Growing Older In Contemporary America

Comprehensive, yet highly readable,Growing Older in Contemporary America will appeal to students in both two-and-four-year colleges and universities. By combining a sound academic approach with numerous applications, the text meets the needs of those who work with older people and also those who simply want to know more about growing older and its personal and social implications.The book is multi-disciplinary in its scope and appeal. It acquaints readers with the implications of an aging population; the theories of aging; the physical, social, psychological, and economic realities of growing older; the impact of housing options; the support systems available; and the public policy issues of aging that affect young and old alike. Each of the 22 relatively short chapters addresses the issues at hand, using extensive research in a simplified, applied manner.