Introduction:

Steven H. Zarit and Leonard I. Pearlin

Special Issue on Health Inequalities Across the Life Course
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S6. [Full Text]  

Duane F. Alwin and Linda A. Wray

A Life-Span Developmental Perspective on Social Status and Health
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S7-S14. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Topic 1. Structural Patterns Of Health Inequalities:

James S. House, Paula M. Lantz, and Pamela Herd

Continuity and Change in the Social Stratification of Aging and Health Over the Life Course: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study From 1986 to 2001/2002 (Americans' Changing Lives Study)
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S15-S26. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jo C. Phelan and Bruce G. Link

Controlling Disease and Creating Disparities: A Fundamental Cause Perspective
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S27-S33. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David M. Almeida, Shevaun D. Neupert, Sean R. Banks, and Joyce Serido

Do Daily Stress Processes Account for Socioeconomic Health Disparities?
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S34-S39. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Topic 2. The Interface Of Biological And Experiential Conditions In Health Inequalities:

Patricia P. Rieker and Chloe E. Bird

Rethinking Gender Differences in Health: Why We Need to Integrate Social and Biological Perspectives
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S40-S47. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Allan V. Horwitz

Media Portrayals and Health Inequalities: A Case Study of Characterizations of Gene x Environment Interactions
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S48-S52. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Topic 3. Racial And Ethnic Inequalities In Health:

David R. Williams

The Health of U.S. Racial and Ethnic Populations
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S53-S62. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pamela Braboy Jackson

Health Inequalities Among Minority Populations
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S63-S67. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kyriakos S. Markides and Karl Eschbach

Aging, Migration, and Mortality: Current Status of Research on the Hispanic Paradox
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S68-S75. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Topic 4. Economic Status And Health Inequalities:

Joan R. Kahn and Elena M. Fazio

Economic Status Over the Life Course and Racial Disparities in Health
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S76-S84. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Linda A. Wray, Duane F. Alwin, and Ryan J. McCammon

Social Status and Risky Health Behaviors: Results From the Health and Retirement Study
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S85-S92. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard A. Miech, William W. Eaton, and Kathleen Brennan

Mental Health Disparities Across Education and Sex: A Prospective Analysis Examining How They Persist Over the Life Course
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S93-S98. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Topic 5. Gender And Work In Health Inequalities:

Phyllis Moen and Kelly Chermack

Gender Disparities in Health: Strategic Selection, Careers, and Cycles of Control
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S99-S108. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Debra Umberson and Kristi Williams

Marital Quality, Health, and Aging: Gender Equity?
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S109-S113. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

William R. Avison and Lorraine Davies

Family Structure, Gender, and Health in the Context of the Life Course
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S113-S116. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Topic 6. Cumulative Adversity And Health Inequalities:

Angela M. O'Rand and Jenifer Hamil-Luker

Processes of Cumulative Adversity: Childhood Disadvantage and Increased Risk of Heart Attack Across the Life Course
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S117-S124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. A. S. Wickrama, Rand D. Conger, and W. Todd Abraham

Early Adversity and Later Health: The Intergenerational Transmission of Adversity Through Mental Disorder and Physical Illness
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S125-S129. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stephani L. Hatch

Conceptualizing and Identifying Cumulative Adversity and Protective Resources: Implications for Understanding Health Inequalities
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S130-S134. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Conclusions:

Linda K. George

Socioeconomic Status and Health Across the Life Course: Progress and Prospects
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60: S135-S139. [Full Text]  

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