Sociology of Aging

Aging & Ageism

• Age Concern
  The National Council on Ageing in England. Dedicated to improving the life of the elderly in the United Kingdom.

• Ageworks
  The online division of the Andrus Gerontology Center at the University of Southern California, offers information on aging, continuing education modules for long-term care professionals, interactive textbooks, and graduate and undergraduate education over the internet.

• Aging @ UTMB
  The Center on Aging at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA. A page designed to be a single gateway to a wide array of information and resources on aging.

• Aging and Mental Health Institute (AMH) - Florida, USA
  Committed to improving the mental health, societal well-being, and quality of life of our rapidly aging and changing population. The mission is to pursue a high standard of excellence in research, education and training, clinical care, technical consultation, and community service. The department collaborates with other USF academic units as well as academic institutions throughout the state and country; professionals and consumers within the aging, health and mental health network; corporate leaders, government officials, and representatives of other professional organizations and associations.

• Aging and Seniors
  The pages are designed to provide a forum for the exchange of health information of interest to seniors, researchers, and other Canadians on aging issues. Oresented by: The Canadian Health Network. English and French versions.

• Aging Parents and Elder Care
  Advice, comprehensive checklists , and links to key resources designed to mate it easier for family caregivers to find the information they need and avoid missing things that are important in the care of their loved one.

• Aging Research Center (ARC)
  Dedicated to providing a service that allows researchers in this field to find information that is related to the study of the aging process. It also introduces this field to laymen who would like to know more about the research that is being conducted in this field. It provides a weekly selection of papers, news, upcoming meetings and conferences, newsgroups, abstracts pertaining to aging from journals, recent books, papers of different theories of aging, and laboratories involved in aging research.

• Algemene Nederlandse Bond voor Ouderen (ANBO)
  An independent interest- and emancipatory league for 50+ in the Nederlands.

• American Association for International Aging (AAIA)
  Promotes the exchange across national boundaries, of information on innovations for the aging, particularly related to productive aging. Washington, USA.

• Ashliman, D.L. [1997]
  (Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh, USA)
  Aging and Death in Folklore
  On the distrust of old people in folklore, widowhood, caring for old people, euthanasia and geronticide, the inevitability of senility and death, attempts to trick death, excessive grief, and death as a divine release.

• Books on the Sociology of Aging: Allyn&Bacon/Longman | Prentice Hall

• Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG)
  The mission is to develop of theoretical and practical understanding of individual and population aging through multidisciplinary research, practice, education and policy analysis in gerontology.

• Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development - Duke University, USA
  The center serves as a national resource for information about aging and as a training ground for future generations of researchers, teachers, practitioners and planners.

• Distance Learning Partnership in Gerontology
  An opportunity to share instructional resources in Gerontology at the advanced undergraduate andgraduate levels among six universities in the University System of Georgia, USA. Four courses are available: the biology of aging, survey of gerontology, sociology of aging and psychology of aging. The site includes the syllaby of these courses.

• ElderCare
  A financial management outfit helping Baby Boomers navigate the elder care maze. Presented by EFM, a small woman-owned business dedicated to providing information on, and assistance with, the issues and challenges faced in aging. You can participate in a forum for the elderly and their caregivers, or get personal advice.

• Elder Grace
  A site on positive aging in America showing photographs from the Elder Grace Project. Created by Chester Higgings. Click on a photograph and hear the explanations.

• Elderhostel
  An educational adventure for older adults looking for something different. The later years should be a time for new beginnings, opportunities and challenges. Elderhostel offers you a way to keep expanding your horizons with people who are interested in the same things you are. "Studying there is half the fun". It contains searchable (seasonal) catalogs of international Elderhostel programs, but especially those in the U.S. and Canada.

• ElderWeb
  Includes over 6,000 reviewed links to long term care information, as well as an expanding library of articles and reports, news, and events. Created by Karen Stevenson Brown.

• Dignity Foundation
  A dynamic organisation located in Bombay (India), and is doing a lot innovative projects for older people. It facilitates the ageing individual in identifying newer roles, newer activities, and undertake socially recognised purposes for making life meaningful.

• Geriatrics and Gerontology
  Health Sciences Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario. Resource pages that highlight activities in Geriatrics and Gerontology at Queen's University.

• GeronLib
  Bibliographic database from the NIZW Kenniscentrum Ouderen.

• Gerontology Center - University of Georgia, USA
  Highlights the programs and resources of the center and the expertise of the all-university Faculty of Gerontology.

• GeroWeb
  A virtual library on Aging. For those interested in gerontology, geriatrics, the process of aging, services for the elderly, or the concerns of senior citizens in general. Contains an annotated link list separated into categories for universities, government agencies, private organizations for services and census data, and health and biomedical research sources. Created by: The Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State Univ.

