Communicative climates and prospects in cross-cultural gerontology.

In this Prologue to a special issue on "communicative practices and climates" in cross-cultural gerontology, we overview some extant themes in research and theory in the study of aging and communication as well as its cross-cultural parameters. Highlighted are features of the papers to follow and, subsequently, proposals are offered towards the development of a cross-culturally robust communication model of successful aging.