Aging : concepts and controversies /
Harry R. Moody.
- 6th ed.
- Los Angeles : Pine Forge Press, c2010.
- xxxi, 503 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic concepts 1: 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 functioining 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? -- 6.Should older people be protected from bad choices? -- Controversy 7.Should people have the choice to end their lives? -- Basic concepts III.Social and economic outlook for an aging society -- Controversty 8.Should age or need be the basis for entitlement? -- Controversty 9.What is the future for social security? -- Controversty 10.Is retirment obsolete? -- Controversy 11.Aging boomers: boom or bust.
Gerontology--United States Aging--United States Sociology & anthropology Social work Social counselling & advice services Age groups: the elderly Care of the elderly