[Gerontology--Multi-, inter- and transdisciplinarity in theory and practise?]. / Gerontologie--Multi-, Inter- und Transdisziplinarität in Theorie und Praxis?

Given the suggestion to establish gerontology as an independent scientific discipline, the paper discusses the options for further development. It is argued that multidisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity are the only alternatives that should be explicitly highlighted as a special feature of gerontology and that advantages and disadvantages of these alternatives should be discussed further.