Aging : concepts and controversies / Harry R. Moody, Jennifer R. Sasser.
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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| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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?.
"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.