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| Defining the Field | |
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| The Field of Social Gerontology | |
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| The Field of Gerontology | |
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| Defining the Terms | |
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| Successful Aging | |
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| Conceptual Issues in Research on Aging | |
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| Aging Around the World: Successful Aging on the Israeli Kibbutz | |
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| Defining Old Age | |
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| In Their Own Words: The Botox Diary | |
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| Cohorts and Generations | |
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| Ageism | |
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| Forms of Ageism | |
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| An issue for Public Policy: Eradicating Ageism in Health Care | |
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| Perpetuating Ageism through the Media | |
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| Diversity in the Aging Experience: Gender and the Double Standard of Aging | |
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| A Profile of Older Americans | |
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| Health | |
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| Marital Status | |
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| Income and Poverty | |
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| Education | |
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| Careers in Social Gerontology | |
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| The Gerontological Specialist | |
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| Expanding Career Opportunities | |
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| Becoming a Gerontological Specialist | |
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| Life Course Transitions | |
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| The Life Course Framework | |
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| Methodological Issues in Research on the Life Course | |
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| Age, Period, and Cohort Effects | |
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| Cross-Sectional Research | |
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| Longitudinal Research | |
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| Qualitative Research | |
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| Identifying Life Course Events | |
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| The Timing of Life Course Events | |
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| The Duration of Life Course Events | |
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| In Their Own Words: Reversing Roles: Children Caring for an Aged Parent | |
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| The Sequencing of Life Course Events | |
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| The Effect of Early Experiences on Adult Outcomes | |
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| Aging Around the World: The Effect of Military Service on German Veterans of World War II | |
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| Demographic Change and Middle Age | |
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| The Theory of Cumulative Disadvantage | |
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| How Government Influences the Life Course | |
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| An Issue for Public Policy: Defining the Transition to Old Age | |
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| Diversity in the Aging Experience: Gender Inequality Across the Life Course | |
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| Theories of Aging | |
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| The Origins of Social Gerontology | |
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| Micro Theories of Aging | |
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| Psychosocial Theories | |
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| In Their Own Words: An Older Gay Man Struggles to Stay Engaged | |
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| The Individual and the Social System | |
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| Diversity in the Aging Experience: Religion and Personal Well-Being | |
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| Social Constructionism | |
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| Macro Theories of Aging | |
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| Age and Social Status | |
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| Aging Around the World: Veneration of the Aged in Traditional Society | |
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| Theories of Power and Inequality | |
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| An Issue for Public Policy: Structural Lag and-Age-Friendly Communities | |
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| Critical Gerontology | |
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| Demography of Aging | |
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| Sources of Population Data | |
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| Individual Aging Processes | |
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| Life Span | |
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| Life Expectancy | |
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| The Sex Ratio | |
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| Population Aging | |
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| The Demographic Transition | |
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| International Variations in Population Aging | |
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| Aging Around the World: Population Aging and Terrorism | |
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| Dependency Ratios | |
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| Population Trends in the United States | |
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| The Changing Age Structure | |
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| Fertility | |
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| Mortality | |
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| Diversity in the Aging Experience: Gender Differences in Life Expectancy | |
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| Migration | |
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| In Their Own Words: Maintaining a Cuban Identity | |
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| Dependency Ratio | |
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| Life Expectancy | |
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| An Issue for Public Policy: Should SSI for Refugees Be Restored? | |
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| The U.S. Sex Ratio | |
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| Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aging | |
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| Old Age and the Welfare State | |
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| Social Programs of the Welfare State | |
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| Public Assistance | |
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| Social Insurance | |
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| Fiscal Welfare | |
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| The Organization of the American Welfare State | |
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| Income Support | |
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| In Their Own Words: Surviving on Social Security | |
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| Aging Around the World: Restructuring Public Pension Programs in Europe | |
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| Healthcare | |
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| An Issue for Public Policy: How the Affordable Care Act of 2010 Affects Medicare | |
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| Support for the Disabled | |
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| Long-Term Care | |
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| Social Services | |
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| Diversity in the Aging Experience: The Use of Community Long-Term-Care Services among Elderly Korean Americans | |
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| The Age versus Need Debate | |
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| Biological Perspectives on Aging | |
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| Theories of Biological Aging | |
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| Environmental Theories of Aging | |
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| Developmental/Genetic Theories of Aging | |
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| The Aging Body | |
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| Diversity in the Aging Experience: Life Expectancy and Health Behaviors among Mormons | |
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| Aging Around the World: International Variations in Active Life Expectancy | |
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| Aging of the Exterior Body: Skin and Hair | |
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| Aging of the Nervous System | |
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| Aging of the Sensory Organs | |
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| An Issue for Public Policy: Should the Driving of Older People Be Restricted? | |
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| Aging of the Skeletal System: Bones, Cartilage, and Connective Tissues | |
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| In Their Own Words: Living with Osteoporosis | |
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| Aging of the Muscular System: Muscle Mass and Strength | |
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| Aging of the Reproductive System | |
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| Aging of the Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels | |
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| Psychological Perspectives on Aging | |
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| Aging and Cognitive Change | |
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| Creativity and Wisdom | |
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| Intelligence | |
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| Aging Around the World: A Swedish Study of the Heritability of Intelligence | |
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| Learning and Memory | |
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| An Issue for Public Policy: Should There Be Mandatory Retirement for Airline Pilots? | |
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| Learning and Information Technology | |
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| Mental Disorders | |
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| Dementias | |
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| In Their Own Words: Adjusting to Living with Alzheimer's Disease | |
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| Depression | |
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| Diversity in the Aging Experience: Racial Differences in Depression in Later Life | |
