The aging population

The aging population / Katherine Swarts, book editor.

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Other Authors: Swarts, Katherine
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.
Series:Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
Aging.
Older people.
Table of Contents:
  • Society is prejudiced against aging / Margaret Morganroth Gullette
  • Society is becoming more accepting of aging / David Oliver Relin
  • People are afraid of growing old / Andrew Weil
  • People are becoming less afraid of growing old / Stacie Stukin
  • A significant number of seniors experience decreased mental function / Brenda L. Plassman, et al.
  • Overall, mental function does not lessen with age / Laura L. Carstensen
  • Government benefits for retirees must be preserved / Chuck Hagel
  • Government support for retirees discourages personal responsibility / Robin J. Klay and Todd P. Steen
  • The medical system is not prepared to deal with an aging population / Conn Hallinan and Carl Bloice
  • Medicare is changing to meet the needs of an aging population / Mark Schlesinger and Jacob S. Hacker
  • Encouraging delayed retirement will minimize age-related economic problems / The Economist
  • Encouraging delayed retirement is not practical / James H. Schulz and Robert H. Binstock
  • Mass retirements and corresponding economic problems may be inevitable / Kathy Krepcio
  • Mass retirements and corresponding economic problems need not be inevitable / Ken Dychtwald, Tamara J. Erickson, and Robert Morison
  • An aging population will be a financial burden to society / Faisal Islam
  • An aging population can contribute much to society / Suzanne Perry and Michael Aft
  • Retirement planning is vital / Jeffrey R. Kosnett
  • Standard retirement planning overlooks financial hazards / Cait Murphy, Julia Boorstin, and Margaretta Soehendro
  • Science will soon be able to slow or stop the aging process / Aubrey de Grey and Michael Rae
  • Science cannot stop the aging process / Harriet Hall
  • Indefinitely prolonging life would be desirable / Michael Anissimov
  • Indefinitely prolonging life would not be desirable / Sherwin B. Nuland.

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