Aging : concepts and controversies / Harry R. Moody.
Publication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Pine Forge Press, c1998.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xxi, 554 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0803990987 (alk. paper)
- 9780803990982
- WT 104 M817a 1998
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book Open Access | Health Sciences Library | WT 104 M817a 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | MBAL22041410 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 487-528) and index.
Contents
Part I: Basic concepts
1. Challenges of growing old in an aging society
2. The economics and politics of aging
3. A life-course perspective
Part II: Controversies
1. Should We Ration Health Care for Older People?
2. Should Families Provide for Their Own?
3. Should Older People Be Protected from Bad Choices?
4. Should People Have the Choice To End Their Lives?
5. Should Age or Need Be a Basis of Entitlement?
6. What Future for Social Security?
7. Is Retirement Obsolete?
8. Why Do We Grow Old?
9. Does Creativity Decline with Age?
10. Does Old Age Have a Meaning?
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