9.4: Readings for Part IV—Aging
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Minority Studies: A Brief Text: Reading List for Part IV—Aging
Dispelling Ageism: The Cross-Cutting Intervention . Robert N. Butler. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science , Vol. 503, The Quality of Aging: Strategies for Interventions. (May, 1989), pp. 138-147.
An Overview of Research on Aging and the Status of Gerontology Today . Robert N. Butler. The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly. Health and Society , Vol. 61, No. 3, Special Issue: Aging: Demographic, Health, and Social Prospects. (Summer, 1983), pp. 351-361.
The Relation of Extended Life to Extended Employment since the Passage of Social Security in 1935 . Robert N. Butler. The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly. Health and Society , Vol. 61, No. 3, Special Issue: Aging: Demographic, Health, and Social Prospects. (Summer, 1983), pp. 420-429.
What’s Best for the Elderly Research Subject? (in Correspondence). Robert N. Butler; Robert E. Vestal; Richard Ratzan. The Hastings Center Report , Vol. 11, No. 4. (Aug., 1981), pp. 45-46.
Successful Aging and Quality of Life. Yuchi Young; Ming-Yu Fan; Elizabeth A. Skinner; Albert Wu. Quality of Life Research , Vol. 11, No. 7, Abstracts: 9th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL). (Nov., 2002), p. 645.
Antiaging Technology and Pseudoscience (in Science’s Compass; Letters). Aubrey D. N. J. de Grey; Leonid Gavrilov; S. Jay Olshansky; L. Stephen Coles; Richard G. Cutler; Michael Fossel; S. Mitchell Harman. Science , New Series, Vol. 296, No. 5568. (Apr. 26, 2002), p. 656.
Aging Mechanisms (in From the Academy: Japanese-American Frontiers of Science Symposium). Yoshiko Takahashi; Makoto Kuro-o; Fuyuki Ishikawa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America , Vol. 97, No. 23. (Nov. 7, 2000), pp. 12407-12408.
Aging and the Satisfaction of Psychological Needs (in Commentaries). Peter G. Coleman. Psychological Inquiry , Vol. 11, No. 4. (2000), pp. 291-293.
Expectations regarding Aging among Older Adults and Physicians Who Care for Older Adults. Catherine A. Sarkisian; Ron D. Hays; Sandra H. Berry; Carol M. Mangione. Medical Care , Vol. 39, No. 9. (Sep., 2001), pp. 1025-1036.
The Quest to Reverse Time’s Toll (in Bodybuilding: The Bionic Human). Constance Holden. Science , New Series, Vol. 295, No. 5557. (Feb. 8, 2002), pp. 1032-1033.
A Gray Zone? Meetings between Sociology and Gerontology (in Symposia; Sociology and Border Disciplines: Opportunities and Barriers to Intellectua). Gunhild O. Hagestad. Contemporary Sociology , Vol. 28, No. 5. (Sep., 1999), pp. 514-517.
Successful Adaptation in the Later Years: A Life Course Approach to Aging. Robert Crosnoe; Glen H. Elder Jr. Social Psychology Quarterly , Vol. 65, No. 4. (Dec., 2002), pp. 309-328.
Act Your Age. Cheryl Laz. Sociological Forum , Vol. 13, No. 1. (Mar., 1998), pp. 85-113.
Aging versus Cohort Interpretations of Intercohort Differences in GSS Vocabulary Scores (in Decline in Vocabulary Scores: An Exchange). Duane F. Alwin; Ryan J. McCammon. American Sociological Review , Vol. 64, No. 2. (Apr., 1999), pp. 272-286.
Epilogue: Research on Population Aging at NIA: Retrospect and Prospect. Richard Suzman. Population and Development Review , Vol. 30, Supplement: Aging, Health, and Public Policy. (2004), pp. 239-264.
