Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Discussion: what does it all mean?

M W Riley1

  • 1Program on Age and Structural Change, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

The Gerontologist
|April 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

PACAP regulation of central amygdala GABAergic synapses is altered by restraint stress.

Neuropharmacology·2019
Same author

Age integration: conceptual and historical background.

The Gerontologist·2000
Same author

Successful aging.

The Gerontologist·1998
Same author

Wrist squareness and median nerve impairment.

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine·1995
Same author

Proterometra macrostoma (Digenea: Azygiidae): variations in cercarial morphology and physiology.

Parasitology·1995
Same author

The 1993 Kent Lecture. Aging and society: past, present, and future.

The Gerontologist·1994
Same journal

TITLE: Art imitates life imitates art in The Christophers.

The Gerontologist·2026
Same journal

Caregiving Across Distances: Residential Proximity, Care Activities, and Mental Health.

The Gerontologist·2026
Same journal

Reporting Race and Ethnicity in Aging in Place Research A Systematic Review.

The Gerontologist·2026
Same journal

Digital Conversation Companions.

The Gerontologist·2026
Same journal

Towards a Post-Brown life course framework.

The Gerontologist·2026
Same journal

Pathways from Adverse Childhood Experiences to Later-Life Cognition in China.

The Gerontologist·2026
See all related articles

This research moves beyond life-course reductionism, presenting a holistic "aging and society" framework. It integrates life-course studies with social structures for a richer understanding of aging.

Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Current research often focuses narrowly on individual life trajectories.
  • This approach, termed 'life-course reductionism,' overlooks broader societal influences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a more comprehensive paradigm for understanding aging.
  • To integrate the life-course perspective with social structural analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Review and synthesis of existing literature.
  • Conceptual development of an integrated aging framework.

Main Results:

  • Identified limitations of "life-course reductionism."
  • Proposed a broader "aging and society" paradigm.
  • Highlighted the interplay between individual lives and social structures.

Related Experiment Videos

Conclusions:

  • An "aging and society" perspective offers a richer understanding of aging.
  • Integrating life-course and social structural analyses is crucial for gerontological research.