«Ferraro's book impressively organizes the panoramic scope of aging into one paradigm and provides a valuable contribution to the gerontological canon.»

Jarmin Christine Yeh, Social Forces

«This is an elegant and significant work that any gerontology scholar or student will find new and useful. It will be exhilarating for scholars, an excellent tool for researchers, and an almost essential aid to graduate students who are reaching to grasp gerontology as a distinct social science.»

Lyn Holley & Chuck Powell, Educational Gerontology

«Ferraro's path-breaking book should be read by everyone who is interested in the study of aging and should be required reading in every graduate and advanced undergraduate course in gerontology»

Jill Quadagno, The Gerontologist

«In this book, Ferraro addresses the reality that most individuals involved in the field of gerontology are also involved in other fields, such as sociology, psychology, biology, or health care. His work articulates a paradigm for the scientific study of aging that incorporates concepts and empirical generalizations from multiple disciplines. He identifies intellectual common ground in gerontology that enables theories, models, and research to be interpreted across disciplines.»

The Gerontological Society of America

«[The Gerontological Imagination] provides a useful common language for anyone interested in the field of aging and is well worth a read to ensure that we are all operating with a similar, thoughtful, and inquisitive gerontological imagination.»

Carrie Henning-Smith, Journal of Applied Gerontology