During the past few decades, the dramatic social changes with regard to our aging population and changes in the family unit have made both demographic and socioeconomic consequences, as well as an effect on matters of social policy.
The prestigious editors, George L. Maddox and M. Powell Lawton, have assembled an impressive group of expert contributors whose chapters address topics from the latest theory and research findings to the changing balance of work and families, as well as patterns of kinship.
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Contributors
Forthcoming Contents, Volume 14
Introduction, George L. Maddox and M. Powell Lawton Part I: An Overview of Theory and Research
Families, Aging, and Social Change: Seven Agendas for 21st Century Researchers, Vern L. Bengston and Merril Silverstein Elusiveness of Family Life: A Challenge for the Sociology of Aging, Victor W. Marshall, Sarah H. Matthews, and Carolyn J. Rosenthal Part II: The Changing Balance of Work and Family
Kin Reciprocities, the Familial Corporation, and Other Moral Economies: Workplace, Family and Kin in the Modern Global Context, Angela M. OíRand and Emily Agree Balancing Work and Family in an Aging Society: The Canadian Experience, Anne Martin Matthews and Carolyn J. Rosenthal Part III: Comparative Ethnographic Accounts of Kinship and Social Change
Chinese Kinship and the State: Shaping of Policy for the Elderly, Charlotte Ikels Aging and Intergenerational Relations in Spain and Spanish America, Stanley H. Brandes Part IV: Changing Patterns of Kinship Exchange and Assistance
Kin Structure and Assistance in Aging Societies, Dennis P. Hogan and Laura J. Spencer Intergenerational Transfers: Economic, Demographic, and Social Perspectives, Beth J. Soldo and Martha S. Hill Part V: Social Change and the Future of Kin Relationships
Demographic Change and Kin Relationships in Later Life, Peter Uhlenberg Kinship and Family Policy in an Aging Society, Sandra J. Tanenbaum Index
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