The book is organized into three sections theoretical perspectives socioeconomic structures and contexts of self and society leading psychologists anthropologists gerontologists and sociologists present theoretical and empirical advances that forge links between the individual and the social aspects of aging. This volume focuses on the experience of growing old as it is linked to societal factors ryff and . The self and society in aging processes ryff carol marshall victor ryff carol and marshall victor amazoncomau books. The self and society in aging processes publication date 1999 topics aging social aspects aging psychological aspects older people social conditions older people psychology gerontology aging psychology aged geriatrics psychology social self concept social conditions vieillissement aspect social vieillissement