Handbook of Theories of Aging

Vern L. Bengtson, PhD, is AARP/university professor of gerontology emeritus and research professor, Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.Richard A. Settersten, Jr., PhD, is Professor of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, Oregon State University, where he is also Endowed Director of the Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families and a member of the Center for Healthy Aging Research.

• ContentsContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Theories of Aging: Developments Within and Across Disciplinary BoundariesVern L. Bengtson and Richard A. Settersten, Jr.2. Concepts and Theories of Age and AgingRichard A. Settersten, Jr., and Bethany GodlewskiPART I. STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS: PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THEORY DEVELOPMENT IN AGINGStanding on the Shoulders of Giants in GerontologyRichard A. Settersten, Jr.3. Unlike Aging, Longevity Is Sexually DeterminedLeonard Hayflick4. The Psychology of AgingK. Warner Schaie5. How Theories of Aging Became Social: Emergence of the Sociology of AgingVern L. Bengtson6. Social Movements and Social Knowledges: Gerontological Theory in Research, Policy, and PracticeCarroll L. Estes with Nicholas R. DiCarloPART II. BIOLOGICAL THEORIES AND CONCEPTSAdvances in Biological Theories of AgingBrian K. Kennedy7. Evolutionary Theory and AgingDevin Arbuthnott, Daniel E. L. Promislow, and Jacob A. Moorad8. Inflammation and AgingMing Xu and James L. Kirkland9. Theories of Stem Cell AgingPedro Sousa-Victor, Joana Neves, and Heinrich Jasper10. Proteostasis and AgingMatt KaeberleinPART III. PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES AND CONCEPTSAdvances in Psychological Theories of AgingJacqui Smith11. Theories of Emotional Well-Being and AgingSusan T. Charles and Joanna Hong12. Emotion–Cognition Links in Aging: Theories and EvidenceNhi Ngo, Molly Sands, and Derek M. Isaacowitz13. Theories of Social Support in Health and AgingBert N. Uchino, Anthony D. Ong, Tara L. Queen, and Robert G. Kent de Grey14. Age Stereotypes’ Influence on Health: Stereotype Embodiment TheoryBrad A. Meisner and Becca R. Levy15. Terminal Decline of FunctionGizem Hülür, Nilam Ram, and Denis GerstorfPART IV. SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORIES AND CONCEPTSAdvances in Social Science Theories of AgingRichard A. Settersten, Jr.16. Theories of Work and Retirement: Culture, Trust, and the Social ContractMelissa Hardy and Adriana M. Reyes17. Families and Aging: Toward an Interdisciplinary Family-Level ApproachRosemary Blieszner and Marieke Voorpostel18. Theories of Social Connectedness and AgingJaclyn S. Wong and Linda J. Waite19. Long, Broad, and Deep: Theoretical Approaches in Aging and InequalityAngela M. O’Rand20. The Interpretive Perspective on AgingVictor W. Marshall, Anne Martin-Matthews, and Julie Ann McMullinPART V. POLICY, INTERVENTION, AND PRACTICE THEORIES AND CONCEPTSAdvances in Theory-Based Policy and InterventionsNancy Morrow-Howell21. Aging in PlaceAndrew E. Scharlach and Keith Diaz Moore22. Theories That Guide Consumer-Directed/Person-Centered Initiatives in Policy and PracticeNancy R. Hooyman, Kevin J. Mahoney, and Mark Sciegaj23. Theories Guiding Support Services for Family CaregiversRhonda J. V. Montgomery, Jung Kwak, and Karl D. Kosloski24. Theoretical Foundations for Designing and Implementing Health Promotion ProgramsSusan L. Hughes, Elske Stolte, and Renae L. Smith-Ray25. Theories of the Politics and Policies of AgingRobert B. Hudson26. Theories of Help-Seeking Behavior: Understanding Community Service Use by Older AdultsRobbyn R. Wacker and Karen A. RobertoPART VI. TRANSDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON THEORY DEVELOPMENT IN AGINGAdvances in Transdisciplinary Theories of AgingVern L. Bengtson27. Successful AgingJohn W. Rowe and Theodore D. Cosco28. Coping, Optimal Aging, and Resilience in a Sociocultural ContextCarolyn M. Aldwin and Heidi Igarashi29. Religion, Spirituality, and AgingPeter G. Coleman, Elisabeth Schröder-Butterfill, and John H. Spreadbury30. Theories of Wisdom and AgingMonika Ardelt and Hunhui Oh31. Theories of Environmental Gerontology: Old and New Avenues for Person–Environmental Views of AgingHans-Werner Wahl and Frank Oswald32. Theoretical Perspectives on Biodemography of Aging and LongevityLeonid A. Gavrilov and Natalia S. Gavrilova33. The Multiplicity of Aging: Lessons for Theory and Conceptual Development From Longitudinal StudiesDario Spini, Daniela S. Jopp, Stéphanie Pin, and Silvia StringhiniPART VII. CONCLUSION34. The Past as Prognosis: A Prismatic History of Theories of AgingW. Andrew Achenbaum35. Prospects for Future Theory Development in AgingRichard A. Settersten, Jr., and Vern L. BengtsonIndex