The Economics of an Aging Society

Richard Burkhauser
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Written by leading thinkers in the field, this text provides an in-depth analysis of the economic and policy issues associated with individual and population aging. The text has a strong policy focus based on demographic and economic analysis, making ...

Life After Ninety

Michael Bury
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Long life and the factors which promote it are of perennial interest to human beings. Although there is much discussion in our society about aging, there is less willingness to examine the assumptions which govern our attitudes towards old age. The v ...

Gender, Social Inequalities, and Aging

Toni M. Calasanti
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The experience of men and women in later life varies enormously, not only along the lines of gender but also due to ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, and race. Calasanti and Slevin explore these differences, their genesis, their meaning to men an ...

How Policies Make Citizens : Senior Political Activism and the American Welfare State

Andrea Louise Campbell
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"Many political scientists share a hunch that Big Government has a large influence on civic engagement, but there are precious few studies that offer convincing evidence of this impact and even fewer that trace individual-level policy feedback effect ...

Challenges of Aging on U.S. Families : Policy and Practice Implications

Richard K. Caputo
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The Virtues of Aging

Jimmy Carter
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"We are not alone in our worry about both the physical aspect of aging and the prejudice that exists toward the elderly, which is similar to racism or sexism. What makes it different is that the prejudice also exists among those of us who are either ...

Gerontology : An Interdisciplinary Perspective

John C. Cavanaugh
Hardcover - $193.95

As the baby boom generation ages, the number of older adults continues to increase at a dramatic rate. This trend has created a need for well-educated professionals in the rapidly expanding fields of psychology, social work, health care, education, p ...

Communication, Technology and Aging : Opportunities and Challenges for the Future

Neil Charness
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Cicero : Cato Maior de Senectute

Marcus Tullius Cicero
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This is a complete critical edition of Cicero's Cato Maior de Senectute (On Old Age )with an introduction and commentary. The text is based on a fresh examination of the manuscript tradition while the introduction aims to place the work in the contex ...

Whistling Women

Cheryl Claassen
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Whistling Women is a unique, candid collection of the life experiences of 44 lesbians between 62 and 82 years of age. This book explores new ground with interviews about their memories, feelings, and thoughts on a diversity of perspectives--from grow ...