Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-195) and index.
Contents:
Society fears the aging process / Mary Pipher -- Aging can be a positive experience / Paul B. Baltes and Margret M. Baltes -- Age discrimination toward older workers is prevalent / Ursula Adler Falk and Gerhard Falk -- Age discrimination toward older workers can be justified / Richard A. Posner -- The aging population is hurting the economy / Peter G. Peterson -- The aging population is not hurting the economy / Meredith Minkler -- The aging may need to continue to work / Robert J. Samuelson -- The aging can be a powerful consumer force / Richard A. Lee -- Aging parents will need help from their adult children / Virginia Stem Owens -- A Social Security crisis exists / Michael Tanner -- Social Security is financially sound / Mark Weisbrot -- Social Security should be privatized / Daniel J. Mitchell -- Social Security should not be privatized / Robert Kuttner -- Women will benefit if Social Security is privatized / Darcy Ann Olsen -- Privatization of social security harms women / National Organization for Women -- Medicare needs radical reform / Sandra Mahkorn -- Medicare should be reformed cautiously / Tess Canja -- Medicare should provide prescription drug coverage / Gail Shearer -- Medicare is not the best solution for prescription drug coverage / John C. Goodman and Sean R. Tuffnell -- The aging are treated poorly in nursing homes / Eric Bates -- The quality of nursing homes is improving / Michael Hash -- Hunger among the aging needs to be prevented / America's Second Harvest -- The elderly are in good health / John W. Rowe and Robert L. Kahn.
Summary:
Discusses how seniors are treated in society, as possible economic drains, as a consumer force, Medicare, prescription-drug coverage, and the quality of nursing-home care.
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