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Aging : Concepts and Controversies

by: Moody, Harry

Aging : Concepts and Controversies

by: Moody, Harry

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9781412915205
ISBN 10:
1412915201
Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/13/2006
Publisher: Pine Forge Press
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Welcome to the world's most unique and dynamic textbook on aging!Widely praised and adopted in previous editions, the Fifth Edition of Aging once again presents key issues in an engaging and accessible fashion. Organized unlike any other traditional textbook, author Harry R. Moody presents basic concepts followed by controversies, supported by carefully chosen adapted readings. The result is the most captivating introduction to gerontology available today.

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Preface

xvii

Prologue: America as an Aging Society

xxi

Basic Concepts I. A Life Course Perspective on Aging

(132)

Age Identification

(1)

The Stages of Life

(2)

The Life Course and Aging

(2)

Life Transitions

(2)

Theories of Aging

(3)

Modernization Theory

(1)

Disengagement Theory

(1)

Activity Theory

(1)

Influences on the Life Course

(3)

Social Class and Life History

(1)

Social Institutions and Policies

(1)

Aging in the 21st Century

(2)

Time and the Life Course

(1)

The Moral Economy of the Life Course

(1)

The Biology of Aging

(1)

The New Science of Longevity

(2)

Mechanisms of Physical Aging

(2)

Wear and Tear

(1)

Free Radicals

(1)

The Immune System

(1)

Aging and Psychological Functioning

(3)

Self-Concept and Social Relationships

(1)

Social Roles

(1)

Cognitive Functioning

(1)

Conclusion

(4)

Toward a New Map of Life

(3)

Controversy 1. Why Do We Grow Old?

(48)

The Process of Biological Aging

(1)

Biological Theories of Aging

(5)

Wear-and-Tear Theory

(1)

Autoimmune Theory

(1)

Aging-Clock Theory

(1)

Cross-Linkage Theory

(1)

Free Radicals

(1)

Cellular Theory

(1)

Is Aging Inevitable?

(1)

Ways to Prolong the Life Span

(2)

Environmental Approach

(1)

Genetic Approach

(1)

Compression or Prolongation of Morbidity?

(2)

Focus on Practice: Health Promotion

(1)

Readings

(29)

Why Do We Live as Long as We Do?

(2)

Leonard Hayflick

Vitality and Aging: Implications of the Rectangular Curve

(8)

James F. Fries

Lawrence Crapo

Aging, Natural Death, and the Compression of Morbidity: Another View

(3)

Edward L. Schneider

Jacob Brody

The Sunny Side of Aging

(4)

James F. Fries

The Changing Face of Health Care

(8)

Alan M. Garber

Dana P. Goldman

We Will Be Able to Live to 1,000

(2)

Aubrey de Grey

Don't Fall for the Cult of Immortality

(2)

S. Jay Olshansky

Focus on the Future: ``I Dated a Cyborg!''

(2)

Questions for Writing, Reflection, and Debate

(3)

Controversy 2. Does Creativity Decline With Age?

(34)

Elements of Cognitive Function

(1)

The Classic Aging Pattern

(1)

Measures of Late-Life Intelligence

(2)

Studies of Age and Cognitive Function

(1)

Correlates of Cognitive Stability

(2)

Creativity in an Aging Population

(1)

Focus on Practice: Older-Adult Education

(1)

Readings

(20)

Age and Achievement

(6)

Harvey Lehman

Age and Achievement: A Critique

(4)

Wayne Dennis

Creative Productivity through the Adult Years

(5)

Dean Keith Simonton

The Creative Age

100

(3)

Gene Cohen

The Wisdom Paradox

103

(2)

Elkhonon Goldberg

Focus on the Future: Late-Life Learning in the Information Society

105

(2)

Questions for Writing, Reflection, and Debate

107

(2)

Controversy 3. Does Old Age Have Meaning?

109

(24)

The Meaning of Age

109

(1)

Leisure Activities in Later Life

110

(2)

Changing Leisure Participation Patterns

111

(1)

Explaining Patterns of Leisure

111

(1)

Religion and Spirituality

112

(2)

Religion Over the Life Course

112

(1)

Religion and Well-Being

113

(1)

Spirituality and the Search for Meaning

114

(1)

Social Gerontology and the Meaning of Age

114

(1)

The Meaning of Aging in the 21st Century

115

(1)

Activity or Reflection?

