Full Description
Originally published in 1983, Aging in Society consists of a selection of papers that were prepared by various authors as background papers for the 1981 White House Conference on Aging. The papers provided an overview of knowledge on various aspects of aging in the United States at the time. Topics covered include aging and the family, economic aspects of an aging population, recent trends in the geographical distribution of the elderly population and mortality and health differentials by sex. Today it can be read in its historical context.
Contents
Foreword Robert N. Butler 1. Introduction: A Mosaic of Knowledge Matilda White Riley 2. A Sense of History: Recent Research on Aging and the Family Andrew Cherlin 3. Economic Aspects of an Aging Population and the Material Well-Being of Older Persons Thomas J. Espenshade and Rachel Eisenberg Braun 4. Aging and Work Organizations Harris T. Schrank and Joan M. Waring 5. Work and Retirement in a Changing Society Anne Foner and Karen Schwab 6. Recent Trends in the Geographical Distribution of the Elderly Population Tim B. Heaton 7. Minority Aging Kyriakos S. Markides 8. Women and Men: Mortality and Health of Older People Lois M. Verbrugge 9. Age, Psychosocial Stress, and Health James S. House and Cynthia Robbins 10. Social Change and Food Habits of the Elderly Maradee A. Davis and Elizabeth Randall 11. Learning and Memory Through Adulthood Marion Perlmutter 12. Beyond Ageism: Postponing the Onset of Disability Matilda White Riley and Kathleen Bond. Postword: Where We Are and Where We Might Go Beth B. Hess. Author Index.