• infoaging.org
  Provides the knowledge we need to live healthier, longer lives. The site delivers the lastes research-based information on a wide range of age-related diseases, conditions, issues, features, and news. Presented by the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR).

• Institute for Human Development, Life Course and Aging - University of Toronto, Canada
  It carries out multidisciplinary research from a social science perspective on the process of human development, life course and aging, population aging, and the aged.

• Kearl, Michael (Trinity Univ., USA)
  Social Gerontology and the Aging Revolution
  A fine designed site on aging problems in our time: general issues & resources; biological, pyschological, social psychological, sociological and cultural dimensions of aging; institutional impacts of the longevity revolution; economics of the aging revolution; the impact of the aging revolution on communities. A good site to start with, for all students of aging problems.

• Kenniscentrum Ouderen (NIZW)
  The Dutch Institute for Gerontology is a knowledge and information institute on aging and the aged. It functions as a tranfer point between producers and users of kwowledge and information from research, policy and practice.

• Longevity Science - University of Chicago, USA

• The Longevity Game
  Calculate how long you can expect to live based on life insurance industry research.

• MAAS - The Maastricht Aging Study
  Determinants of cognitive aging. As people grow older, memory and many other cognitive functions decline. Is this true for everybody? In the Netherlands, about one fifth of all individuals aged over eighty years are demented. Thus the majority do not develop dementia. In fact, many elderly people perform equally well as young or middle-aged people on memory tests. These individuals are said to age successfully. What are the determinants of successful aging, what causes the age-related cognitive deficits seen in usual aging, and what are the determinants of pathological aging such as dementia? This research project comprises a number of studies into biological and psychosocial aspects of cognitive aging.

• MedWeb: Geriatrics
  Presented by the Emory University Health Science Center Library.

• National Aging Information Center (NAIC)
  An American source for a wide variety of information on aging for older people, their families, and thos who work for or on behalf of older persoons. The NAIC distributes resources on policy, demography, health, and economic and social conditions of older Americans.

• National Council on the Aging (NCOA) - USA
  A private, nonprofit association committed to promoting the dignity, self-determination, well-being, and contributions of older persons and to enhancing the field of aging through leadership and service, education, and advocacy.

• Nederlands Platform Ouderen en Europa (NPOE)
  A Dutch platform for older people and Europe. It provides information on organizations, projects, policy and research. NPOE main aim is the integration of international conditions into the protection of interests of older people.

• Ouderenzorg in Nederland
  Information on elderly care in the Netherlands. Presented by: Mediatheek Thuiszorg, a Dutch center for information and documentation on housing, care and wellbeing.

• Pensioenland
  An excursion in Dutch pension land. Editor: Ton Kunneman. (Dutch only)

• Research Group on Aging and the Life Course (FALL)
  Internationally comparative projects on institutional and biographical processes of aging and the transition to retirement as well as on the social and political effects of demographic changes. Free University of Berlin. Director: Martin Kohli.

• Rogers, Elizabeth L. (Medisch centrum van de Duke universiteit)
  Why Do We Age?
  Why do we age? A simple question, but the answer is not so simple. An interactive learning module on theories of aging.
• SCP-rapporten over ouderen
  Summaries of Dutch governmental rapports on elderly people.

• Senior*Com
  Provides information for and about seniors. Includes pointers to travel sites, prime lifestyles, housing communities, health and wellness, online shopping, senior news, government programmes. Also includes chat forums. The entire site is searchable.

• SeniorenNet.be
  

• Senior Group Newsletter
  The monthly publication of an informal group of seniors, community-net senior section moderators, educators, senior service providers and others interested in how the net serves seniors and vice-versa. Editor: Art Rifkin.

• SeniorNet
  A national American nonprofit organization whose mission is to build a community of computer-using seniors. SeniorNet provides adults 55 and older with information and instruction about computer technologies so that they can use their new skills for their own benefit and to benefit society. The site includes a library, links to learning centers, round tables, member discounts and more.

• Seniors Computer Information Project (SCIP)
  A guide to Manitoba, Canada and world-wide information and services. It includes information supplied by local information providers and pointers to sites of interest to seniors. There's also a searchable index for all SCIP information.

• SeniorWeb
  A Dutch site for seniors presenting news, information on work and shopping, advise and support services and a contact web. English and Dutch versions.

• SeniorWeb
  A German portal for seniors.

