Handbook of Theories of Aging

Vern L. Bengtson, Richard Settersten (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

752 Seiten

2016 | 3rd New edition
Springer Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8261-2942-0 (ISBN)

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Addresses theories and concepts built on cumulative knowledge in four disciplinary areas - biology, psychology, social sciences, and policy and practice - as well as landmark advances in trans-disciplinary science. With its explicit focus on theory, the handbook is unique in providing essential knowledge about primary explanations for ageing, spanning from cells to societies.

This state-of-the-art handbook will keep researchers and practitioners in gerontology abreast of the newest theories and models of aging. With virtually all new contributors and content, this edition contains 35 chapters by the most highly respected luminaries in the field. It addresses theories and concepts built on cumulative knowledge in four disciplinary areas√≥biology, psychology, social sciences, and policy and practice√≥as well as landmark advances in trans-disciplinary science. With its explicit focus on theory, the handbook is unique in providing essential knowledge about primary explanations for aging, spanning from cells to societies.

The chapters in the third edition place a strong emphasis on the future of theory development, assessing the current state of theories and providing a roadmap for how theory can shape research, and vice versa, in years to come. Many chapters also address connections between theories and policy or practice. Each set of authors has been asked to consider how theories in their area address matters of diversity and inequalities in aging, and how theories might be revised or tested with these matters in mind. The third edition also contains a new section, "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants," which includes personal essays by senior gerontologists who share their perspectives on the history of ideas in their fields, and on their experiences with the process and prospects of developing good theory.

Hallmarks of the Third Edition:

Highlights important gains in trans-disciplinary theories of aging

Emphasizes the future of theory development

Provides insights on theory development from living legends in gerontology

Examines what human diversity and inequality mean for aging theories

Emphasizes interconnections between theory, research, intervention, and policy

Underscores international issues with greater representation of international authors

Includes section introductions by the editors and associate editors that summarize theoretical developments

Key Features:

Highlights variability and diversity in aging processes, from the cellular level of biological aging to the societal level of public policy

Provides insights on theory development from living legends in gerontology

Offers intergenerational, interdisciplinary, and international perspectives

Disseminates a forward-thinking, future-oriented focus in theory development

Vern L. Bengtson, PhD, is AARP/university professor of gerontology emeritus and research professor, Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Richard A. Settersten, Jr., PhD, is Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, Oregon State University, where he is also Endowed Director of the Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families and a member of the Center for Healthy Aging Research.

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Theories of Aging: Developments Within and Across Disciplinary Boundaries

Vern L. Bengtson and Richard A. Settersten, Jr.

2. Concepts and Theories of Age and Aging

Richard A. Settersten, Jr., and Bethany Godlewski

PART I. STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS: PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THEORY DEVELOPMENT IN AGING

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants in Gerontology

Richard A. Settersten, Jr.

3. Unlike Aging, Longevity Is Sexually Determined

Leonard Hayflick

4. The Psychology of Aging

K. Warner Schaie

5. How Theories of Aging Became Social: Emergence of the Sociology of Aging

Vern L. Bengtson

6. Social Movements and Social Knowledges: Gerontological Theory in Research, Policy, and Practice

Carroll L. Estes with Nicholas R. DiCarlo

PART II. BIOLOGICAL THEORIES AND CONCEPTS

Advances in Biological Theories of Aging

Brian K. Kennedy

7. Evolutionary Theory and Aging

Devin Arbuthnott, Daniel E. L. Promislow, and Jacob A. Moorad

8. Inflammation and Aging

Ming Xu and James L. Kirkland

9. Theories of Stem Cell Aging

Pedro Sousa-Victor, Joana Neves, and Heinrich Jasper

10. Proteostasis and Aging

Matt Kaeberlein

PART III. PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES AND CONCEPTS

Advances in Psychological Theories of Aging

Jacqui Smith

11. Theories of Emotional Well-Being and Aging

Susan T. Charles and Joanna Hong

12. Emotion–Cognition Links in Aging: Theories and Evidence

Nhi Ngo, Molly Sands, and Derek M. Isaacowitz

13. Theories of Social Support in Health and Aging

Bert N. Uchino, Anthony D. Ong, Tara L. Queen, and Robert G. Kent de Grey

14. Age Stereotypes’ Influence on Health: Stereotype Embodiment Theory

Brad A. Meisner and Becca R. Levy

15. Terminal Decline of Function

Gizem Hülür, Nilam Ram, and Denis Gerstorf

PART IV. SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORIES AND CONCEPTS

Advances in Social Science Theories of Aging

Richard A. Settersten, Jr.

16. Theories of Work and Retirement: Culture, Trust, and the Social Contract

Melissa Hardy and Adriana M. Reyes

17. Families and Aging: Toward an Interdisciplinary Family-Level Approach

Rosemary Blieszner and Marieke Voorpostel

18. Theories of Social Connectedness and Aging

Jaclyn S. Wong and Linda J. Waite

19. Long, Broad, and Deep: Theoretical Approaches in Aging and Inequality

Angela M. O’Rand

20. The Interpretive Perspective on Aging

Victor W. Marshall, Anne Martin-Matthews, and Julie Ann McMullin

PART V. POLICY, INTERVENTION, AND PRACTICE THEORIES AND CONCEPTS

Advances in Theory-Based Policy and Interventions

Nancy Morrow-Howell

21. Aging in Place

Andrew E. Scharlach and Keith Diaz Moore

22. Theories That Guide Consumer-Directed/Person-Centered Initiatives in Policy and Practice

Nancy R. Hooyman, Kevin J. Mahoney, and Mark Sciegaj

23. Theories Guiding Support Services for Family Caregivers

Rhonda J. V. Montgomery, Jung Kwak, and Karl D. Kosloski

24. Theoretical Foundations for Designing and Implementing Health Promotion Programs

Susan L. Hughes, Elske Stolte, and Renae L. Smith-Ray

25. Theories of the Politics and Policies of Aging

Robert B. Hudson

26. Theories of Help-Seeking Behavior: Understanding Community Service Use by Older Adults

Robbyn R. Wacker and Karen A. Roberto

PART VI. TRANSDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON THEORY DEVELOPMENT IN AGING

Advances in Transdisciplinary Theories of Aging

Vern L. Bengtson

27. Successful Aging

John W. Rowe and Theodore D. Cosco

28. Coping, Optimal Aging, and Resilience in a Sociocultural Context

Carolyn M. Aldwin and Heidi Igarashi

29. Religion, Spirituality, and Aging

Peter G. Coleman, Elisabeth Schröder-Butterfill, and John H. Spreadbury

30. Theories of Wisdom and Aging

Monika Ardelt and Hunhui Oh

31. Theories of Environmental Gerontology: Old and New Avenues for Person–Environmental Views of Aging

Hans-Werner Wahl and Frank Oswald

32. Theoretical Perspectives on Biodemography of Aging and Longevity

Leonid A. Gavrilov and Natalia S. Gavrilova

33. The Multiplicity of Aging: Lessons for Theory and Conceptual Development From Longitudinal Studies

Dario Spini, Daniela S. Jopp, Stéphanie Pin, and Silvia Stringhini

PART VII. CONCLUSION

34. The Past as Prognosis: A Prismatic History of Theories of Aging

W. Andrew Achenbaum

35. Prospects for Future Theory Development in Aging

Richard A. Settersten, Jr., and Vern L. Bengtson

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	28.07.2016
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Altenpflege
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-8261-2942-0 / 0826129420
ISBN-13	978-0-8261-2942-0 / 9780826129420
Zustand	Neuware