Linking Social Gerontology with Quantitative Skills: A Class Project Using U.S. Census Data (in Notes). Christine L. Himes; Christine Caffrey. Teaching Sociology , Vol. 31, No. 1. (Jan., 2003), pp. 85-94.
Gender and Aging in the Developing World: Where Are the Men? (in Notes and Commentary). John Knodel; Mary Beth Ofstedal. Population and Development Review , Vol. 29, No. 4. (Dec., 2003), pp. 677-698.
Age Structure and Social Structure (in Symposia; Charting Futures for Sociology: Structure and Action). Charles C. Gordon; Charles F. Longino, Jr. Contemporary Sociology , Vol. 29, No. 5. (Sep., 2000), pp. 699-703.
The Biodemography of Aging (in History, Biology, and Disease). James W. Vaupel. Population and Development Review , Vol. 30, Supplement: Aging, Health, and Public Policy. (2004), pp. 48-62.
The Transition to Adulthood in Aging Societies. Elizabeth Fussell. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science , Vol. 580, Early Adulthood in Cross-National Perspective. (Mar., 2002), pp. 16-39.
The Micropolitics of Care in Relationships between Aging Parents and Adult Children: Individualism, Collectivism, and Power (in Intergenerational Relations). Karen Pyke. Journal of Marriage and the Family , Vol. 61, No. 3. (Aug., 1999), pp. 661-672.
Feminism, Eros, and the Coming of Age. Roberta Rubenstein. Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies , Vol. 22, No. 2. (2001), pp. 1-19.
Families in the Middle and Later Years: A Review and Critique of Research in the 1990s (in Families across the Life-Span). Katherine R. Allen; Rosemary Blieszner; Karen A. Roberto. Journal of Marriage and the Family , Vol. 62, No. 4. (Nov., 2000), pp. 911-926.
Economy and Society: The Future (in Pryor’s Millennium Survey). Dennis Wrong. American Journal of Economics and Sociology , Vol. 59, No. 1. (Jan., 2000), pp. 57-60.
Against Wisdom: The Social Politics of Anger and Aging. Kathleen Woodward. Cultural Critique , No. 51. (Spring, 2002), pp. 186-218.
The Intercohort Decline in Verbal Ability: Does It Exist? (in Decline in Vocabulary Scores: An Exchange). James A. Wilson; Walter R. Gove. American Sociological Review , Vol. 64, No. 2. (Apr., 1999), pp. 253-266.
Race Differences in Filial Responsibility Expectations among Older Parents (in Intergenerational Relations). Gary R. Lee; Chuck W. Peek; Raymond T. Coward. Journal of Marriage and the Family , Vol. 60, No. 2. (May, 1998), pp. 404-412.
Family Experiences and the Erosion of Support for Intergenerational Coresidence (in Intergenerational Relations). Frances K. Goldscheider; Leora Lawton. Journal of Marriage and the Family , Vol. 60, No. 3. (Aug., 1998), pp. 623-632.
Rewriting Menopause: Challenging the Medical Paradigm to Reflect Menopausal Women’s Experiences . Susan J. Ferguson; Carla Parry. Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies , Vol. 19, No. 1, Identity, the Body, and the Menopause. (1998), pp. 20-41.
Rethinking Age Dependence in Organizational Mortality: Logical Formalizations. Michael T. Hannan. The American Journal of Sociology , Vol. 104, No. 1. (Jul., 1998), pp. 126-164.
Financial Strain and Health among Elderly Mexican-Origin Individuals (in Health and Health Behavior). Ronald J. Angel; Michelle Frisco; Jacqueline L. Angel; David A. Chiriboga. Journal of Health and Social Behavior , Vol. 44, No. 4. (Dec., 2003), pp. 536-551.
The Burgess Award Lecture: Beyond the Nuclear Family: The Increasing Importance of Multigenerational Bonds. Vern L. Bengtson. Journal of Marriage and the Family , Vol. 63, No. 1. (Feb., 2001), pp. 1-16.