• Social Gerontology Group - Dept. of Sociology, Uppsala University, Sweden

• Sociology of Aging
  A distance learning course thaught collaboratively via the Georgia Statewide Academic and Medical System (GSAMS). The course is designed for upper level undergraduates and graduate students. Its central focus is the examination of age as a social construct and aging as a social process. It explores the effects of societal norms and social institutions on the aging experiences of individuals as well as the effects of qualities of generations and the age structure of a population on a society and its institutions. Students will become familiar with major sociological theories of aging. You will study the demographics of age by looking at the changing age structure of the United States and reviewing social indicators to document the composition and comparative status of the current older population. It discusses issues of age-related inequality and its confluence with social class, race, and gender inequalities. We will investigate major contemporary issues in aging, using research literature to not only inform, but to enable us to analyze these issues and possible public policy responses to them.

• Sociology of Aging & the Life Course
  Sociology of Aging and the Life Course provides an analytical framework for understanding the interplay between human lives and changing social structures. Its mission is to examine the interdependence between (a) aging over the life course as a social process and (b) societies and groups as stratified by age, with succession of cohorts as the link connecting the two. Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, NC.
• Torres, Sandra [2002]
  Relational values and ideas regarding 'succesful aging'
  In: Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 33(3): 417-430.

• UNC Institute on Aging - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

• Why Do We Age?
  Theories of Aging, Normal Aging (part VI), Elizabeth L. Rogers, M.D. (Duke University Medical Center) -- from Multidisciplinary Education in Geriatrics and Aging -- interactive learning modules for professional education from Columbia University. Shows survival curves and life expectancy from a medical point of view.

• WSU Institute of Gerontology - Detroit, MI, USA
  Part of an ongoing effort to fulfill our mission of research, service, and education in the field of aging.

Professional Associations

• American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
  AFAR promotes healthier aging through biomedical research. It is committed to the dissemination of scientific knowledge about aging, both witin the scientific community and to the public.

• Aging & The Life Course
  Section of the American Sociological Association.

• Alter(n) und Gesellschaft
  Section Aging and Society of the German Sociological Association.

• Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
  Promoting multi- and interdisciplinary research in aging and disseminating gerontological research knowledge to researchers, practitioners, and to decision and opinion makers.

Alzheimer's Disease

National Alzheimer Organizations

Argentina    Asociación de Lucha Contra el Mal de Alzheimer Australia    Alzheimer Amgehörige Austria Austria    Alzheimer's Association of Australia Belgium    La Ligue Alzheimer Brazil    Associaçãoe Brasileira de Alzheimer Canada    Alzheimer Society of Canada Denmark    Alzheimerforeningen Finland    Alzheimer-keskusliitto ry France    Association France Alzheimer Germany    AlzheimerForum    Deutsche Alzheimer Gesellschaft Guatemala    Asociación Grupo ERMITA Hong Kong    HK Alzheimer's Disease & Brain Failure Association Iceland    FAAS India    Alzheimer & Related Disorder Society Ireland    Alzheimer Society of Ireland Israel    Alzheimer Association Israel Italy    Alzheimer Italia    Associazione Italiana Malattia di Alzheimer Japan    Alzheimer Association Japan Korea    Alzheimer's Association Korea Luxembourg    Association Luxembourg Alzheimer

Malaysia    Alzheimer's Disease Foundation Mexico    Asociación Alzheimer de Monterrey    AMAES Netherlands    Alzheimer Nederland New Zealand    Alzheimer's New Zealand Norway    Nashonalforeningen Demensforbundet Pakistan    Alzheimer's Pakistan Philippines    Alzheimer's Disease Association (ADAP) Poland    Polish Alzheimer Association Puerto Rica    Asociación de Alzheimer de P.R. Romania    Alzheimer Society Romania Scotland    Alzheimer Scotland Singapore    Alzheimer's Disease Association Slovakia    Slovak Alzheimer Society Spain    CEAFA    Alzheimer Espaņa Sweden    Alzheimerföreningen    Demensförbundet Switzerland    Swiss Alzheimer Association Turkey    Turkish Alzheimer Society United Kingdom    Alzheimer's Society U.S.A.    Alzheimer's Association Venezuela    Fundación Alzheimer de Venezuela

• Alzheimer Europe (AE)
  A non-governmental, non-profit organisation aimed at raising awareness of all forms of dementia through co-ordination and co-operation between Alzheimer organisations in Europe, as well as organising support to the sufferers of the disease and their carers. In the longer term, AE is striving to become the coordination and information centre for all organisations working in this specific field, such as day care centres, sitting services, training centres for professionals and related organisations.

• Alzheimer Page
  The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) in St. Louis, Missouri (USA) provides answers to some frequently asked questions about the Alzheimer mailing list, and a list of aging and dementia resources. You can also visit the Alzheimer Archive.

