Efforts at cumulative knowledge building in social gerontology have been lax, judging from
research articles published in journals between 1990 and 1994. Too little attention has been …

This paper summarizes the state of affairs of European research on ageing and work. After a
close inspection of the age construct, an overview is presented of research in four areas: the …

This text brings together sociological, anthropological and social policy perspectives on the
life course with a view to developing the conceptual rigour of the term as well as to exploring …

The second edition of this classic text substantially revises and extends the original, so as to
take account of theoretical and policy developments and to enhance its international scope …

How do we understand mental health problems in their social context? A former BMA
Medical Book of the Year award winner, this book provides a sociological analysis of major …

The new edition of Key Concepts in Gender Studies is a lively and engaging introduction to
this dynamic field. Thoroughly revised throughout, the second edition benefits from the …

This first truly comprehensive interdisciplinary, international critique of theory and practice in
lifelong learning as it relates to later life is an absolute tour de force. Alexandra Withnall …

Margaret Cruikshank's Learning to Be Old examines what it means to grow old in America
today. The book questions social myths and fears about aging, sickness, and the other …

In contrast to recent treatment of other social identities, geographers' work on age still
focuses disproportionately on the social‐chronological margins–the very young and (to a far …

Dimensions of Human Behavior: The Changing Life Course presents a current and
comprehensive examination of human behavior across time using a multidimensional …