Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 26, 2006 - Jacquelyn Boone James, Paul Wink, K. Warner Schaie

Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 26, 2006
The Crown of Life: Dynamics of the Early Postretirement Period

Volume Editors: Jacquelyn Boone James, PhD; Paul Wink, PhD; K. Warner Schaie, PhD

Pub Date: 08/2006
368 pp Hardback
ISBN13: 9780826102287

List: $85.00

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Description

As the population of retirees between the ages of 65 and 75 continues to grow, professionals, researchers, and educators in all areas of the health care and the business sectors will require more expertise on the latest trends to make better decisions and improve systems.

Contributed by nationally recognized experts, The Crown of Life: Dynamics of the Early Post-Retirement Period presents some of the most important and current decision-making research describing life between the ages of 65 and 75. Topics cover many aspects and social issues of retirement including:

Demographics
Functioning and Well-being
Aging Black Americans
Late Middle Age
The Impact of Work
Change and Stability
Health and Religiousness
Social Relations
Leisure Activities
Male Satisfaction
Everyday Life
Gay Lives
Retirement Community Life

For anyone interested in the key issues and current trends of this growing population, editors Jacquelyn Boone James and Paul Wink provide one of the most important and current expert collections dedicated to the Crown of Life period.

About the Series...

Now celebrating its 26th year, this series of annual reviews, established by Carl Eisdorfer, is designed to encompass the broad spectrum of concerns in aging, including psychology, biology, medicine, sociology, and public policy. The goal is to present reviews of the highest quality and to address those important questions that are salient to all gerontologists.

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Table of Contents

About the Editors
Contributors
Forthcoming and Previous Volumes in the Series
Preface

Jacquelyn Boone James and Paul Wink

Section I: Culture and Context for the Third Age

The Demography of the Third Age, Annemette Sorensen
Functioning and Well-being in the Third Age: 1986-2001 Irina Grafova, Kate McGonagle, and Frank Stafford
The Work and Retirement Experiences of Aging Black Americans, Edna Brown, James S. Jackson, and Nakesha A. Faison,

Section II: Anticipating Life in the Third Age

Strategic Selection as a Retirement Project: Will Americans Develop Hybrid Arrangements? Phyllis Moen and Joyce Altobelli
Late Middle Age: Transition to the Third Age, Ravenna Helson and Rebecca A. Cate
Pathways Toward the Third Age: Studying a Cohort from the "Golden Age," David G. Winter, Cynthia M. Torges, Abigail J. Stewart, Donna Henderson-King, and Eaaron Henderson King

Section III: Change Over Time in the Third Age, Age 65-79

A Constructionist View of the Third Age: The Case of Cognition Sherry L. Willis and K. Warner Schaie
The Impact of Work on the Psychological Health and Well-Being of Older Americans Jacquelyn Boone James and Avron Spiro, III
Change and Stability During the Third Age: Longitudinal Investigations of Self-Rated Health and Religiousness with the Terman Sample, Michael E. McCullough and Emily L. Polak
Social Relations in the Third Age: Assessing Strengths and Challenges Using the Convoy Model Toni C. Antonucci, Kristine J> Ajrouch and Kira Birditt

Section IV: Everyday Life in the Third Age

Satisfaction with Retirement in Men's Lives, George E. Vaillant and Ana C. DiRago
Everyday Life in the Third Age, Paul Wink
Gay Lives in the Third Age: Possibilities and Paradoxes, Bertram J. Cohler and Andrew J. Hostetler
Retirement Community Life: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities, Allen M. Omoto and Christina D. Aldrich
Conclusion: Is the Third Age the Crown of Life? Paul Wink and Jacquelyn Boone James

Index

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