OUR GUEST EDITORS:
Nancy Morrow-Howell and Marc Freedman
Introduction
Bringing Civic Engagement into Sharper Focus
By Nancy Morrow-Howell and Marc Freedman
The Effects of Civic Engagement on Current and Future Cohorts of Older Adults
By James E. Hinterlong and Angela Williamson
A History of Civic Engagement of Older People
By W. Andrew Achenbaum
Older People and Political Engagement: From Avid Voters to ‘Cooled-Out Marks’
By Robert H. Binstock
Volunteering Among Current Cohorts of Older Adults and Baby Boomers
By Philip A. Rozario
Civic Service Across the Life Course
By Nancy Morrow-Howell
The Social-Purpose Encore Career: Baby Boomers, Civic Engagement, and the Next Stage of Work
By Marc Freedman
‘Doing the Lord’s Work’: African American Elders’ Civic Engagement
By Iris Carlton-LaNey
Aging in a Public Space: The Roles and Functions of Civic Engagement
By Robert B. Hudson
Opportunities or Obligations? Civic Engagement and Older Adults
By Marty Martinson
Civic Engagement, Older Adults, and Inclusion
By Amanda Moore McBride
How Communities Can Promote Civic Engagement of People Age 50-Plus
By Nancy Henkin and Jenny Zapf