pt. I. Theoretical development and frameworks in the era of the Third Age. A life-course approach to the Third Age / Phyllis Moen -- The Third Age as a cultural field / Chris Gilleard and Paul Higgs -- The political economy of the Third Age / Kathrin Komp -- A feminist lens of the Third Age: refining the framework / Toni Calasanti and Neal King -- pt. II. Methodological approaches for Third Age research. Demographic approaches and their potential application in Third Age research / J. Scott Brown and Scott M. Lynch -- The Third Age as a socio-demographic variable for cross-country comparisons / Kathrin Komp and Jürgen H. P. Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik -- Time-use studies: a method for exploring everyday life in the Third Age / Stella Chatzitheochari and Sara Arber -- Experiencing the Third Age: the perspective of qualitative inquiry / Graham D. Rowles and Lydia K. Manning -- pt. III. Emerging themes and controversies in the era of the Third Age. From retirement to "productive aging" and back to work again / Scott Bass -- Challenges and opportunities for relationships in the era of the Third Age / Denise Brothers and Jenny de Jong Gierveld -- Relevance of social capital and lifestyle for the Third Age / Dawn C. Carr and Jon Hendricks -- Cultural ideals, ethics, and agelessness: a critical perspective on the Third Age / Martha Holstein -- The Third Age: fact or fiction, and does it matter? / Linda K. George.
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