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• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface On New Person-Environment Dynamics in Old Age
• Part I: Introduction
• 1. Searching for the New Dynamics in Old Age—A Book Opener
• 2. The Social Construction of Age and the Experience of Aging in the Late Twentieth Century
• 3. Changes in Physical and Mental Function of Older People
• Part II: New and Persistent Dynamics Regarding the Social Environment
• 4. Cohort Differences in Social Relations among the Elderly
• 5. Family Relations and Aging—ubstantial Changes Since the Middle of the Last Century?
• 6. Elders as Care Receivers
• Part III: New and Persistent Dynamics Regarding the Home Environment
• 7. The Impact of Housing on Quality of Life: Does the Home Environment Matter Now and into the Future?
• 8. Beyond the Relocation Trauma in Old Age
• 9. Aging in a Difficult Place
• Part IV: New and Persistent Dynamics Regarding the Outdoor Environment
• 10 Always On the Go? Older People’s Outdoor Mobility Today and Tomorrow
• 11 Does Driving Benefit Quality of Life Among Older Drivers?
• 12 The New Leisure World of Modern Old Age
• Part V: New and Persistent Dynamics Regarding the Technology Environment
• 13 The Potential Influence of the Internet on the Transition to Older Adulthood
• 14 When Will Technology in the Home Improve the Quality of Life for Older Adults?
• 15 Technology and Chronic Conditions in Later Years
• Part VI: New and Persistent Dynamics in the Societal Environment
• 16 New Aging and New Policy Responses
• 17 The New Politics of Old Age
• 18 Productivity in Old Age in Labor and Consumption Markets
• Part VII: New Challenges
• 19 Separating the Local and the General in Cross-Cultural Aging Research
• 20 Plasticity in Old Age
• Index