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Title: Issues in Aging
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication Date: 2005
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0205439187
ISBN 13: 9780205439188
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 2nd Edition.
Condition: Fair
Weight: 1.94 pounds

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Synopsis

Opportunities and Optimism in Aging

Issues in Aging, 3^rd edition takes an optimistic view of aging and human potential in later life.

This book presents the most up-to-date facts on aging today, the issues raised by these facts, and the societal and individual responses that will create asuccessful old age for us all.

Mark Novak presents the full picture of aging- exhibiting both the problems and the opportunities that accompany older age. The text illustrates how generations are dependent on one another and how social conditions affect both the individual and social institutions.

Learning Goals

Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:

Understand how large-scale social issues � social attitudes, the study of aging, and demographic issues affect individuals and social institutions
Identify the political responses to aging and how individuals can create a better old age for themselves and the people they know
Separate the myths from the realities of aging
Recognize the human side of aging
Trace the transformation of pension plans, health, and opportunities for personal expression and social engagement to the new ecology of aging today

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About the Author

Dr. Mark Novak is Associate Vice-President for International Studies and Dean of Extended Studies at San Jose State University (SJSU); a position he has held since 1996. Also, Dr. Novak has supervised university international and professional development programs for the past 15 years both in Canada and the United States.

Dr. Novak received his Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Rutgers University in New Jersey and his Ph.D. degree in Sociology from York University in Toronto. He specializes in the study of adult development, adult education, and aging.

Dr. Novak has written many articles for professional journals here and abroad. Alsom he has written several books including a general interest study entitled, Successful Aging, Aging and Society: A Canadian Perspective, 5^th ed, the best-selling gerontology text in Canada,and Aging and Society: A Reader.

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