The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, Seventh Edition, provides a basic reference
source on the behavioral processes of aging for researchers, graduate students, and …

This study examines how the intersecting consequences of race-ethnicity, gender,
socioeconomics status (SES), and age influence health inequality. We draw on multiple …

A number of studies have demonstrated wide disparities in health among racial/ethnic
groups and by gender, yet few have examined how race/ethnicity and gender intersect or …

The health of older immigrants can have important consequences for needed social support
and demands placed on health systems. This paper examines health differences between …

Objectives.(a) To identify factors associated with different patterns of functional decline in a
longitudinal sample of older Mexican-origin individuals, and (b) to determine the proportions …

Mexican American elders are more functionally impaired and chronically ill than Anglo
elders, yet use home care services less. The purpose of this study was to describe the …

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to investigate how women's labor force withdrawal
behavior varies across race/ethnicity and to identify life course factors that generate these …

Abstract Purpose: As the Baby-Boom generation enters the ranks of the elderly adults over
the next 4 decades, the United States will witness an unprecedented growth in racial/ethnic …

Extant research on health disparities has traditionally employed a unidimensional approach
to stratification, focusing on gender and racial/ethnic inequality separately. Such studies …

Objective: This study examines the potential effects of nativity and acculturation on active life
expectancy (ALE) among Mexican-origin elders. Method: We employ 17 years of data from …