Handbook of gerontology: evidence-based approaches to theory, practice, and policy

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007. – 603 pages.
This book began by a conversation between the two editors regarding the need for a comprehensive and readable gerontology handbook that could serve as a primary or secondary text for undergraduates and graduate students across disciplines, as well as a resource to practitioners. We conceptualized a book that would cover the current state of knowledge related to evidence-based theory, practice, and policy in gerontology.
With over 600 million elderly persons living around the globe, this book is timely. It is comprehensive, practical, well researched, and very readable. Everyone with a serious interest in adulthood and the aging years should read it. Our hope is that this book will serve as a resource in seeking to move various national and international agendas as they relate to the later years of life, and be deemed a valuable addition to our knowledge base in the field of human development and aging.