Catalog Record Details

• Introduction) The Need for Theory in Gerontology. Simon Biggs Jon Hendricks Ariela Lowenstein. pp1 - 12.
• 1) Critical Gerontological Theory: Intellectual Fieldwork and the Nomadic Life of Ideas. Steven Katz. pp15 - 32.
• 2) The Perils and Possibilities of Theory. Ruth E. Ray. pp33 - 44.
• 3) The Legacy of Social Constructionism for Social Gerontology. Hans-Joachim von Kondratowitz. pp45 - 62.
• 4) Structure and Identity -- Mind the Gap: Toward a Personal Resource Model of Successful Aging. Jon Hendricks. pp63 - 87.
• 5) Sense and Structure: Toward a Sociology of Old Bodies. Emmanuelle Tulle. pp91 - 104.
• 6) Contemporary Later-Life Family Transitions: Revisiting Theoretical Perspectives on Aging and the Family -- Toward a Family Identity Framework. Ariela Lowenstein. pp105 - 126.
• 7) The Aging Paradox: Toward a Personal Meaning in Gerontological Theory. Gerben J. Westerhof Freya Dittmann-Kohli Christina Bode. pp127 - 144.
• 8) Negotiating Aging Identity: Surface, Depth, and Masquerade. Simon Biggs. pp145 - 159.
• 9) Globalization and the Reconstruction of Old Age: New Challenges for Critical Gerontology. Chris Phillipson. pp163 - 180.
• 10) Theoretical Approaches to Problems of Families, Aging, and Social Support in the Context of Modernization. Merril Silverstein Vern L. Bengtson Eugene Litwak. pp181 - 198.
• 11) Theorizing Age Relations. Toni Calasanti. pp199 - 218.
• 12) Theoretical Perspectives on Old Age Policy: A Critique and a Proposal. Carroll L. Estes. pp219 - 244.
• Conclusion) Where is Theory Headed?. Simon Biggs Jon Hendricks Ariela Lowenstein. pp245 - 248.

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