Handbook of Theories of Aging
Vern L. Bengtson, PhD
Richard Settersten, PhD
This state-of-the-art handbook will keep researchers and practitioners in gerontology abreast of the newest theories and models of aging. With virtually all new contributors and content, this edition contains 35 chapters by the most highly respected luminaries in the field. It addresses theories and concepts built on cumulative knowledge in four disciplinary areasóbiology, psychology, social sciences, and policy and practiceóas well as landmark advances in trans-disciplinary science. With its explicit focus on theory, the handbook is unique in providing essential knowledge about primary explanations for aging, spanning from cells to societies.
The chapters in the third edition place a strong emphasis on the future of theory development, assessing the current state of theories and providing a roadmap for how theory can shape research, and vice versa, in years to come. Many chapters also address connections between theories and policy or practice. Each set of authors has been asked to consider how theories in their area address matters of diversity and inequalities in aging, and how theories might be revised or tested with these matters in mind. The third edition also contains a new section, "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants," which includes personal essays by senior gerontologists who share their perspectives on the history of ideas in their fields, and on their experiences with the process and prospects of developing good theory.
Hallmarks of the Third Edition:
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Highlights important gains in trans-disciplinary theories of aging
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Emphasizes the future of theory development
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Provides insights on theory development from living legends in gerontology
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Examines what human diversity and inequality mean for aging theories
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Emphasizes interconnections between theory, research, intervention, and policy
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Underscores international issues with greater representation of international authors
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Includes section introductions by the editors and associate editors that summarize theoretical developments
Key Features:
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Highlights variability and diversity in aging processes, from the cellular level of biological aging to the societal level of public policy
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Provides insights on theory development from living legends in gerontology
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Offers intergenerational, interdisciplinary, and international perspectives
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Disseminates a forward-thinking, future-oriented focus in theory development
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Theories of Aging: Developments Within and Across Disciplinary Boundaries
Vern L. Bengtson and Richard A. Settersten, Jr.
2. Concepts and Theories of Age and Aging
Richard A. Settersten, Jr., and Bethany Godlewski
PART I. STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS: PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THEORY DEVELOPMENT IN AGING
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants in Gerontology
Richard A. Settersten, Jr.
3. Unlike Aging, Longevity Is Sexually Determined
Leonard Hayflick
4. The Psychology of Aging
K. Warner Schaie
5. How Theories of Aging Became Social: Emergence of the Sociology of Aging
Vern L. Bengtson
6. Social Movements and Social Knowledges: Gerontological Theory in Research, Policy, and Practice
Carroll L. Estes with Nicholas R. DiCarlo
PART II. BIOLOGICAL THEORIES AND CONCEPTS
Advances in Biological Theories of Aging
Brian K. Kennedy
7. Evolutionary Theory and Aging
Devin Arbuthnott, Daniel E. L. Promislow, and Jacob A. Moorad
8. Inflammation and Aging
Ming Xu and James L. Kirkland
9. Theories of Stem Cell Aging
Pedro Sousa-Victor, Joana Neves, and Heinrich Jasper
10. Proteostasis and Aging
Matt Kaeberlein
PART III. PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES AND CONCEPTS
Advances in Psychological Theories of Aging
Jacqui Smith
11. Theories of Emotional Well-Being and Aging
Susan T. Charles and Joanna Hong
12. Emotion–Cognition Links in Aging: Theories and Evidence
Nhi Ngo, Molly Sands, and Derek M. Isaacowitz
13. Theories of Social Support in Health and Aging
Bert N. Uchino, Anthony D. Ong, Tara L. Queen, and Robert G. Kent de Grey
14. Age Stereotypes’ Influence on Health: Stereotype Embodiment Theory
Brad A. Meisner and Becca R. Levy
15. Terminal Decline of Function
Gizem Hülür, Nilam Ram, and Denis Gerstorf
PART IV. SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORIES AND CONCEPTS
Advances in Social Science Theories of Aging
Richard A. Settersten, Jr.
16. Theories of Work and Retirement: Culture, Trust, and the Social Contract
Melissa Hardy and Adriana M. Reyes
17. Families and Aging: Toward an Interdisciplinary Family-Level Approach
Rosemary Blieszner and Marieke Voorpostel
18. Theories of Social Connectedness and Aging
Jaclyn S. Wong and Linda J. Waite
19. Long, Broad, and Deep: Theoretical Approaches in Aging and Inequality
Angela M. O’Rand
20. The Interpretive Perspective on Aging
Victor W. Marshall, Anne Martin-Matthews, and Julie Ann McMullin
PART V. POLICY, INTERVENTION, AND PRACTICE THEORIES AND CONCEPTS
Advances in Theory-Based Policy and Interventions
Nancy Morrow-Howell
21. Aging in Place
Andrew E. Scharlach and Keith Diaz Moore
22. Theories That Guide Consumer-Directed/Person-Centered Initiatives in Policy and Practice
Nancy R. Hooyman, Kevin J. Mahoney, and Mark Sciegaj
23. Theories Guiding Support Services for Family Caregivers
Rhonda J. V. Montgomery, Jung Kwak, and Karl D. Kosloski
24. Theoretical Foundations for Designing and Implementing Health Promotion Programs
Susan L. Hughes, Elske Stolte, and Renae L. Smith-Ray
25. Theories of the Politics and Policies of Aging
Robert B. Hudson
26. Theories of Help-Seeking Behavior: Understanding Community Service Use by Older Adults
Robbyn R. Wacker and Karen A. Roberto
PART VI. TRANSDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON THEORY DEVELOPMENT IN AGING
Advances in Transdisciplinary Theories of Aging
Vern L. Bengtson
27. Successful Aging
John W. Rowe and Theodore D. Cosco
28. Coping, Optimal Aging, and Resilience in a Sociocultural Context
Carolyn M. Aldwin and Heidi Igarashi
29. Religion, Spirituality, and Aging
Peter G. Coleman, Elisabeth Schröder-Butterfill, and John H. Spreadbury
30. Theories of Wisdom and Aging
Monika Ardelt and Hunhui Oh
31. Theories of Environmental Gerontology: Old and New Avenues for Person–Environmental Views of Aging
Hans-Werner Wahl and Frank Oswald
32. Theoretical Perspectives on Biodemography of Aging and Longevity
Leonid A. Gavrilov and Natalia S. Gavrilova
33. The Multiplicity of Aging: Lessons for Theory and Conceptual Development From Longitudinal Studies
Dario Spini, Daniela S. Jopp, Stéphanie Pin, and Silvia Stringhini
PART VII. CONCLUSION
34. The Past as Prognosis: A Prismatic History of Theories of Aging
W. Andrew Achenbaum
35. Prospects for Future Theory Development in Aging
Richard A. Settersten, Jr., and Vern L. Bengtson
Index
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