Cole, T. R. (1992). The journey of life: A cultural history of aging in America. New York: Cambridge University Press. This engaging work, abundantly illustrated, traces the evolution of attitudes toward aging and the aged in America.
Friedan, B. (1993). The fountain of age. New York: Simon & Schuster. This pioneering feminist leader draws on the newest research on aging, along with her own and other people's personal experiences, to urge new ways of thought and action so that the years after 60 can be lived as a new life stage, full of opportunities for growth, development, and fulfillment.
Kidder, J. T. (1993). Old friends. New York: Houghton Mifflin. The prize-winning author offers a nonfiction portrait of two elderly men, thrust together as roommates in a nursing home. By musing over their lives together, the men, at first strangers, develop a deep and rewarding friendship. This study of old age reminds all of us of the possibility of continued renewal in the face of mortality.
Kornhaber, A. (1996). Contemporary grandparenting. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. This book, by a child and family psychiatrist, is the first textbook to deal with phenomenon of grandparenting -- what it means to grandparents, their children and grandchildren, and society. This lively, readable, research-based book includes case histories, anecdotes, and quotations to illustrate such issues as the different kinds of grandparenting styles, the development of grandparent identity, legal issues, and dysfunctional grandparenting. .