Title Critical perspectives on aging : the political and moral economy of growing old / edited by Meredith Minkler and Carroll L. Estes, with the assistance of Ida VSW Red, editorial consultant

Published Amityville, N.Y. : Baywood Pub. Co., [1991] ©1991

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Description x, 362 pages ; 25 cm Series Policy, politics, health and medicine series Policy, politics, health, and medicine series. Contents pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. New images of the old and the debate over resource allocation -- pt. 3. Apocalyptic demography and the biomedicalization of aging -- pt. 4. Critical perspectives on market economy health care -- pt. 5. Race, class, gender and aging -- pt. 6. Retirement, social security, and economic dependency -- pt. 7. Conclusion Analysis Old age Economic aspects United States Old age Social aspects United States Older people Economic conditions United states Older people Social conditions United States Retirement Economic aspects United States Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Older people -- United States -- Economic conditions. Older people -- United States -- Social conditions. Old age -- Economic aspects -- United States. Old age -- Social aspects -- United States. Retirement -- Economic aspects -- United States. Aged. Public Policy. Retirement. Socioeconomic Factors. SUBJECT United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 Author Estes, Carroll L. Minkler, Meredith. LC no. 90019475 ISBN 0895030756 (paper) 0895030764 (cloth)

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