Section 13.1 Who Are the Elderly? Aging in Society
Studying Aging Populations
Phases of Aging: The Young-Old, Middle-Old, and Old-Old
The Graying of the United States
Baby Boomers
Aging around the World
Section 13.2 The Process of Aging
Biological Changes
Social and Psychological Changes
Aging and Sexuality
Death and Dying
Section 13.3 Challenges Facing the Elderly
Poverty
Ageism
Mistreatment and Abuse
Section 13.4 Theoretical Perspectives on Aging
Functionalism
Conflict Perspective
Symbolic Interactionism
Section 19.1 The Social Construction of Health
The Cultural Meaning of Illness
The Social Construction of the Illness Experience
The Social Construction of Medical Knowledge
Section 19.2 Global Health
Health in High-Income Nations
Health in Low-Income Nations
Section 19.3 Health in the United States
Health by Race and Ethnicity
Health by Socioeconomic Status
Health by Gender
Mental Health and Disability
Mental Health
Disability
Section 19.4 Comparative Health and Medicine
U.S. Healthcare
Healthcare Elsewhere
Section 19.5 Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine
Functionalism
Conflict Perspective
Symbolic Interactionism