"Taken as a whole, this volume is an excellent example of the value of the cross-fertilization of ideas from several disciplines....the inclusion of critical discussion of the major essays is thought-provoking. Most important, the essays move forward the analysis of issues related to the age structure of society."—Contemporary Sociology"For serious students of age stratification and age structuring of both society and the life course, the book will inevitably and quickly become dog-eared through use!"—Matilda White RileyFrom the Foreword