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Aging : concepts and controversies / Harry R. Moody, Jennifer R. Sasser.

By: Moody, Harry RContributor(s): Sasser, Jennifer RMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher: Thousand Oaks, Calf. : SAGE Publications, 2012Edition: 7th edDescription: xxxiii, 537 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781452203096 (pbk. : acid-free paper); 1452203091 (pbk. : acid-free paper)Subject(s): Gerontology -- United States | Aging -- United States

Contents:

Basic Concepts I: A Life Course Perspective on Aging. Controversy 1. Does Old Age Have Meaning? ; Controversy 2.Why Do Our Bodies Grow Old? ; Controversy 3. Does Intellectual Functioning Decline With Age?. -- Basic Concepts II: Aging, Health Care, and Society. Controversy 4. Should We Ration Health Care for Older People? ; Controversy 5. Should Families Provide for Their Own? ; Controversy 6. Should Older People Be Protected From Bad Choices? ; Controversy 7. Should People Have the Choice toEnd Their Lives?. -- Basic Concepts III: Social and Economic Outlook for an Aging Society. Controversy 8. Should Age or Need Be the Basis for Entitlement? ; Controversy 9. What Is the Future for Social Security? ; Controversy 10. Is Retirement Obsolete? ; Controversy 11. Aging Boomers: Boom or Bust? ; Controversy 12. The New Aging Marketplace: Hope or Hype?.

Summary: "Presenting current research in an innovative format, Aging: Concepts and Controversies encourages students to become involved and take an informed stand on the major aging issues that we face as a society. Using their extensive expertise, the authors provide a thorough explanation of the issues in the Concepts sections and current research in the Controversy sections, demonstrating the close links between concepts and controversies in these broad areas of aging: health care, socioeconomic trends, and the life course."--Publisher's website.

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Item type	Current location	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Gratia Christian College Library Book Shelves	Print book	HQ1064.U5 M6 2012 (Browse shelf)	Available		7003408M

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Presenting current research in an innovative format, Aging: Concepts and Controversies encourages students to become involved and take an informed stand on the major aging issues that we face as a society. Using their extensive expertise, the authors provide a thorough explanation of the issues in the Concepts sections and current research in the Controversy sections, demonstrating the close links between concepts and controversies in these broad areas of aging: health care, socioeconomic trends, and the life course."--Publisher's website.