• Alzheimer-Selbsthilfegruppen in Deutschland
  A list of names and addresses of Alzheimer Self-help groups in Germany. Editor: Dr. R. Prior.

• Alzheimer Web
  The aim is to provide a resource for researchers in the field of Alzheimer's disease and for the people who have an interest in research developments. The site is maintained by dr. David Small (head of the department of pathology at the University of Melbourne, Australia).

• Alzheimer.com
  Dedicated to preventing and treating the cognitive decline of Alzheimer's disease, and to providing practical, up-to-the-minute information to empower Alzheimer's caregivers to manage the disease more confidently, effectively, and economically. They are not affiliated with any Alzheimer's Association. It is a gateway to information about Alzheimer's disease on the Internet. Based on a large and easily accessible online database, the editorial staff of Alzheimers.com screens the latest news and research on the disease, reviews the dozens of Alzheimer's-related sites in cyberspace, and provides an innovative, interactive forum for people who deal with it.
  
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• Alzheimer's Disease (Yahoo)

• Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR Center)
  A service of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Alzheimer's Disease Resource Page - Case Western Reserve University, USA
  Contains general information, resources for caregivers and for practitioners, research resources, and more. The database is searchable.

• European Alzheimer Clearing House (EACH)
  The aim is to bring together the initiatives in dementia care in the European Union in order to make better use of existing informationg and expertise and to put forward and select examples of good practice in the field of care for patients with the Alzheimer Disease and related disorders. The database is searchable:
  

• Facts on Alzheimer's Disease in the Netherlands - Internationale Stichting Alzheimer Onderzoek (ISAO)

• Internationale Stichting Alzheimer Onderzoek (ISAO)
  A nonprofit organization that provides grant support for basic biomedical research in the Netherlands into the causes of and potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease, and also provides the public with general information on Alzheimer's disease. You can get a free "Altheimer Aktueel'

• Handitel's Alzheimer Links
  The aim is to gather the information existing on the World Wide Web related to the field of disabled and elderly people. It is maintained by ADAPTH a.s.b.l. and is part of SocialNet Luxembourg

• MedWeb: Alzheimers Disease
  A long list of resources on Alzheimers disease, presented by the Emory University Health Science Center Library.

Discussion Groups & Mailing Lists

• AGELIS-L
  Discussion group for professionals in aging. To subscribe send message "subscribe AGELIS <firstname lastname>" to listproc@usc.edu

• ELDERS
  A world-wide discussion group of seniors hosted by St. Johns University. To subscribe send message "subscribe ELDERS <firstname lastname>" to listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu

• GEROLIST
  A social gerontology discussion group based at Uppsala University in Sweden. To subscribe send message "subscribe GEROLIST <fistname lastname>" to listserv@listserv.uu.se

• GERINET
  The oldest and most wide-ranging discussion group in all of aging. To subscribe send message "subscribe GERINET <fistname lastname>" to gerinet@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu. It is also available at the USENET Newsgroup: bit.listserv.gerinet

• clari.news.aging
  News of senior citizens and aging. (Moderated)

• soc.retirement of via Google Groups
  For seniors: retirement, aging, gerontology issues.

Reference - Directories

• AARP Guide to Internet Resources Related to Aging
  The online version of the latest edition of the publication written by staff of the American Association of Retired Persons, the world's largest non-profit association in aging. The guide can be downloaded in several versions or can be viewed by subject area with annotations of each site, by alphabetical list of sites or by list under subject categories. The subject categories are: General Interest, Government, Health, Housing, Income, Law, Leisure, Libraries, Clearinghouses and Databases, Social Services, State and Communities, Statistics and Research, Listservs, Newsgroups, Electronic Magazines, Search Tools. It relies in part on references to sections of other online guides.

• AgeInfo - Resources for gerontologists
  An information service of the Centre for Policy on Ageing in the UK.

• Age of Reason
  For people who don't want to spend the rest of their life in Never Ending Cyberspace when they're over 50.

• Aging in a Social Context
  Intended to assist sociology students or others interested in the aging process find information about aging, gerontology and the political, social, and economic factors of aging. The site is no longer maintained, so some links may be inactive.

• Aging Resources
  Editor: Dianne Browson

• Eldercare Web
  Extensive listing of sites for the aging elderly and their caregivers and advisors. Editor: Karen Stevenson Brown.

• Geriatrics and Aging
  Resources from Yahoo!

• Seniors
  Resources from Yahoo!

Editor	dr. Albert Benschop Social & Behavioral Studies University of Amsterdam
Created	July, 1996
Last modified	23rd December, 2005