 7. Images of ageing in the third age/Jyrki Jyrkama. 8. Critical feminist perspectives, ageing, and social policy/Carroll L. Estes. II. Ageing: economic and health perspectives: 9. Economic and social structure for an ageing population/Robert W. Fogel. 10. Population ageing, the costs of health care for the elderly and growth/Ken Tabata. 11. The changing elderly population and future health care needs/David Mechanic. 12. Health care needs and services delivery for older persons with HIV/AIDS: Issues and research challenges/Stephen Crystal and Usha Sambamoorthi. 13. Ageing and disability: behind and beyond the stereotypes/Meredith Minkler. 14. Active ageing in employment: its meaning and potential/Alan Walker.15. Active ageing: a policy framework/Alexandre Kalache. 16. The benefits of an ageing population/Judith Healy. III. Ageing: social and cultural perspectives: 17. Demographic transition in Asia and its consequences/Athar Hussain, Robert Cassen and Tim Dyson. 18. Ageing in India: drifting intergenerational relations, challenges and options/Anitha Kumari Bhat and Raj Dhruvarajan. 19. Why Can't a Man Be More Like a Woman? : Marital status and social networking of older men/Kate Davidson. 20. The lived experience of oldest: old rural adults/Susan Hinck. 21. Towards a positive psychology of ageing: potentials and barriers/Rob Ranzijn. 22. A cross-cultural perspective on spiritual well-being, spiritual growth, and spiritual care in ageing/Amy L. Ai. 23. Spatial mobility patterns of the aged: a case study in Chatsworth, South Africa/Ronnie Chanderjith and Brij Maharaj. 24. Population ageing, policy reforms and endogenous growth in Japan: a computable overlapping generations approach/Manabu Shimasawa. 25. Trends in the living arrangements of the elderly in Ghana: evidence from DHS Data, 1993-2003/Chuks J. Mba.
"Over the past thirty years, the sociological study of ageing has progressed from being a narrowly focused and modestly sized, problem-orientated sub-field of disciplinary inquiry to its current status as a distinct, extremely wide-ranging endeavour that deals with many aspects of older peoples' economic, social and cultural lives. This volume brings together a broad range of theoretical essays and specific case studies by some of the eminent scholars in the field. It can be a useful resource for not only sociology students and professional sociologists, but also for those based in social anthropology, psychology, geography, population studies, political studies and cultural studies." (jacket)
