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Author Rubin, Lillian B

Title 60 on up : the truth about aging in America / Lillian B. Rubin
Published Boston : Beacon Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (184 pages)
Contents Through the looking glass -- Out of the closet -- Staying younger while getting older -- Does age count anymore? -- The marriage of self and society -- The golden years? : they've gotta be kidding! -- --And now about sex -- The shrinking ties that bind -- Hey folks, you're spending my inheritance -- Taking care of mom and dad -- Oh, my god, we're old! -- It's better than the alternative, isn't it? -- One last word
Summary Through interviews, research, and personal anecdotes, a psychologist looks at how longevity affects the social, emotional, and economic lives of those growing older in America
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
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Subject Older people -- United States -- Psychology
Older people -- United States -- Conduct of life
Older people -- United States -- Attitudes
Aging -- United States
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gerontology.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Aging.
Aging.
Older people -- Attitudes.
Older people -- Conduct of life.
Older people -- Psychology.
United States.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2007013570
ISBN 9780807029305
0807029300
Other Titles Sixty on up