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Perspectives on the Future of the Sociology of Aging
Linda J. Waite, Editor
Panel on New Directions in Social Demography, Social Epidemiology,
and the Sociology of Aging
Committee on Population
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
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This study was supported by the National Institute on Aging’s Division of Behavioral and
Social Research through Contract No. N01-OD-4-2139, Task Order numbers 225 and
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Sociology of Aging. L.J. Waite, Ed. Panel on New Directions in Social Demography,
Social Epidemiology, and the Sociology of Aging. Committee on Population, Division
of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, DC: The National
Academies Press.
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PANEL ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY, SOCIAL
EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF AGING
LINDA J. WAITE (Chair), Department of Sociology, University of Chicago
JOHN T. CACIOPPO, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago
ANDREW J. CHERLIN, Department of Sociology, Johns Hopkins University
NICHOLAS A. CHRISTAKIS, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical
School
MELISSA HARDY, The Gerontology Center, Pennsylvania State University
MARK HAYWARD, Population Research Center, University of Texas, Austin
V. JOSEPH HOTZ, Department of Economics, Duke University
MICHAEL HOUT,* Department of Demography, University of California, Berkeley
HILLARD S. KAPLAN, Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico
JAMES NAZROO, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester,
England
TERESA SEEMAN, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los
Angeles
MICHAEL J. SHANAHAN, Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
KEIKO ONO, Program Officer (until July 2012)
BARNEY COHEN, Study Director
JACQUELINE R. SOVDE, Program Associate (until December 2011)
DANIELLE JOHNSON, Senior Program Assistant
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Resigned January 2011.
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COMMITTEE ON POPULATION
2012
LINDA J. WAITE (Chair), Department of Sociology, University of Chicago
CHRISTINE BACHRACH, School of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of
Maryland
JERE BEHRMAN, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
PETER J. DONALDSON, Population Council, New York, NY
KATHLEEN HARRIS, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill
MARK HAYWARD, Population Research Center, University of Texas, Austin
CHARLES HIRSCHMAN, Department of Sociology, University of Washington
WOLFGANG LUTZ, World Population Program, International Institute for Applied
Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
ROBERT MARE, Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles
SARA MCLANAHAN, Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Princeton University
BARBARA B. TORREY, Independent Consultant, Washington, DC
MAXINE WEINSTEIN, Center for Population and Health, Georgetown University
DAVID WEIR, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of
Michigan
JOHN R. WILMOTH, Department of Demography, University of California, Berkeley
BARNEY COHEN, Director
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Preface
The Panel on New Directions in Social Demography, Social Epidemiology, and
the Sociology of Aging was established in August 2010 under the auspices of the
Committee on Population of the National Research Council. The panel’s task was to
inform the National Institute on Aging’s Division of Social and Behavioral Research by
preparing a report:
“that will evaluate the recent contributions of social demography, social
epidemiology, and sociology to the study of aging and seek to identify promising
new research directions in these sub-fields.”
To support the panel’s work, the panel organized a 2-day workshop in August
2011 in Washington DC, bringing together leading researchers from a variety of
disciplines and professional orientations to summarize current research and to identify
research priorities. Initially the plan called for the papers and the panel report to be
published in a single volume, but it was decided to publish the papers and the panel
report separately. Reviewed, revised, and edited versions of the papers from the
workshop are presented in this volume. The panel’s final report is expected to be
available later this year in a companion volume.
The project was undertaken at the request of the Division of Behavioral and
Social Research at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and funding from NIA made
this publication possible. Particular thanks go to Dr. Richard Suzman who was the
intellectual catalyst for this project, and we are grateful to him and the NIA for their
support.
Several members of the staff of the National Academies made significant
contributions to the report. The panel was established under the auspices of the
Committee on Population, directed by Barney Cohen, who was instrumental in
developing the study and providing guidance and support to the staff throughout the
project. Thanks are due to Keiko Ono, who served as a project officer for the project
until July 2012, Robert Pool for research and writing assistance, Jacqui Sovde for
logistical support, Danielle Johnson for report preparation, Kirsten Sampson Snyder for
help guiding the volume through review, Paula Whitacre for editing, and Yvonne Wise
for managing the production process.
The papers in this volume have been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen
for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures
approved by the NRC Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent
review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making
the published volume as sound as possible and to ensure that the volume meets
institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge.
The review comments remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative
process.
We thank the following individuals for their review of this volume: John T.
Cacioppo, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago; Andrew J. Cherlin,
Department of Sociology, Johns Hopkins University; Brian M. D’Onofrio, Department of
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Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University; Fran Goldschneider, Department
of Sociology, emeriti, Brown University and Professor, University of Maryland; Melissa
Hardy, The Gerontology Center, Pennsylvania State University; Mark Hayward,
Population Research Center, University of Texas, Austin; Theodore J. (Jack) Iwashyna,
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System; Hillard S.
Kaplan, Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico; Scott M. Lynch,
Department of Sociology and Office of Population Research, Princeton University; James
Nazroo, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, England; Jill
Quadagno, Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy, Florida State University; Burton
H. Singer, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida; and Mai Stafford,
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London School of
Life and Medical Sciences.
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments
and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the final volume before its release. The
review of this volume was overseen by Barney Cohen, Director, Committee on
Population. Appointed by the National Research Council, he was responsible for making
certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with
institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered.
Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the authors.
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Contents
1 Introduction and Overview
Linda J. Waite
2 The New Realities of Aging: Social and Economic Contexts
Jacqueline L. Angel and Richard A. Settersten, Jr.
3 Research Opportunities in the Demography of Aging
Melissa Hardy and Vegard Skirbekk
4 Social Network, Neighborhood, and Institutions: An Integrated “Activity Space”
Approach for Research on Aging
Kathleen A. Cagney, Christopher R. Browning, Aubrey L. Jackson, and
Brian Soller
5 Constrained Choices: The Shifting Institutional Contexts of Aging and the Life
Course
Phyllis Moen
6 Opportunities and Challenges in the Study of Biosocial Dynamics in Healthy Aging
Tara L. Gruenewald
7 The Loyal Opposition: A Commentary on Gruenewald, “Opportunities and
Challenges”
Maxine Weinstein, Dana A Glei, and Noreen Goldman
8 Social Genomics and the Life Course: Opportunities and Challenges for Multilevel
Population Research
Michael J. Shanahan
9 The Challenge of Social Genomics: A Commentary on “Social Genomics and the
Life-Course: Opportunities and Challenges for Multilevel Population Research”
Jason Schnittker
10 Interventions to Promote Health and Prevent Disease: Perspectives on Clinical
Trials Past, Present, and Future
S. Leonard Syme and Abby C. King
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