Cells and surveys: should biological measures be included in social science research?

Cover -- Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Collecting Biological Indicators in Household Surveys -- 2 Integrating Biology into Demographic Research on Health and Aging (With a Focus on the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging) -- 3 Biological Material in Household Surveys: The Interface Between Epidemiology and Genetics -- 4 Demography in the Age of Genomics: A First Look at the Prospects -- 5 The Value of Sibling and Other "Relational" Data for Biodemography and Genetic Epidemiology -- 6 Opportunities for Population-Based Research on Aging Human Subjects: Pathology and Genetics -- 7 Indicators of Function in the Geriatric Population -- 8 Biomarkers and the Genetics of Aging in Mice -- 9 The Relevance of Animal Models for Human Populations -- 10 Applying Genetic Study Designs to Social and Behavioral Population Surveys -- 11 Stretching Social Surveys to Include Bioindicators: Possibilities for the Health and Retirement Study, Experience from the Taiwan Study of the Elderly -- 12 Informed Consent for the Collection of Biological Samples in Household Surveys -- 13 Ethical and Social Issues in Incorporating Genetic Research into Survey Studies -- 14 Biosocial Opportunities for Surveys -- Suggested Readings -- Glossary -- Index.