An extensive, multidisciplinary study of old age and aging, ranging from 70 to 100 years.

More and more people live into old age. This demographic revolution underscores the fact that old age is the last uncharted and unattended phase of the life cyc

The field of gerontology has often been criticized for being "data-rich but theory-poor." The editors of this book address this issue by stressing the importanc

Presents the results of the MacArthur Foundation Study of Aging in America, which show how to maintain optimum physical and mental strength throughout later lif

Aging is a process that encompasses virtually all aspects of life. Because the speed of population aging is accelerating, and because the data needed to study t