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Author Achenbaum, W. Andrew.

Title Older Americans, vital communities : a bold vision for societal aging / W. Andrew Achenbaum
Published Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 202 pages)
Contents Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A New Demographic Revolution Demands Novel Structural Responses -- 1. The New Faces of Individual Aging -- 2. The New Age of Production and Consumption -- 3. (Re)Creating Networks for Lifelong Learning and Sharing Talents -- 4. Reforming the U.S. Health System to Care for an Aging Population -- 5. Renewing Religious Experiences and Spiritual Practices for a New Age -- 6. Extending the Civic Engagement of Senior Citizens -- Epilogue -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J
Kl -- m -- n -- o -- p -- q -- r -- s -- t -- u -- v -- w -- y
Notes Originally published: 2005
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-193) and index
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Subject Older people -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
Longevity -- Social aspects -- United States
Social change -- United States
Self-actualization (Psychology) in old age -- United States
Older people -- Government policy -- United States
Social prediction -- United States
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gerontology.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Aging.
Longevity -- Social aspects
Older people -- Government policy
Older people -- Social conditions
Self-actualization (Psychology) in old age
Social change
Social prediction
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780801896026
0801896029