A critical gerontology requires more than a simple elaboration of existing humanistic scholarship on aging. This exceptional new work introduces a basis for genuine dialogue across humanistic, scientific, and professional disciplines. Among the topics addressed are industrial employment, retirement, life styles of older women, and biological research. From philosophical reflections on the "third age" to critical perspectives on institutional adaptations to an aging society, this book presents a wide range of provocative thought.

About the Authors

Thomas R. Cole, PhD, is Professor and Graduate Program Director at the Institute for the Medical Humanities, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.

W. Andrew Achenbaum, PhD, is Deputy Director of the Institute for Gerontology and Professor in the Department of History at the University of Michigan.

Patricia L. Jakobi, PhD, is Administrative Director of the Center on Aging at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, and Assistant Editor, Journal of Aging and Health..

Robert Kastenbaum, PhD, is a professor of communication at Arizona State University.

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