Clear, concise, and expert definitions/explanations of key concepts in aging and gerontology written by leading scholars in the field

Comprehensive coverage of the field – spanning biology, psychology, sociology, economy, environmental sciences, health sciences, and the humanities

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Includes materials that have historically defined the discipline, as well as recent developments, significantly updating the state-of-the-field of gerontology and population aging, while reflecting both the global, regional, and local challenges and the strategic planning and adjustments needed for tackling these challenges

Introductions to theories and research that have shaped the global and multicultural purview of gerontology and population aging

Danan Gu works at the United Nations Population Division. He has an extensive publication record, with research in the areas of health and longevity, population aging, family demography and its applications, urbanization, estimates and projections. He serves as a senior editorial board member of BMC Geriatrics and he is an editor for a Springer Book Series on Advances in Studies of Aging and Health. He also serves as an editorial board member of Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences and Journal of Aging and Health. 

Dr. Matthew E. Dupre is an Associate Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences and the Department of Sociology at Duke University. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development and faculty at the Duke Clinical Research Institute.  Dr. Dupre is a nationally recognized medical sociologist who studies how social factors impact the development and progression of chronic disease in older adults. His work has appeared in the American Journal of Epidemiology, American Journal of Public Health, Demography, JAMA, Journals of Gerontology, Social Forces, and other leading journals in aging, medicine, and the social sciences.