Product Description: Ethnic minorities represent a growing percentage of the elderly population in the United States. Yet, the impact of aging on minority groups and subgroups has only been partially studied. Minorities, Aging and Health fills the gap and opens the debate on how to provide for the specific needs of an increasingly elderly population...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Aging and Health gathers and reviews available research and literature on how social structural variables influence the health of middle-aged and older Americans. Chapters focus on gender, class and racial-ethnic differences, specifically considering Blacks, Hispanics and Navajos...read more

Product Description: An up-to-date, critical assessment of the literature on the relationship between aging, stress, social support, and health. Includes methodological chapters on the measurement of stress and social support. Examines the health implications of widowhood and bereavement, residential location and institutionalization, and early retirement...read more

Are patterns of ageing the same in all ethnic groups? Are there any cultural factors which make growing old better or worse for particular communities? Does racial discrimination affect the quality of life and health care of ageing members of ethnic groups? In this wide-ranging study in social gerontology, Markides and Mindel integrate literature from sociology, political science, economics, psychology and social work to explore the relationship between ageing and ethnicity. They draw important conclusions for social policy and suggest future directions for research and intervention.