Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-377) and index
Aging and society -- Studying aging -- Aging people in an aging world: demographic perspectives -- The aging individual in social context -- Family as an age-integrating institution -- Aging persons and their families -- Work and the life course -- Retirement -- Economics and the aging of society -- Aging and the health of individuals -- Aging and the health care system -- Politics, government, and the welfare state -- The dynamics of aging in our future
