ch. 1. A gender lens on old age
The social construction of old age
Aging through a gender lens
ch. 2. Gender and the study of old age
Gender in the study of old age
Ageism in social gerontology
The social significance of the body
Growing old in gendered bodies
ch. 4. Sex, sexuality, and old age
The social construction of sex and sexuality
Sexuality and old age : what researchers tell us
A gender lens on sexuality and old age
ch. 5. Gender, social inequalities, and retirement income
Gender, the state, and retirement income : social security
Gender relations in the family and the workplace
Economic (in)security in retirement
Social security "reforms"
ch. 6. Retirement experiences : the continuity of work
The meaning of work and retirement
ch. 7. Gender, care work, and family in old age
Care work from old to young
ch. 8. A gender lens on aging and an aging lens on gender
Social gerontology, ageism, and age relations
Feminism, ageism, and age relations
Age relations and social inequalities : freedom and independence
