Moody, Harry R. <br/><br/>
Aging :  concepts and controversies / 
Harry R. Moody. 
 - 2nd edition 
 - Thousand Oaks, Calif. :  Pine Forge Press,  c1998. 
 - xxi, 554 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 487-528) and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents<br/><br/>Part I: Basic concepts<br/>1. Challenges of growing old in an aging society<br/>2. The economics and politics of aging<br/>3. A life-course perspective<br/><br/>Part II: Controversies<br/>1. Should We Ration Health Care for Older People?<br/>2. Should Families Provide for Their Own?<br/>3. Should Older People Be Protected from Bad Choices?<br/>4. Should People Have the Choice To End Their Lives?<br/>5. Should Age or Need Be a Basis of Entitlement?<br/>6. What Future for Social Security?<br/>7. Is Retirement Obsolete?<br/>8. Why Do We Grow Old?<br/>9. Does Creativity Decline with Age?<br/>10. Does Old Age Have a Meaning?<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0803990987 (alk. paper) 9780803990982 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gerontology--United States.<br/>Aging--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>WT 104 M817a 1998