Aging
Aging

Author: Leslie Morgan

Publisher: Pine Forge Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 542

ISBN-13: 9780761987314

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NEW edition! More than any other social gerontology texts available, addresses issues of diversity in aging by race, ethnicity, social class, and gender throughout.

Assessing Policies for Retirement Income
Assessing Policies for Retirement Income

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1997-02-06

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0309175194

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The retirement income security of older Americans and the cost of providing that security are increasingly the subject of major debate. This volume assesses what we know and recommends what we need to know to estimate the short- and long-term effects of policy alternatives. It details gaps in data and research and evaluates possible models to estimate the impact of policy changes that could affect retirement income from Social Security, pensions, personal savings, and other sources.

Aging
Aging

Author: Leslie A. Morgan

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published: 1998-04-29

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13:

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This introductory text on social gerontology, written from a sociological perspective, presents a very broad range of material. Biological, health and psychological viewpoints are considered in order to provide a truly multidisciplinary approach.

Methods of Life Course Research
Methods of Life Course Research

Author: Janet Z. Giele

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 1998-03-10

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 145225107X

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What are the most effective methods for doing life-course research? In this volume, the field's founders and leaders answer this question, giving readers tips on: the art and method of the appropriate research design; the collection of life-history data; and the search for meaningful patterns to be found in the results.