- *Gender, Health and Aging* (1996)
- *Aging as a Social Process* (fourth edition, 2015; first edition, 1992)
- *Caregiving Across the Lifespan* (with Jacqueline Burwell and Rebecca Bliege Bird, 2009)
- *Health, Aging, and Society: A Life Course Approach* (with Robert Ferraro and Judith Levy, 2009)
- *Research in Gerontology: Focus on Health and Well-Being* (with Robert Ferraro and Judith Levy, 2012)
- *Gender and Aging in a Global Comparative Context* (with Barbara Katz Rothman, 2015)
- *The Health and Aging of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Populations: A Critical Examination* (with Elizabeth McClintock, 2017)
- *Health and Aging: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Development* (with Robert Ferraro and Judith Levy, 2020)
Articles and Book Chapters
- "Gender and Health in Later Life: A Sociological Perspective." *The Gerontologist*, 36(5), 1996, 633-650.
- "Conceptual Approaches to Aging as a Social Process." In P. Uhlenberg (Ed.), *Social Change and the Life Course: Older Adults in Context*, Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 1999.
- "The Intersection of Gender, Health and Social Class in Late Life." *The Journal of Aging & Health*, 12(4), 2000, 403-427.
- "Gender, Aging and Health." G.L. Maddox and M.P. Lawton (Eds.), *Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics: Volume 21: Medical Gerontology and Social Science Perspectives*, New York: Springer Publishing, 2001.
- "Gender and Aging." K. Ferraro and J.M. Levy (Eds.), *Handbook of the Sociology of Aging*, New York: Springer, 2003.
- "Gender, Health and Aging: Interdisciplinary Findings and Future Research." K.B. DeMarrais and E. McClintock (Eds.), *Gender, Health, and Aging in a Global Comparative Context.* Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2015.