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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Aging, Society, and the Life Course -- Learning Objectives -- Facets of Aging -- How a Life Course Perspective Matters for Aging -- Aging and the Sociological Imagination -- Gerontology as a Field of Study and Practice -- An Invitation -- Summary Points -- Key Terms -- References -- Chapter 2: Studying Aging -- Learning Objectives -- Why Do We Need Research? -- How Do We Conduct Research on Aging? -- Other Special Issues in Studying Aging -- Cohort-Centrism, Dynamism, and Limits of Current Knowledge -- Summary Points -- Key Terms -- References -- Topical Essay: Is Happiness Related to Age? -- References -- Chapter 3: Aging by the Numbers -- Learning Objectives -- The Aging of Societies -- How Do Populations Age? -- Measures of Population Aging -- Demographic Characteristics of the U.S. Aging Population -- Interpreting and Using Demographic Data -- Summary Points -- Key Terms -- References -- Topical Essay: LGBTQ+ Aging -- Early Life Experiences -- Later-Life Experiences -- References -- Chapter 4: Age and the Life Course -- Learning Objectives -- The Meanings of Age for Individuals and Groups -- The Meanings of Age for Social Life -- Summary Points -- Key Terms -- References -- Topical Essay: Is Age Just a Number? -- References -- Chapter 5: Aging and the Family -- Learning Objectives -- Norms and Expectations in Family Relationships -- Families as an Extended Matrix of Relationships -- Continuity and Change in Later-Life Families -- Aging Couples -- Grandparenthood -- Family Caregiving to Older Adults -- Elder Abuse and Neglect -- Social Change and the Future of the Family -- Summary Points -- Key Terms -- References -- Topical Essay: Seeking Love, Intimacy, and Sex in Later Life -- Leaping into the Dating Pool.

"Global Aging is distinguished by its unique perspective on universal similarities and sociocultural differences across nations. Fully revised, updated, and reorganized, the second edition presents-comprehensive coverage of major topics in social gerontology, expands its treatment of health behavior, health care, families, caregiving, older workers, and retirement. It delivers new information on living environments, religious beliefs and practices; environmental threats; cross-cultural views of dementia; ageism in advertising; age-friendly communities; global immigration and cultural assimilation, and end-of-life caregiving, to name a few. The second edition also offers additional case studies, first-person narratives and focused essays to enhance core material and a greater number of non-Western contributors. The topical essays reflect changing mores and current issues affecting societies and the aging experience. Discussion questions conclude each chapter"--

Our aging world -- The study of global aging -- The welfare state and global aging -- Demographic perspectives on an aging world -- Disability and active life expectancy -- Health and health care -- Long-term services and supports / Robert Applebaum, Emily Robbins, and Anthony Bardo -- Work and retirement / Phyllis Cummins, J. Scott Brown, and Philip E. Sauer -- Families, caregiving, and community support systems / Jennifer Kinney, Suzanne R. Kunkel, Jasleen Chahal, and Frank J. Whittington -- Global aging and global leadership