The Personal and Social Links between Age and Self-Reported Empathy. Scott Schieman; Karen Van Gundy. Social Psychology Quarterly , Vol. 63, No. 2. (Jun., 2000), pp. 152-174.
Status, Role, and Resource Explanations for Age Patterns in Psychological Distress (in Mental Health and Mental Illness). Scott Schieman; Karen van Gundy; John Taylor. Journal of Health and Social Behavior , Vol. 42, No. 1. (Mar., 2001), pp. 80-96.
Perspectives on American Kinship in the Later 1990s (in Reviews). Colleen L. Johnson. Journal of Marriage and the Family , Vol. 62, No. 3. (Aug., 2000), pp. 623-639.
Religious Attendance and Subjective Well-Being among Older Americans: Evidence from the General Social Survey (in Religion and Mental Health). Steven E. Barkan; Susan F. Greenwood. Review of Religious Research , Vol. 45, No. 2. (Dec., 2003), pp. 116-129.
Biogerontology, “Anti-Aging Medicine,” and the Challenges of Human Enhancement. Eric T. Juengst; Robert H. Binstock; Maxwell Mehlman; Stephen G. Post; Peter Whitehouse. The Hastings Center Report , Vol. 33, No. 4. (Jul. - Aug., 2003), pp. 21-30.
Staying Alive with Attitude (in Science News This Week). Bruce Bower. Science News , Vol. 162, No. 4. (Jul. 27, 2002), p. 53.
How and Why Do Aging and Life Span Evolve? Steven Hecht Orzack. Population and Development Review , Vol. 29, Supplement: Life Span: Evolutionary, Ecological, and Demographic Perspectives. (2003), pp. 19-38.
More about More Life (in Letters). Felicia Nimue Ackerman; Gems. The Hastings Center Report , Vol. 33, No. 6. (Nov. - Dec., 2003), pp. 5-6.
Extending Life: Scientific Prospects and Political Obstacles. Richard A. Miller. The Milbank Quarterly , Vol. 80, No. 1. (2002), pp. 155-174.
Life Course, Environmental Change, and Life Span. Jean-Marie Robine. Population and Development Review , Vol. 29, Supplement: Life Span: Evolutionary, Ecological, and Demographic Perspectives. (2003), pp. 229-238.
Aging and the Environment: A Research Framework (in Research; Mini-Monograph). Andrew M. Geller; Harold Zenick. Environmental Health Perspectives , Vol. 113, No. 9. (Sep., 2005), pp. 1257-1262.
The IMF on Policies Responding to Demographic Change (in Documents). Population and Development Review , Vol. 30, No. 4. (Dec., 2004), pp. 783-789.
The National Institute on Aging (in Views from Funding Agencies). Sidney M. Stahl. Medical Care , Vol. 36, No. 8. (Aug., 1998), pp. 1123-1125.
Aging in the Third Millennium (in Science’s Compass; Policy Forum). Edward L. Schneider. Science , New Series, Vol. 283, No. 5403. (Feb. 5, 1999), pp. 796-797.
Aging Parents Helping Adult Children: The Experience of the Sandwiched Generation. Berit Ingersoll-Dayton; Margaret B. Neal; Leslie B. Hammer. Family Relations , Vol. 50, No. 3. (Jul., 2001), pp. 262-271.
Aging Research: The Future Face of Environmental Health (in Environews; Focus). Tina Adler. Environmental Health Perspectives , Vol. 111, No. 14. (Nov., 2003), pp. A760-A765.
Patients’ Voices: The Powerful Sound in the Stem Cell Debate (in Stem Cell Research and Ethics; Viewpoints). Daniel Perry. Science , New Series, Vol. 287, No. 5457. (Feb. 25, 2000), p. 1423.
New Gene Therapy Fights Frailty (in Science News of the Week). Janet Raloff. Science News , Vol. 154, No. 25/26. (Dec. 19-26, 1998), p. 388.
