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Related Books and Articles
- Aging and Social Gerontology Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Death and Dying Research Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Medical Sociology Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Atchley, R. C. 1971. “Retirement and Leisure Participation: Continuity or Crisis?” The Gerontologist 11(1):13–17. doi:10.1093/geront/11.1_part_1.13.
- Atchley, R. C. 1989. “A Continuity Theory of Normal Aging.” The Gerontologist 29(2):183–90. doi:10.1093/geront/29.2.183.
- Carr, Deborah S., ed. 2009. Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA.
- Cockerham, William C., ed. 1992. Medical Sociology. 5th ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- Gubrium, Jaber F., and James A. Holstein, eds. 2000. Aging and Everyday Life. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
- Lopata, Helena Znaniecka, and Judith A. Levy, eds. 2003. Social Problems Across the Life Course. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
- Neugarten, Bernice L. 1964. Personality in Middle and Late Life: Empirical Studies. New York: Atherton Press.
- Neugarten, Bernice L. 1968. Middle Age and Aging: A Reader in Social Psychology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Posner, Richard A. 1995. Aging and Old Age. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Purdy, Michael, and David Banks, eds. 2001. The Sociology and Politics of Health: A Reader. London: Routledge.
- Quadagno, Jill S. 2014. Aging and the Life Course: An Introduction to Social Gerontology. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.
- Ryff, Carol D., and Victor W. Marshall, eds. 1999. The Self and Society in Aging Processes. New York: Springer.
- Stub, Holger Richard. 1982. The Social Consequences of Long Life. Springfield, IL: C. C. Thomas.
- Tornstam, Lars. 2005. Gerotranscendence: A Developmental Theory of Positive Aging. New York: Springer.
- Weiss, Gregory L., and Lynne E. Lonnquist. 2009. The Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Related Terms
- activity theory
- age
- ageism
- aging
- baby boomer
- centenarian
- continuity theory
- dependency ratio
- disease
- disengagement theory
- epidemiology
- geriatrics
- gerontology
- gerotranscendence
- health
- hospice
- life course
- life expectancy
- physician-assisted suicide
- primary aging
- ritual
- role exit
- secondary aging
- senescence
- social gerontology
- status
- thanatology
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