Neugarten, Bernice Levin, 1916- . Meanings of age : selected papers of Bernice L. Neugarten / edited, and with a foreword by Dail A. Neugarten. [0226573834 (cloth : alk. paper) ] Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Call#: Van Pelt Library HQ1064.U5 N296 1996
Call#: Van Pelt Library HQ1064.U5 N296 1996
Introduction: Definitions and Descriptions of Age / George L. Maddox 19
1 Age Norms, Age Constraints, and Adult Socialization / Bernice L. Neugarten, Joan W. Moore, John C. Lowe 24
2 Age Groups in American Society and the Rise of the Young-Old 34
3 The Young-Old and the Age-Irrelevant Society 47
4 Age Distinctions and Their Social Functions 56
5 The Changing Meanings of Age / Bernice L. Neugarten, Dail A. Neugarten 72
Introduction: Thoughts about the Life Course / Gunhild O. Hagestad 81
6 Continuities and Discontinuities of Psychological Issues into Adult Life 88
7 Sociological Perspectives on the Life Cycle / Bernice L. Neugarten, Nancy Datan 96
8 Time, Age, and the Life Cycle 114
9 The Future Social Roles of the Aged 128
10 The Middle Years / Bernice L. Neugarten, Nancy Datan 135
11 Midlife Women in the 1980's / Bernice L. Neugarten, Lorill Brown-Rezanka 160
12 Social and Psychological Characteristics of Older Persons 176
13 Women's Attitudes toward the Menopause / Bernice L. Neugarten, Vivian Wood, Ruth J. Kraines, Barbara Loomis 193
14 The Changing American Grandparent / Bernice L. Neugarten, Karol K. Weinstein 204
15 The Middle Generations 214
16 Retirement in the Life Course 221
Introduction: The Idiosyncratic Faces of Personality / David L. Gutmann 233
17 Age-Sex Roles and Personality in Middle Age: A Thematic Apperception Study / Bernice L. Neugarten, David L. Gutmann 238
18 Personality Changes in the Aged 256
19 Personality and Patterns of Aging / Bernice L. Neugarten, Robert J. Havighurst, Sheldon S. Tobin 264
20 Personality and the Aging Process 270
21 Disengagement, Personality, and Life Satisfaction in the Later Years / Bernice L. Neugarten, Robert J. Havighurst, Sheldon S. Tobin 281
22 Disengagement Reconsidered in a Cross-National Context / Bernice L. Neugarten, Robert J. Havighurst 288
23 The Measurement of Life Satisfaction / Bernice L. Neugarten, Robert J. Havighurst, Sheldon S. Tobin 296
24 Patterns of Aging: Past, Present, and Future 314
25 Successful Aging in 1970 and 1990 324
Introduction: The Prescience and Influence of Bernice Neugarten / Robert H. Binstock 335
26 Social Implications of Life Extension 339
27 Policy for the 1980s: Age or Need Entitlement? 346
28 Family and Community Support Systems 355
29 New Perspectives on Aging and Social Policy 366
30 The Goals of Medicine in an Aging Society / Bernice L. Neugarten, Christine K. Cassel 377
Introduction: Speculations about the Meanings of Age / Dail A. Neugarten 395
31 Gerontology and the Aging Society 396
32 The End of Gerontology?
1 Age Norms, Age Constraints, and Adult Socialization / Bernice L. Neugarten, Joan W. Moore, John C. Lowe 24
2 Age Groups in American Society and the Rise of the Young-Old 34
3 The Young-Old and the Age-Irrelevant Society 47
4 Age Distinctions and Their Social Functions 56
5 The Changing Meanings of Age / Bernice L. Neugarten, Dail A. Neugarten 72
Introduction: Thoughts about the Life Course / Gunhild O. Hagestad 81
6 Continuities and Discontinuities of Psychological Issues into Adult Life 88
7 Sociological Perspectives on the Life Cycle / Bernice L. Neugarten, Nancy Datan 96
8 Time, Age, and the Life Cycle 114
9 The Future Social Roles of the Aged 128
10 The Middle Years / Bernice L. Neugarten, Nancy Datan 135
11 Midlife Women in the 1980's / Bernice L. Neugarten, Lorill Brown-Rezanka 160
12 Social and Psychological Characteristics of Older Persons 176
13 Women's Attitudes toward the Menopause / Bernice L. Neugarten, Vivian Wood, Ruth J. Kraines, Barbara Loomis 193
14 The Changing American Grandparent / Bernice L. Neugarten, Karol K. Weinstein 204
15 The Middle Generations 214
16 Retirement in the Life Course 221
Introduction: The Idiosyncratic Faces of Personality / David L. Gutmann 233
17 Age-Sex Roles and Personality in Middle Age: A Thematic Apperception Study / Bernice L. Neugarten, David L. Gutmann 238
18 Personality Changes in the Aged 256
19 Personality and Patterns of Aging / Bernice L. Neugarten, Robert J. Havighurst, Sheldon S. Tobin 264
20 Personality and the Aging Process 270
21 Disengagement, Personality, and Life Satisfaction in the Later Years / Bernice L. Neugarten, Robert J. Havighurst, Sheldon S. Tobin 281
22 Disengagement Reconsidered in a Cross-National Context / Bernice L. Neugarten, Robert J. Havighurst 288
23 The Measurement of Life Satisfaction / Bernice L. Neugarten, Robert J. Havighurst, Sheldon S. Tobin 296
24 Patterns of Aging: Past, Present, and Future 314
25 Successful Aging in 1970 and 1990 324
Introduction: The Prescience and Influence of Bernice Neugarten / Robert H. Binstock 335
26 Social Implications of Life Extension 339
27 Policy for the 1980s: Age or Need Entitlement? 346
28 Family and Community Support Systems 355
29 New Perspectives on Aging and Social Policy 366
30 The Goals of Medicine in an Aging Society / Bernice L. Neugarten, Christine K. Cassel 377
Introduction: Speculations about the Meanings of Age / Dail A. Neugarten 395
31 Gerontology and the Aging Society 396
32 The End of Gerontology?


