Gerontology in the era of the Third Age : implications and next steps / [edited by] Dawn C. Carr, Kathrin Komp. - New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., 2011. - 269 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

A life-course approach to the Third Age / Phyllis Moen -- The Third Age as a cultural field / Chris Gilleard and Paul Higgs -- The political economy of the Third Age / Kathrin Komp -- A feminist lens of the Third Age : refining the framework / Toni Calasanti and Neal King -- Demographic approaches and their potential application in Third Age research / J. Scott Brown and Scott M. Lynch -- The Third Age as a socio-demographic variable for cross-country comparisons / Kathrin Comp and Jurgen H. P. Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik -- Time-use studies : a method for exploring everyday life in the Third Age / Stella Chatzitheochari and Sara Arber -- Experiencing the Third Age : the perspective of qualitative inquiry / Graham D. Rowles and Lydia K. Manning -- From retirement to productive aging and back to work again / Scott Bass -- Challenges and opportunities for relationships in the era of the Third Age / Denise Brothers and Jenny De Jong Gierveld -- Relevance of social capital and lifestyle for the Third Age / Dawn C. Carr and Jon Hendricks -- Cultural ideals, ethics, and agelessness : a critical perspective on the Third Age / Martha Holstein. .

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Aged.
Geriatrics--trends.
Retirement.
Social change.