International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 17 Issue 9/10

THE SOCIOLOGY OF AGING: IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC POLICY

Jan E. Mutchler

The nations of the world are aging. In comparison to decades of the past, older cohorts represent a growing share of the world's population. This trend is the result primarily of…

OLDER IMMIGRANTS AND U.S. WELFARE REFORM

Judith Treas

U.S. welfare policy is undergoing a philosophical shift resulting in a dramatic legislative overhaul aimed at reducing spending, limiting eligibility, and enhancing the control of…

ECONOMIC WELL‐BEING AMONG OLDER LATINOS

Barbara A. Zsembik, Greg L. Drevenstedt, C. Preston McLane

Using data from the 1990 Latino sample of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and the 1988 National Survey of Elderly Hispanics, this research examines ethnic variation in the…

IMMIGRANT AND NON‐IMMIGRANT LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AMONG AMERICA'S WHITE, HISPANIC, AND ASIAN ELDERLY POPULATION

Janet M. Wilmoth, Gordon F. De Jong, Christine L. Himes

Do the living arrangements of immigrant elderly differ significantly from those for non‐immigrant elderly? If so, are differences between immigrants and non‐immigrants due to…

CONTEXTUALIZING SOCIAL SUPPORT AND HEALTH IN OLD AGE:RECONSIDERING CULTURE AND GENDER

Jacqueline L. Angel, Ronald J. Angel, Kristin J. Henderson

In this paper we develop a conceptual model of the cultural context within which gender and social support affect health among the elderly. We argue that given the highly…

THE EFFECTS OF PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS AND AGE ON ELDERS' LONGEVITY

Kimberley Peters, Richard G. Rogers

Using data from the linked National Health Interview Survey National Death Index (NHIS‐NDI), a new and unique data set, we examine the interaction of age and self‐rated health as…

OLDEST OLD WOMEN: ENDANGERED BY GOVERNMENT CUTBACKS?

Sally Bould, Charles F. Longino, Angela Worley

This paper analyzes the situation of women 85 and over using the United States Census public use sample for 1990 involving individual census records of 154,008 women and men It…