PART ONE: FUNDAMENTAL AND DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON AGEING The Study of the Life Course: Implications for Social Gerontology Dale Dannefer and Richard A. Settersten, Jr. Past as Prologue: Toward a Global History of Ageing W. Andrew Achenbaum The Economics of Ageing James H. Schulz Social Anthropology and Ageing Christine L. Fry The Demography of Ageing Christina Victor Epidemiology of Ageing Dawn Alley and Eileen Crimmins Disability and Ageing: The Social Construction of Causality Jessica Kelley-Moore Environmental Perspectives on Ageing Hans-Werner Wahl and Frank Oswald PART TWO: AGEING AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE Age and Inequality in Global Context Angela M. O'Rand, Katelin Isaacs, and Leslie Roth Gender and Ageing in the Context of Globalization Toni Calasanti Ageing and Health among Hispanics/​Latinos in the Americas Kyriakos Markides, Jennifer Salinas, and Rebecca Wong Religion and Age Peter G. Coleman Intergenerational Relationships of International Migrants in Developed Nations: The United States and France Merril Silverstein and Claudine Attias-Donfut Family and Age in a Global Perspective Ariela Lowenstein and Ruth Katz Intergenerational Relations: Asian Perspectives Leng Leng Thang Societal Dynamics in Personal Networks Theo van Tilburg and Fleur Thomése Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Ageing: Shattering Myths, Capturing Lives Dana Rosenfeld Friendship and Ageing Graham Allan PART THREE: AGEING AND INDIVIDUAL CHANGE Age, Self and Identity in the Global Century Jon Hendricks Social Structure, Cognition and Ageing Duane F. Alwin Stress and Agentic Ageing: A Targeted Adaptation Model Focused on Cancer Eva Kahana and Boaz Kahana Agency and Social Structure in Ageing and Life Course Research Victor W. Marshall and Philippa J. Clarke Age, Experience and the Beginning of Wisdom Monika Ardelt Loneliness and Ageing: Comparative Perspectives Marja Jylhä and Marja Saarenheimo.Biosocial Interactions in the Construction of Late-life Health Status Kathryn Z. Douthit and Andre Marquis Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Social and Cultural Context Danny George and Peter Whitehouse Socio-cultural Perspectives on Ageing Bodies Stephen Katz Time and Ageing: Enduring and Emerging Issues Jan Baars PART FOUR: AGEING, CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT Ageing and International Development Peter Lloyd-Sherlock Migration and Age Tony Warnes Global Ageing: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa Isabella Aboderin Population Ageing and Old-age Insurance in China Zeng Yi and Linda K. George Ageing in a Global Context: the Asia-Pacific Region David R Phillips, Alfred C.M. Chan, and Sheung-Tak Cheng The Significance of Grandparents to Grandchildren: An International Perspective Peter Uhlenberg and Michelle Cheuk A Social View on Healthy Ageing: Multi-disciplinary Perspectives and Australian Evidence H. Kendig and C. Browning Social Dimensions of Anti-ageing Science and Medicine Robert H. Binstock and Jennifer R. Fishman The New Ageing Enterprise Harry R. Moody PART FIVE: AGEING AND SOCIAL POLICY Social Policies for Ageing Societies: Perspectives from Europe Thomas Scharf Globalization, Social Policy and Ageing: A North American Perspective Carroll L. Estes and Steven P. Wallace Social Policies for Ageing Societies: Australasian Perspectives Michael Fine and Sally Keeling Cross-National Trends in Work and Retirement Philip Taylor Continuous and Long-term Care: European Perspectives Caroline Glendinning Long-term Care in China and Japan Yun Zhou and Yuzhi Liu Ageing and Quality of Life in Europe Alan Walker Later Life and Imprisonment Azrini Wahidin and Ronald H. Aday Ageing and Urban Society: Growing Old in the 'Century of the City' Chris Phillipson Technology and Older People Claudine McCreadie.End-of-Life Issues Liz Lloyd Ethics and Old Age: The Second Generation Martha Holstein The Politics of Ageing Susan A. MacManus with the assistance of Andrea L. Polk and David J. Bonanza.Notes