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What is Sociology of Aging and 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. This special field of age draws on sociology as a whole and contributes to it through reformulation of traditional emphases on process and change, on the multiple interdependent levels of the system, and on the multidimensionality of sociological concerns as they touch on related aspects of other disciplines. The field is concerned with both basic sociological research on age and its implications for public policy and professional practice. Basic research topics include age as a structural feature of changing societies and groups, as both people and roles are differentiated by age; the succession of cohorts that link aging processes with sociocultural changes; and aging over the life course as a social process. Public policy issues encompass intergenerational relationships and inequalities, work and retirement, transportation and communication, "ageism"...to name a few. What is New? SALC Program for the 2007 Annual Meeting Peter Uhlenberg is the 2006 recipient of the Matlida White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award. Congratulations! Many Thanks to Ron Abeles for his years of service as Section Website Administrator. Adam Perzynski is now serving as Website Administrator and will be handling additions, updates and revisions to the section website. You can contact Adam at Adam.Perzynski@case.edu A new place on our HomePage provides information about deceased Section Chairpersons and Distinguished Scholars. Remembering Section Leaders Last updated on September 12, 2007