Originally published in 1983, Aging in Society consists of a selection of papers that were prepared by various authors as background papers for the 1981 White House Conference on Aging. The papers provided an overview of knowledge on various aspects of aging in the United States at the time. Topics covered include aging and the family, economic aspects of an aging population, recent trends in the geographical distribution of the elderly population and mortality and health differentials by sex. Today it can be read in its historical context.
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Aging in Society
Selected Reviews of Recent Research
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Developmental PsychologyIndex
Social SciencesTable of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Authors and Advisers
- Foreword
- 1. Introduction: A Mosaic of Knowledge
- 2. A Sense of History: Recent Research on Aging and the Family
- 3. Economic Aspects of an Aging Population and the Material Well-Being of Older Persons
- 4. Aging and Work Organizations
- 5. Work and Retirement in a Changing Society
- 6. Recent Trends in the Geographical Distribution of the Elderly Population
- 7. Minority Aging
- 8. Women and Men: Mortality and Health of Older People
- 9. Age, Psychosocial Stress, and Health
- 10. Social Change and Food Habits of the Elderly
- 11. Learning and Memory Through Adulthood
- 12. Beyond Ageism: Postponing the Onset of Disability
- Postword: Where We are and Where we Might Go
- Author Index
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