TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moody,Harry R.
AU  - Sasser,Jennifer R.
TI  - Aging: concepts and controversies 
SN  - 9781452203096 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Thousand Oaks, Calf.
PB  - SAGE Publications
KW  - Gerontology
KW  - United States
KW  - Aging
N1  - 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?
N2  - "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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