The Self and Society in Aging Processes

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Contributors Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives on Self and Society Linkages Linking the Self and Society in Social Gerontology: Crossing New Territory via Old Questions, "Carol D. Ryff, Victor W. Marshall, and Philippa J. Clarke" Social Perspectives on the Self in Later Life, "Linda K. George" Neoteny, Naturalization, and Other Constituents of Human Development, "Dale Dannefer" Continuity, Theory, Self, and Social Structure, "Robert C. Atchley" Identity and Adaptation to the Aging Process, "Susan Krauss Whitbourne" Self-Development in Adulthood and Aging: The Role of Critical Life Events, "Manfred Diehl" Part 2: Socioeconomic Structures and the Self Practical Consciousness, Social Class, and Self-Concept: A View from Sociology, "Jon Hendricks" Educational Attainment and Self-Making in Later Life, "Melissa M. Franks, A. Regula Herzog, Diane Holmberg, and Hazel R. Markus" Forging Macro-Micro Linkages in the Study of Psychological Well-Being, "Carol D. Ryff, William J. Magee, Kristen C. Kling, and Edgar H. Wing" Income and Subjective Well-Being Over the Life Cycle, "Richard A. Easterlin and Christine M. Schaeffer" Part 3: Contexts of Self and Society: Work and Family Structure and Agency in the Retirement Process: A Case Study of Montreal Garment Workers, "Julia A. McMullin and Victor W. Marshall" Gender and Distress in Later Life: The Importance of Lifelong Employment and Familial Experiences, "Lorraine Davies" The Caregiving Context: The Intersection of Social and Individual Influences in the Experience of Family Caregiving, "Marsha Mailick Seltzer and Jan S. Greenberg" Linking Social Structure and Self-Concept: Variations in Sense of Mastery, "Marilyn McKean Skaff" Intersections of Society, Family, and Self Among Hispanics in Middle and Later Life, "Sonia Miner and Julian Montoro-Rodriguez" The Social Psychology of Values: Effects of Individual Development, Social Change, and Family Transmission Over the Life Span, "Robert E. L. Roberts and Vern L. Bengtson" IndexJacket Description/Back: "This volume focuses on the experience of growing old as it is linked to societal factors. Ryff and Marshall construct this ""macro"" view of aging in society by bridging disciplines and brining together contributors from all the social sciences. The book is organized into three sections: theoretical perspectives, socioeconomic structures, and contexts of self and society. Leading psychologists, anthropologists, gerontologists, and sociologists present theoretical and empirical advances that forge links between the individual and the social aspects of aging. It is must reading for researchers in all gerontologic specialties, and a valuable text for graduate courses in human development, psychology of aging, and other social aspects of aging. " Contributor Bio:  Ryff, Carol D Carol D. Ryff, Ph. D., is Director of the Institute on Aging and Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research centers on the study of psychological well-being, an area in which she has developed multidimensional assessment scales that have been translated to more than 25 different languages and are currently in use studies around the world. Dr. Ryff has catalyzed extensive multidisciplinary research on topics related to life course development (e.g., parenting; aging transitions; social relations, emotions, and health). Since 1996, she has edited four books that summarize recent findings in these areas. She currently directs the MIDUS II (Midlife in the U. S.) national survey, which is funded by a $26 million grant from the National Institute on Aging. Contributor Bio:  Marshall, Victor W Dr. Victor Marshall is Director of the UNC Institute on Aging, Professor of Sociology and Adjunct Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also directs the Institute's NIH-funded doctoral and post-doctoral training program.