pt. 1. Introduction and overview. The problem of theory in gerontology today / Vern L. Bengston, Norella M. Putney and Malcolm L. Johnson -- Ageing and changing : international historical perspectives on ageing / W. Andrew Achenbaum -- Global ageing : the demographic revolution in all cultures and societies / Alexandre Kalache, Sandhi Maria Barreto and Ingrid Keller -- The psychological science of human ageing / Paul B. Baltes, Alexandra M. Freund and Shu-Chen Li -- The biological science of human ageing / Thomas B.L. Kirkwood --
pt. 2. The ageing body. Biodemography and epidemiology of longevity / Bernard Jeune and Kaare Christensen -- The epidemiology of ageing / Christina Victor -- Patterns of illness and mortality across the adult lifespan / Edlira Gjoncıa and Michael Marmot -- Sensory impairment / Tom H. Margrain and Mike Boulton -- Mobility and falls / Rose Anne Kenny -- The genetics of behavioural ageing / Gerald E. McClearn and Stephen A. Petrill -- Psychodynamic approaches to the lifecourse and ageing / Simon Biggs -- Cultural approaches to the ageing body / Chris Gilleard -- Promoting health and wellbeing in later life / Hannes B. Staehelin --
pt. 3. The ageing mind. Psychological approaches to human development / Jutta Heckhausen -- Cognitive changes across the lifespan / Pat Rabbitt -- Age-related changes in memory / Elizabeth A. Maylor -- Intelligence and wisdom / Robert J. Sternberg and Elena L. Grigorenko -- Everyday competence in older adults / K. Warner Schaie, Julie B. Boron and Sherry L. Willis -- The psychology of emotions and ageing / Gisela Labouvie-Vief -- Personality and ageing / Ursula M. Staudinger -- Depression / Amy Fiske and Randi S. Jones -- Dementia / Bob Woods -- Dementia in an Asian context / Jinzhou Tian --
pt. 4. The ageing self. Self and identity / Freya Dittmann-Kohli -- Stress and coping / Linda K. George -- Reminiscence : developmental, social and clinical perspectives / Peter G. Coleman -- The social worlds of old age / Jaber F. Gubrium -- Listening to the past : reminiscence and oral history / Joanna Bornat -- Elder abuse in developing nations / Lia Susana Daichman -- The self in dementia / Steven R. Sabat -- Ageism / Bill Bytheway --Profiles of the oldest-old / Leonard W. Poon ... [et al.] -- Images of ageing : cultural representations of later life / Mike Featherstone and Mike Hepworth -- Religion, spirituality, and older people / Alfons Marcoen -- Quality of life and ageing / Svein Olav Daatland -- The transformation of dying in old societies / Clive Seale -- The psychology of death / Robert A. Neimeyer and James L. Werth, Jr. -- Death and spirituality / Elizabeth MacKinlay --
pt. 5. The ageing of relationships. Global ageing and challenges to families / Ariela Lowenstein -- Ageing parents and adult children : new perspectives on intergenerational relationships / Roseann Giarrusso ... [et al.] -- Grandparenthood / Sarah Harper -- Sibling ties across time : the middle and later years / Ingrid Arnet Connidis -- Filial piety in changing Asian societies / Akiko Hashimoto and Charlotte Ikels -- Generational memory and family relationships / Claudine Attias-Donfut and Francıois-Charles Wolff -- Family caregivers : increasing demands in the context of 21st-century globalization? / Neena L. Chappell and Margaret J. Penning -- Network dynamics in later life / Fleur Thomeþse ... [et al.] -- Changing family relationships in developing nations / Isabella Aboderin -- Ethnic diversity in ageing, multicultural societies / James S. Jackson ... [et al.] -- Gay and lesbian elders / Katherine R. Allen --
pt. 6. The ageing of societies. The lifecourse perspective on ageing : linked lives, timing and history / Vern L. Bengston, Glen H. Elder Jr. and Norella M. Putney -- The political economy of old age / Chris Phillipson -- Moral economy and ageing / Jon Hendricks -- Generational changes and generational equity / Martin Kohli -- Gender dimensions of the age shift / Sara Arber and Jay Ginn -- Migration and older people / Charles F. Longino Jr. and Anthony M. Warnes -- Do longevity and health generate wealth? / Robert N. Butler -- Women, ageing and inequality : a feminist perspective / Carroll L. Estes --
pt. 7. Policies and provisions for older people. The social construction of old age as a problem / Malcolm L. Johnson
Restructuring the lifecourse : work and retirement / Victor W. Marshall and Philip Taylor
Ethical dilemmas in old age care / Harry R. Moody
Wealth, health, and ageing : the multiple modern complexities of financial gerontology / Neal E. Cutler
Formal and informal community care for older adults / Demi Patsios and Adam Davey
Health policy and old age : an international review / Jill Quadagno, Jennifer Reid Keene and Debra Street
Gerontological nursing : the state of the art / Brendan McCormack
Delivering effective social/long term care to older people / Bleddyn Davies
Delivering care to older people at home / Kristina Larsson, Merril Silverstein and Mats Thorslund
Long term care / Robert L. Kane and Rosalie A. Kane
Managed care in the United States and United Kingdom / Robert L. Kane and Clive E. Bowman
Healthcare rationing : is age a proper criterion? / Ruud Ter Meulen and Josy Ubachs-Moust
Adaptation to new technologies / Neil Charness and Sara J. Czaja
Ageing and public policy in ethnically diverse societies / Fernando M. Torres-Gil.
