Beyond Gender Differences: Adaptation to Aging in Life Course Perspective (Society and Aging Series) - Hardcover

Hatch, Laurie Russell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0895032104 ISBN 13: 9780895032102

Publisher: Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

Putting gender in a lifespan context, Hatch (sociology, U. of Kentucky) atypically accents the gains as well as losses of aging and sex differences in adaptation overall, to the death of a spouse, and to retirement. From the multifactored theoretical perspectives of symbolic interactionism and polit

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About the Author

Dr. Laurie Russell Hatch engages in the scholarship of teaching and learning and is a Professor of Sociology at the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Ohio.

From the Inside Flap

"I liked the book very much and feel that it will be an important contribution to the literature in gerontology generally, and more specifically to gender, bereavement and retirement. We desperately need an effort to use theory to resolve many inconsistent research findings in these areas but we also need a book that will help us recognize that the search for gender differences is resulting in an exaggeration of minor differences and a failure to appreciate similarities as well. The life course perspective can help and Hatch has done an outstanding job of taking the field in this direction."
Professor Dale Lund, University of Utah

"This outstanding book will be valued by sociology, psychology, gerontology, marriage, family, and women's studies scholars at many career stages. Faculty will assign it in advanced courses; undergraduates will find worthy term paper topics; and graduate students will be inspired by the numerous calls to research. We all will appreciate this book for its review and synthesis of a wide range of theory and empirical findings, advancement in theory building, careful analysis, elegant argument, and clear exposition."
Rosalie Gilford, California State University, Fullerton

"This book is valuable not only to those interested in adaptation to aging, but also to those who use gender as a variable in developmental research. This book would be most useful to researchers who study developmental change and advanced students with prior background or supplementary readings in life course perspective. Hatch is to be commended for challenging widely used frameworks by offering and applying a 'new' perspective to further the field of gerontology. Hopefully, as Hatch states, it will assist in building bridges between gender studies and aging research."
Michelle L. Stevenson, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Journal of Women and Aging, Volume 13, Number 4

"This book provides clear and concise explanations of key concepts and theoretical approaches to gender difference research and adaptation to ageing. The overview and critique of research on gender differences and adaptation highlight the contradictory nature of the empirical evidence available, and the conceptual and methodical limitations of these bodies of research. Those readers interested in the influence of gender on adaptation to the death of a spouse and retirement will gain a detailed understanding of available research and its limitations as well as guidelines for the application of a life course perspective. Overall, this book progresses the application of a broad perspective on adaptation to older age."
Dr. Deborah Setterlund, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Work and Social Policy, The University of Queensland, Australasian Journal on Aging, Volume 20, Number 4

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0895032104
• ISBN 13: 9780895032102
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 268