It argues that chronological age should be a central theoretical concern for social gerontologists.
These observations are intended to alert social gerontologists to important but hugely neglected aspects of wellbeing and quality of life in old age.
Social gerontologists must be aware of medical advances, nurses must be aware of psychological advances, physicians must be aware of social sciences.
The relationship between activity and wellbeing in later life has long preoccupied social gerontologists.
That is, feminists pointed to the power inequities within the family, whereas gerontologists saw families as the site of support and resources for elders.
Many gerontologists, however, would be shocked to find themselves bracketed with feminists, and this is why conceptual frameworks are important.
There is nothing in this report that illustrates the complex and rich reciprocity in existing inter-generational relations that gerontologists have identified over many years.
Indeed, they argue that this preoccupation leads us, as gerontologists, to perpetuate the very conditions that we abhor.
