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The book ends with an appeal to combine social structural and humanistic perspectives in gerontology.
This would be a practical and useful application of the cohort perspective in gerontology and its understanding.
The book's stated aim is to develop the critical perspective within social gerontology with the purpose of explaining, rather than merely describing, contemporary ageing.
The book has seven chapters written by 10 contributors who are specialists in gerontology and demography.
Another problem associated with this taboo theme of psychological gerontology has been the tendency to accentuate men's sexuality more than women's.
The potential for nurses to specialize within the field of gerontology has never been greater, with increasing opportunities available in practice.
In social gerontology, making one's value base explicit has come together in what is now labelled the ' critical gerontology ' movement.
In the second case, the psychodynamic tradition draws attention to the emotional and irrational components of intergenerational relations which have been under-theorised in social gerontology.
Readers seeking to understand recent research on disability and morbidity should consult gerontology, demography, and epidemiology journals for additional perspectives.
Yet there is still an insularity in our work even in those countries where gerontology has flourished.
The lively debates in disability studies about the appropriateness of non-disabled people studying disability were until recently unmatched in social gerontology.
Thinking about old age takes us beyond social gerontology to the broader discursive space with which it interacts.
I recommend this book for its descriptive content, particularly for new readers in gerontology and those with an interest in public policy.
But this book is justifiably part of gerontology for it is a study of ageing and people in old age.
An important set of questions in social gerontology has concerned issues about belonging and identity in the context of community and residential location.
