| Contents |
A history of aging in America -- Population growth, distribution, and characteristics -- Gender and ethnic diversity in aging -- The physical process of aging -- The mental process of aging -- The social process of aging -- Government and the aging network -- The older American voter -- Legal issues -- Issues of older workers -- Retirement -- The economic status of older adults -- Major financial issues of retirement planning -- Asset management : preserving the retiree's standard of living -- Estate planning -- Family relationships in later life -- Friendship and aging -- Social support in later life -- Physical wellness in the elderly -- Mental wellness -- Health status of older Americans -- Diseases and conditions -- Oral health and aging -- Mental disorders -- Health care services -- Physicians, medications, and hospitalization -- Making medical care decisions -- Caregiving -- Long-term care -- End-of-life issues -- Housing for older persons -- Transportation issues -- Technology and aging -- Spirituality and religious affiliation -- |
| Contents |
Lifelong learning -- Volunteerism -- The meaning and uses of leisure -- Productive aging in the 1990s and beyond. |
| Local note | Little-292389--305130045582- |
| Local note | Little-292389--305130045582- |
| Local note | Little-292389--305130045582- |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: (p.821-836). |
| LCCN | 94009305 |
| ISBN | 0810383489 (acid-free paper) : |
