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Aging : concepts and controversies / Harry R. Moody.

By: Publication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Pine Forge Press, c1998.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xxi, 554 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0803990987 (alk. paper)
  • 9780803990982
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • WT 104 M817a 1998
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Contents:
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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Book Open Access 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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