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| Personality and Adaptation | |
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| Personality and Aging | |
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| Personality and Health | |
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| Personality and Coping | |
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| Stage Theories of Adult Development | |
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| Erikson's Theory of Identity Development | |
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| Transitions through Adulthood | |
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| An Evaluation of Stage Theories | |
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| Social Aspects of Aging | |
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| Family Relationships and Social Support Systems | |
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| The Social Support System | |
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| Defining the Concept of Social Support | |
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| Gender Differences in Social Support Systems | |
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| Changing Family Structure and Social Support Systems | |
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| Marital Status in Later Life | |
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| The Later Stages of Marriage | |
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| Marital Satisfaction over the Life Course | |
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| Marital Quality and Health | |
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| Marriage and Sexual Activity | |
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| Gender and Marriage | |
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| Parent-Child Relationships | |
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| Social Interaction and Exchange | |
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| Diversity in the Aging Experience: Racial and Ethnic Variations in Filial Responsibility | |
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| The Effect of Divorce | |
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| Aging Around the World: Parent-Child Relationships among Chinese and Korean Immigrants to the United States | |
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| The Effect of Remarriage | |
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| The Unmarried Elderly | |
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| In Their Own Words: Deciding to Remarry | |
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| Sibling Relationships in Later Life | |
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| Grandparenthood | |
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| Styles of Grandparenting | |
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| Grandparents Raising Grandchildren | |
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| The Quality of the Grandparent-Grandchild Relationship | |
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| The Grandparent Career | |
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| Grandparenting after Divorce | |
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| An Issue for Public Policy: Should Grandparents Have Visitation Rights after a Divorce? | |
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| The Families of Older Gays and Lesbians | |
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| Social Support for LGBT Individuals | |
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| Friends and Social Support Systems | |
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| Patterns of Friendship | |
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| Dating in Later Life | |
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| Living Arrangements | |
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| Household Structure | |
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| To Move or to Stay? | |
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| Geographic Mobility | |
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| Aging in Place | |
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| Home Ownership | |
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| Aging Around the World: Growing Old in the City of Light | |
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| Housing Quality | |
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| Alternative Living Arrangements | |
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| Diversity in the Aging Experience: Life in a Single Room Occupancy Hotel | |
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| Assisted Living | |
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| Continuing Care Retirement Communities | |
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| An Issue for Public Policy: The "Money Follows the Person" Demonstration | |
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| In Their Own Words: Staying Independent in a Senior Apartment Complex | |
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| Work and Retirement | |
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| Trends in Labor Force Participation | |
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| The Decline of Career Employment | |
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| Labor Force Participation of Men | |
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| Labor Force Participation of Women | |
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| International Trends in Labor Force Participation | |
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| Diversity in the Aging Experience: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Labor Force Participation | |
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| The Transition from Work to Retirement | |
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| Bridge Jobs | |
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| Phased Retirement | |
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| Contingent Work | |
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| Age Discrimination | |
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| Aging Around the World: Age Discrimination in Great Britain | |
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| Factors Affecting Labor Force Withdrawal | |
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| Economic Incentives | |
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| An Issue for Public Policy: Elimination of the Earnings Test for Social Security Recipients | |
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| Retiree Health Benefits | |
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| Retirement as an Individual Decision | |
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| Future Trends in Retirement | |
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| In Their Own Words: Returning to Work after Retirement | |
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| Being Retired | |
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| Satisfaction with Retirement | |
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| Daily Activities and Health | |
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| Volunteering | |
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| Religious Participation | |
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| Health Aspects of Later Life | |
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| Health and Health Care | |
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| Adding Years to Life or Life to Years? | |
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| Stages of the Epidemiologic Transition | |
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| The Compression of Morbidity Thesis | |
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| Social Determinants of Health | |
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| Health Lifestyles | |
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| Aging Around the World: Patterns of Lung Cancer Death Rates in European Women | |
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| In Their Own Words: Staying Healthy through Activity | |
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| Social Support Systems | |
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| Socioeconomic Status | |
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| Gender | |
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| Race and Ethnicity | |
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| Diversity in the Aging Experience: The Puzzle of Hypertension among African Americans | |
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| The Elderly in the Health Care System | |
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| Health Care Providers and the Elderly | |
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| The Organization of Health Care | |
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| An Issue for Public Policy: Benefits for Seniors in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 | |
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| Caring for the Frail Elderly | |
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| Family Care | |
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| A Profile of Caregiving | |
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| Gender Differences in Caregiving | |
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| Caregiver Burden | |
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| Work and Caregiving | |
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| Caregiving and Family Relationships | |
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| Home Care | |
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| Home and Community-Based Services | |
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| Diversity in the Aging Experience: Caregiving Experiences of Gays and Lesbians | |
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| Aging Around the World: Innovative Reforms in Long-Term Care in Western Europe | |
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| Race, Ethnicity, and Long-Term Care | |
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| Private Long-Term-Care Insurance | |
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| Institutional Care | |
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| The Nursing Home Industry | |
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| Staff Turnover in Long-Term Care | |
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| An Issue for Public Policy: Staff Levels and Quality of Care in Nursing Homes | |
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| Access to Nursing Home Care | |
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| The Nursing Home as Total Institution | |
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| In Their Own Words: Rescuing a Christmas Ritual | |
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| Dying Death, and Bereavement | |
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| Cross-Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Death | |
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| Death in Preliterate Societies | |
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| Death in Non-Western Cultures | |
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| Facing Death | |
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| Preparing for Death | |
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| In Their Own Words: Reconciling to Alzheimer's Disease | |
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| A Stage Theory of Dying | |