Social Gerontology

Nancy R. Hooyma n holds the Hooyman Professorship of Gerontology and is Dean Emeritus at the School of Social Work at the University of Washington. Her MSW and PhD in sociology and social work are from the University of Michigan. She is nationally recognized for her scholarship in aging and multigenerational policy and practice, gender inequities in family caregiving, and feminist gerontology. In addition to this textbook, Dr. Hooyman is the co-author of Living through Loss: Interventions across the Life Span; Taking Care of Aging Family Members; and Feminist Perspectives on Family Care: Policies for Gender Justice, and editor of Transforming Social Work Education: The First Decade of the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Initiative. She has published over 130 articles and chapters and is a frequent national and international presenter on issues related to gerontology, multigenerational perspectives in aging, and older women. She is co-principal investigator of the Council on Social Work Education’s National Center for Gerontological Social Work Education, which for 15 years advanced gerontological competencies and content in social work curriculum. A fellow in the Gerontological Society of America, Dr. Hooyman is past-chair of GSA’s Social Research, Policy and Practice Section. She received the Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award from the Council on Social Work Education in 2009 and was inducted into the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare in 2010.   H. Asuman Kiyak (1951–2011) was director of the University of Washington Institute on Aging, professor in the School of Dentistry, and adjunct professor in the Departments of Architecture and Psychology at the University of Washington. She obtained her MA and PhD in psychology at Wayne State University. Professor Kiyak was the recipient of major research grants — from NIH, CDC, AOA, the State of Washington, and private foundations — in the areas of health promotion and health service utilization by older adults, as well as in person-environment adaptation to Alzheimer’s disease by patients and their caregivers. She published over 130 articles and 35 chapters in these areas and was known nationally and internationally for her research on geriatric dental care and the application of psychological theory to health promotion. In 2000, she received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the International Association for Dental Research and served as president of the Geriatric Oral Research and the Behavioral Sciences and Health Services Research Groups of IADR. Dr. Kiyak was principal investigator of a large clinical trial in geriatric dentistry, funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, and of two studies of a community-based health promotion study funded by the CDC. In 2003, she was named Distinguished Professor of Geriatrics at UCLA and received the Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Washington Educational Outreach division. Professor Kiyak was a fellow in the Gerontological Society of America.

• Brief Contents The Growth of Social GerontologyAging in Other Countries and Across Cultures in the United StatesThe Social Consequences of Physical AgingManaging Chronic Diseases and Promoting Well-Being in Old AgeCognitive Changes with AgingPersonality and Mental Health in Old AgeLove, Intimacy, and Sexuality in Old AgeSocial Theories of AgingThe Importance of Social SupportsOpportunities and Challenges of Informal CaregivingLiving Arrangements and Social InteractionsEnhancing Older Adults' Lives Through TechnologyProductive AgingDeath, Dying, Bereavement, and WidowhoodThe Resilience of Elders of ColorThe Resilience of Older WomenSocial Policies to Address Social ProblemsHealth and Long-Term Care Policy and Programs