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Modern industrial societies are characterized by long-term declines in fertility and steady increases in life expectancy. Together, these trends result in an aging population. The United States is no exception; since 1969 the median age has risen from 29.4 to a projected 36.4 in the year 2000. This fourth edition of the standard reader on the sociology of aging has been completely revised, with 90 percent new material, to reflect new information and new issues in this rapidly developing field. Students and practicing professionals will find it a lively, accessible overview.
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Beth B. Hess is professor of political science at the County College of Morris, in Randolph, New Jersey. She is author of numerous books on aging and social gerontology.
Elizabeth W. Markson is director of research, Boston University Gerontology Center.
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“Diversity within a group in mental and behavioral functions increases with age. Aging as a phenomenon is further differentiated in that it affects and is affected by a variety of established disciplines. . . . In Growing Old in America (second edition) Hess manages gerontological fairness while still capturing the dynamics of the aging experiences. . . . Each section holds distinguished scholarship. . . . The great functional variety of aging experiences is amply documented here. . . . Hess argues for ‘doing something about it,’ and substantiates the potency and value of a social gerontology.”
—Edward F. Ansello, Contemporary Sociology
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