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Peer reviewedRiley, Matilda White – Gerontologist, 1996
Discusses the paradigm of aging and society and explains how life changes and changes in the surrounding social structure influence one another. (SNR)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Change Agents, Gerontology, Life Events
Peer reviewedLynott, Robert J.; Lynott, Patricia Passuth – Gerontologist, 1996
Analyzes the development of thinking in the field of aging as a sequence of two transformations in social gerontological theorizing: (1) when social scientists laid out a formal theory of aging for the first time; and (2) a recognition of theory as a reflection of the recognition itself. Examines specific theoretical approaches. (RJM)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Geriatrics, Gerontology, Models
Peer reviewedUhlenberg, Peter – Gerontologist, 1996
Develops a theoretical framework that explicates factors determining the level of care given and care received by cohorts moving through different stages of later life. Specifies four proximate determinants of caregiving and three proximate determinants of care receiving. Focuses on social changes that could reduce the burden of aging. (RJM)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Caregivers, Cohort Analysis, Family Caregivers