Is More Life Always Better? The New Biology of Aging and the Meaning of Life. David Gems. The Hastings Center Report , Vol. 33, No. 4. (Jul. - Aug., 2003), pp. 31-39.
Unproven Elixir. Ben Harder. Science News , Vol. 163, No. 19. (May 10, 2003), pp. 296-297+301.
Should America Save for Its Old Age? Fiscal Policy, Population Aging, and National Saving (in Symposium: Fiscal Policy). Douglas W. Elmendorf; Louise M. Sheiner. The Journal of Economic Perspectives , Vol. 14, No. 3. (Summer, 2000), pp. 57-74.
The Aging Baboon: Comparative Demography in a Non-Human Primate (in Biological Sciences). Anne M. Bronikowski; Susan C. Alberts; Jeanne Altmann; Craig Packer; K. Dee Carey; Marc Tatar. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America , Vol. 99, No. 14. (Jul. 9, 2002), pp. 9591-9595.
Alan Greenspan on the Economic Implications of Population Aging (in Documents). Population and Development Review , Vol. 30, No. 4. (Dec., 2004), pp. 779-783.
Neural Teamwork May Compensate for Aging (in Science News of the Week). Laura Helmuth. Science News , Vol. 155, No. 16. (Apr. 17, 1999), p. 247.
Calorie Restriction and Aging: A Life-History Analysis. Daryl P. Shanley; Thomas B. L. Kirkwood. Evolution , Vol. 54, No. 3. (Jun., 2000), pp. 740-750.
The Role of Parental Age Effects on the Evolution of Aging. Nicholas K. Priest; Benjamin Mackowiak; Daniel E. L. Promislow. Evolution , Vol. 56, No. 5. (May, 2002), pp. 927-935.
Intimations of Immortality (in Science’s Compass; Essays on Science and Society). John Harris. Science , New Series, Vol. 288, No. 5463. (Apr. 7, 2000), p. 59.
Wedding of Calm and Wedding of Noise: Aging Performed and Aging Misquoted in Tuareg Rites of Passage. Susan J. Rasmussen. Journal of Anthropological Research , Vol. 57, No. 3. (Autumn, 2001), pp. 277-303.
Integrating Biology into the Study of Health Disparities (in Health and Socioeconomic Status). Eileen M. Crimmins; Teresa E. Seeman.
Population and Development Review , Vol. 30, Supplement: Aging, Health, and Public Policy. (2004), pp. 89-107.
Sex and Death (in Science’s Compass; Perspectives). David N. Reznick; Cameron Ghalambor. Science , New Series, Vol. 286, No. 5449. (Dec. 24, 1999), pp. 2458-2459.
The Embodiment of Old Women: Silences. Barbara Hillyer. Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies , Vol. 19, No. 1, Identity, the Body, and the Menopause. (1998), pp. 48-60.
Health Behaviors, Social Networks, and Healthy Aging: Cross-Sectional Evidence from the Nurses’ Health Study. Yvonne L. Michael; Graham A. Colditz; Eugenie Coakley; Ichiro Kawachi. Quality of Life Research , Vol. 8, No. 8. (Dec., 1999), pp. 711-722.
A Biodemographic Interpretation of Life Span (in Notes and Commentary). S. Jay Olshansky; Bruce A. Carnes; Jacob Brody. Population and Development Review , Vol. 28, No. 3. (Sep., 2002), pp. 501-513.
“It Just Isn’t Fair”: Helping Older Families Balance Their Ledgers before the Note Comes Due (in An Essay for Practitioners). Jonathan G. Sandberg. Family Relations , Vol. 48, No. 2. (Apr., 1999), pp. 177-179.
Population Aging and the Rising Cost of Public Pensions. John Bongaarts. Population and Development Review , Vol. 30, No. 1. (Mar., 2004), pp. 1-23.