Job #AJO32925, Assistant Professor Faculty Position in the Department of Sociology at the College of Arts and Sciences, with a focus on the Future of Healthy Aging, Office of Research, Boston Univers...

The emotional consequences of “silver splits” (at age 50 years or over) depend on one’s ties with adult children. When these ties are close, Lisa Jessee and Deborah Carr observe, ... Read more

We used latent class analysis to identify profiles of midlife and older Chinese adults’ preferences regarding involvement in three dimensions of end-of-life car...

This third edition of the highly successful handbook showcases the dynamics of social psychological phenomena at meso and macro levels of social reality

Stress theories propose that the mental health consequences of physical health problems are buffered by social support and amplified by relationship strain, yet...

Bereavement—the loss of a loved one through death—is a common and consequential life course experience. Although bereavement, and the topic of death and dying more broadly, has remained on the margins...

AbstractObjectives. Racial disparities in end-of-life care are well documented, but less is known about how these inequalities shape assessments of death q

ABSTRACTBackground and Objectives. Social Security benefits rules privilege married persons and penalize divorced, prematurely widowed, and lifelong single

AbstractObjectives. We examine marital status differences in recent decedents’ end-of-life care and gender differences therein, and the role of other socia

Mother's Day can be difficult if your mom is no longer with you. For those whose moms have died or have late-stage dementia, these strategies could help.

Gen X is reinventing middle age with good humor, but arthritis is no laughing matter. Learn how to identify, manage, and treat your symptoms.