LibGuides: PSY-8338: Week 1 Resources

Week 1 Resources

Handbook of Minority Aging by Tamara A. Baker; Keith E. Whitfield
ISBN: 9780826109637
Publication Date: 2013-06-01
Abdou, C. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2013). Introduction: Psychology – Rising as a discipline to meet the challenges of an aging, increasingly diverse society. In K. Whitfield & T. Backer (Eds.), Handbook of minority aging.
Read Introduction: Psychology – Rising as a discipline to meet the challenges of an aging, increasingly diverse society
Aging, Society, and the Life Course by Leslie A. Morgan; Suzanne Kunkel
ISBN: 9780826121721
Publication Date: 2015-06-01
Kunkel, R. R., & Morgan, L. A. (2015). Aging and society. In aging, society, and the life course (5th ed.). Springer.
Read Chapter 1, Aging and Society (pp. 1-21)
Learning to Be Old by Margaret Cruikshank
ISBN: 9781442213654
Publication Date: 2013-02-14
Cruikshank, M. (2013). Cultural myths and aging. In Learning to be old: Gender, culture, and aging. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Read Chapter 1, Cultural Myths and Aging (pp. 17-28).

Global Aging
National Institute on Aging (n.d.). Global aging. Division of Behavioral and Social Research.
Review the various research and resources listed on the webpage. Review at least one of the publications listed.
The resources range from 1 to 60 pages. Although you are not expected to thoroughly read any of the sources, be sure to read enough to get an idea of the type of global aging research and resources that are listed.

Aging and Diversity by Chandra Mehrotra,; Lisa Smith Lisa Smith Wagner
ISBN: 9781315628097
Publication Date: 2018-09-03
Mehrotra, C., & Wagner, L. S. (2019). Aging and diversity. In Aging and diversity: An active learning experience (3rd ed., pp. 1-33). Routledge.
Read Chapter 1, Aging and Diversity (pp. 1-33).

Optimizing Aging: A Call for a New Narrative
Diehl, M., Smyer, M. A., & Mehrotra, C. M. (2020). Optimizing aging: A call for a new narrative. American Psychologist, 75(4), 577-589.
Read article.