Preface
On New Person-Environment Dynamics in Old Age: Opportunities and Constraints Jon Hendricks

PART I: Introduction
Searching for the New Dynamics in Old Age-A Book Opener Hans-Werner Wahl, Clemens Tesch-Romer, and Andreas Hoff

The Social Construction of Age and the Experience of Aging in the Late Twentieth Century Christine L. Fry

Changes in the Physical and Mental Function of Older People: Looking Back and Looking Ahead Kenneth G. Manton and XiLiang Gu

PART II: New and Persistent Dynamics Regarding the Social Environment
Cohort Differences in Social Relations Among the Elderly Krisitine J. Ajrouch, Hiroko Akiyama, and Toni C. Antonucci

Family Relations and Aging-Substantial Changes Since the Middle of the Last Century? Andreas Hoff and Clemens Tesch-Romer

Elders as Care Receivers: Autonomy in the Context of Frailty Steven H. Zarit and Elizabeth R. Braungart

PART III: New and Persistent Dynamics Regarding the Home Environment
The Impact of Housing on Quality of Life: Does the Environment Matter Now and Into the Future? Laura N. Gitlin

Beyond the Relation Trauma in Old Age: New Trends in Elders' Residential Decisions Frank Oswald and Graham D. Rowles

Aging in a Difficult Place: Assessing the Impact of Urban Deprivation on Older People Thomas Scharf, Chris Philippson, and Allison Smith

PART IV: New and Persistent Dynamics Regarding the Outdoor Environment
Always on the Go? Older People's Outdoor Mobility Today and Tomorrow: Findings from Three European Countries Heidrun Mollenkopf, Isto Ruoppila, and Fiorella Marcellini

Does Driving Benefit Quality of Life Among Older Drivers? Karlene Ball, Virginia G. Wadley, David E. Vance, and Jerri D. Edwards

The New Leisure World of Modern Old Age: New Aging on the Bright Side of the Street? Franz Kolland

PART V: Persistent Dynamics Regarding the Technology Environment
The Potential Influence of the Internet on the Transition to Older Adult Sara Czaja and Chin Chin Lee

When Will Technology in the Home Improve the Quality of Life for Older Adults? Anne-Sophie Melenhorst, Wendy A. Rogers, and Arthur D. Fisk

Technology and Chronic Conditions in Later Years: Reasons for New Hope William C. Mann and Sumi Helal

PART VI: New and Persistent Dynamics Regarding the Societal Environment
New Aging and New Policy Responses: Reconstructing Gerontology in a Global Age Chris Phillipson

The New Politics of Old Age Alan Walker

Productivity in Old Age in Labor and Consumption Markets-The German Case Gerhard Naegele, Vera Gerling, and Karin Scharfenorth

PART VII: New Challenges
Separating the Local and the General in Cross-Cultural Aging Research Svein Olav Daatland and Andreas Motel-Klingebiel

Plasticity in Old Age: Micro- and Macroperspectives on Social Contexts Eva-Marie Kessler and Ursula M. Staudinger

Index