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Intro -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on the authors -- Preface -- 1 Introduction to the field of Gerontology -- Focus on adult aging, later life, and old age -- Is Gerontology "multidisciplinary" or "interdisciplinary" (and does it matter?) -- Gerontological research and theory -- Social Gerontology and the life-course perspective -- Aging: Every body's doing it! -- The body is only part of the story -- Building blocks of gerontological knowledge -- Functional age -- Age/period/cohort -- An "epic" story: Human longevity -- How aging processes are studied -- Ethical considerations -- Bibliography -- 2 The aging body -- Molecules -- Cells -- Tissues and systems -- Organs -- Organism -- Species -- Conclusion -- Recommended books -- Bibliography -- 3 The aging mind -- Losses -- Continuities -- Gains -- Recommended books -- Bibliography -- 4 Aging in society -- The historical moment -- Recommended books -- Bibliography -- 5 The political economy of aging -- Political economy -- Wealth and income -- Positive dimensions of aging -- Recommended books -- Bibliography -- 6 The meaning of old age -- Successful aging -- Productive aging -- Conscious aging -- Recommended books -- Bibliography -- 7 Epilogue -- Glossary -- Index

Intro -- SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction: What is Ageing? -- Introduction -- The Bio-Medical Model: Biological and Psychological Aging - Science of Ageing? -- The Dark Side of Bio-Medical Assumptions: A Critical Analysis -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Social Theories of Ageing -- The Importance of a Social Approach to Ageing -- Functionalist Analysis of Old Age -- 1) Disengagement -- Evaluation of Disengagement Theory -- 2) Activity theory -- Evaluation of Activity Theory -- Seminar discussion: -- Lecture: Globalisation and Ageing -- Chapter 3: Critical Perspectives in Gerontology -- Introduction -- Political Economy of Old Age -- From Political Economy to 'Critical' Gerontology? -- Evaluation -- Chapter 4: The Case of Gender and Ageing -- Gender, Sexuality and Ageing -- Seminar Discussion -- Chapter 5: Biographical Approaches to Ageing (Summary Sheet) -- Aims -- In pairs, for 5 minutes jot down: what is a 'biography'? -- Notes: -- How do we use biography for older people? Through interviews gathering information about their past, present and future aspirations. -- 1. Personal (personal biographies - older people as 'carriers of history'. Bornatt (2005) claims that such narratives are about listening to what older people say about their life stories. An important feature of this has been an emphasis upon the ind... -- 2. How do helping professions use biography when working with older people in health and social care spaces? Ageism has been central issue that has not been facilitative in helping older people to become more aware of this oppression and challenge it ... -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Foucauldian Analysis of Social Gerontology -- Introduction -- A History of the Present: Power and Ageing -- The Discursive Formation of Social Work with Older People.

Financial gerontology can be defined as investigating relations between finances and aging. Authors such as Neal E. Cutler, Kouhei Komamura, Davis W. Gregg, Shinya Kajitani, Kei Sakata, and Colin McKenzie (Kajitani et al. 2017) affirm that financial literacy is an effect of aging with concern about the issue of finances, as well as stating that it is the effect of longevity and aging on economies or the financial resilience of older people.

"With the world's population getting increasingly older, there has never been a more pressing need for the study of old age and ageing. An Introduction to Gerontology provides a wide-ranging introduction to this important topic. By assuming no prior expert knowledge and avoiding jargon, this book will guide students through all the main subjects in gerontology, covering both traditional areas, such as biological and social ageing, as well as more contemporary areas, such as technology, the arts, sexuality and education of older adults. An Introduction to Gerontology is written by a team of international authors with multidisciplinary backgrounds who draw evidence from a variety of different perspectives and traditions"--