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The aging population / Katherine Swarts, book editor.
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- ISBN: 9780737742367 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0737742364 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780737742374 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0737742372 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Society is prejudiced against aging / Margaret Morganroth Gullette -- Society is becoming more accepting of aging / David Oliver Relin -- People are afraid of growing old / Andrew Weil -- People are becoming less afraid of growing old / Stacie Stukin -- A significant number of seniors experience decreased mental function / Brenda L. Plassman, et al. -- Overall, mental function does not lessen with age / Laura L. Carstensen -- Government benefits for retirees must be preserved / Chuck Hagel -- Government support for retirees discourages personal responsibility / Robin J. Klay and Todd P. Steen -- The medical system is not prepared to deal with an aging population / Conn Hallinan and Carl Bloice -- Medicare is changing to meet the needs of an aging population / Mark Schlesinger and Jacob S. Hacker -- Encouraging delayed retirement will minimize age-related economic problems / The Economist -- Encouraging delayed retirement is not practical / James H. Schulz and Robert H. Binstock -- Mass retirements and corresponding economic problems may be inevitable / Kathy Krepcio -- Mass retirements and corresponding economic problems need not be inevitable / Ken Dychtwald, Tamara J. Erickson, and Robert Morison -- An aging population will be a financial burden to society / Faisal Islam -- An aging population can contribute much to society / Suzanne Perry and Michael Aft -- Retirement planning is vital / Jeffrey R. Kosnett -- Standard retirement planning overlooks financial hazards / Cait Murphy, Julia Boorstin, and Margaretta Soehendro -- Science will soon be able to slow or stop the aging process / Aubrey de Grey and Michael Rae -- Science cannot stop the aging process / Harriet Hall -- Indefinitely prolonging life would be desirable / Michael Anissimov -- Indefinitely prolonging life would not be desirable / Sherwin B. Nuland. |
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Subject: | Aging Older people |