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Greenhaven Press
Language
English
Pages
226

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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
The problems of aging are worse for ethnic minorities / M. Joanna Mellor and Helen Rehr
Not all ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by the problems of aging / Gay Becker, Yewoubdar Beyene, Edwina Newsom and Nury Mayen
Mass retirements and corresponding economic problems are probably 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Detroit, MI
Series
Opposing viewpoints
Genre
Juvenile literature.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
305.260973
Library of Congress
HQ1061 .A4297 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
226

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL17032117M
Internet Archive
isbn_9780737742374
ISBN 13
9780737742367, 9780737742374
LCCN
2008033998
OCLC/WorldCat
237325313
Goodreads
4842503

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL18167205W

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