Key Concepts in Social Gerontology

The Sage Key Concepts series provides students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics in a variety of disciplines. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding. Written by experienced and respected academics, the books are indispensable study aids and guides to comprehension.

`I welcome this book's refreshing approach. The joint UK-US authorship promotes a much needed international approach to the field - something all too lacking in most American textbooks and theoretical articles. Moreover, the coverage and evaluation of the concepts is right at the current leading edge in a rapidly moving field.'

Victor Marshall, Dept. of Sociology and Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Social gerontology is a new and dynamic field reflecting the increasing interest in ageing across the world. This book provides a readily accessible guide to well established and contested issues, as well as new concepts emerging through cutting edge research in the discipline.

The entries give concise, lucid knowledge on what constitutes the `building blocks' of social gerontology and sets out a clear review of the core concepts, both classic and emerging, in this subject area.

They go beyond simple definition of the concepts to look at how each issue has shaped the discipline of social gerontology today.

This book is authored by social gerontologists from the UK and the USA. Together they present an interdisciplinary perspective and reflect a global approach to the presentation of key concepts in social gerontology.

Judith Phillips is Professor of Gerontology at Swansea University, Wales Kristine Ajrouch is Associate Professor of Sociology at Eastern Michigan University Sarah Hillcoat-Nalletamby is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at Swansea University, Wales