116

(1)

Focus on Practice: Reminiscence and Life Review

117

(2)

Readings

119

(9)

The Coming of Age

119

(2)

Simone de Beauvoir

Vital Involvement in Old Age

121

(3)

Erik H. Erikson

Joan M. Erikson

Helen Q. Kivnick

Successful Aging

124

(1)

John Rowe

Robert Kahn

The Measure of My Days

125

(3)

Florida Scott-Maxwell

Focus on the Future: Conscious Aging

128

(2)

Questions for Writing, Reflection, and Debate

130

(3)

Basic Concepts II. Social and Economic Outlook for an Aging Society

133

(134)

The Varieties of Aging Experience

134

(10)

Social Class

135

(1)

Race and Ethnicity

136

(2)

Gender and Aging

138

(3)

Multiple Jeopardy

141

(1)

Economic Well-Being

142

(2)

The Economic Status of Older Americans

144

(11)

Sources of Retirement Income

146

(7)

Changing Financial Outlook

153

(2)

Public Policy on Aging

155

(6)

The Aging Network

157

(1)

Aging Interest Groups

157

(2)

Trends in Public Policy and Aging

159

(2)

Conclusion

161

(2)

Controversy 4. Should Age or Need Be the Basis for Entitlement?

163

(36)

A Tale of Two Generations

163

(1)

Generational Equity

164

(8)

Poverty Among the Old

165

(1)

Poverty Among Children and Young People

166

(2)

The Dependency Ratio

168

(2)

Taxation and Generational Accounting

170

(1)

Power and Competition for Scarce Resources

171

(1)

The Least-Advantaged Elderly

172

(2)

Help for Those Most in Need

173

(1)

The Targeting Debate

174

(1)

Focus on Practice: Intergenerational Programs

175

(2)

Readings

177

(17)

Growing Older

177

(2)

Lester Thurow

Gray Dawn: Target Benefits on the Basis of Need

179

(2)

Peter G. Peterson

``Generational Equity'' and the New Victim Blaming

181

(10)

Meredith Minkler

The Generational Equity Debate

191

(3)

John B. Williamson

Diane M. Watts-Ray

Eric R. Kingson

Focus on the Future: Walled Retirement Villages?

194

(2)

Questions for Writing, Reflection, and Debate

196

(3)

Controversy 5. What Is the Future for Social Security?

199

(32)

Main Features of Social Security

200

(1)

Success---and Doubts

201

(1)

Pay as You Go

202

(2)

Social Security Trust Fund

204

(1)

Eligibility

205

(1)

Privatization

206

(2)

Women and Social Security

208

(2)

Debate Over Social Security

210

(1)

Focus on Practice: Investment Decisions for Retirement Income

211

(2)

Readings

213

(15)

How to Save Social Security: A Balanced Approach

213

(5)

Peter Diamond

Peter Orszag

The Necessity and Desirability of Social Security Reform

218

(4)

Ramesh Ponnuru

Social Security Reform and Benefit Adequacy

222

(5)

Lawrence H. Thompson

Social Security for Yesterday's Family?

227

(1)

C. Eugene Steuerle

Melissa Favreault

Focus on the Future: Two Scenarios for the Future of Social Security

228

(1)

Questions for Writing, Reflection, and Debate

229

(2)

Controversy 6. Is Retirement Obsolete?

231

(36)

History of Retirement

232

(2)

Origins of Late-Life Leisure

234

(3)

Changes in the American Economy

237

(3)

A New View of Retirement

240

(4)

Productive Aging

242

(2)

Debate Over Retirement Policy

244

(1)

Focus on Practice: Preretirement Planning

245

(1)

Readings

246

(17)

Achieving a Productive Aging Society

246

(5)

Francis G. Caro

Scott A. Bass

Yung-Ping Chen

Prime Time

251

(2)

Marc Freedman

The Busy Ethic: Moral Continuity Between Work and Retirement

253

(8)

David J. Ekerdt

Moving Toward a Creative Retirement

261

(2)

Ronald J. Manheimer

Focus on the Future: The U.S. Wisdom Corps?

263

(2)

Questions for Writing, Reflection, and Debate

265

(2)

Basic Concepts III. Aging, Health Care, and Society

267

(162)

The Challenge of Longevity

267

(4)

The Case of the Struldbruggs

267

(2)

Normal Aging

269

(1)

Longevity and Disease

270

(1)

Epidemiology of Aging

271

(6)

Major Diseases in Old Age

271

(5)

Responses to the Geriatric Diseases

276

(1)

Economics of Health Care

277

(5)

Reimbursement Systems

277

(4)

Prospects for the Future

281

(1)

Long-Term Care

282

(11)

Housing for the Elderly

282

(3)

Chronic Care in Old Age

285

(3)

Functional Assessment

288

(2)

The Continuum of Care

290

(2)

Paying for Long-Term Care: An American Dilemma

292

(1)

Self-Determined Death

293

(1)

Late-Life Suicide

294

(3)

Conclusion

297

(2)

Controversy 7. Should We Ration Health Care for Older People?

299

(30)

Precedents for Health Care Rationing

300

(1)

The Justification for Age-Based Rationing

301

(2)

Rationing as a Cost-Saving Plan

303

(4)

The Impetus for Rationing

307

(1)

Cost Versus Age

307

(2)

Alternative Approaches to Rationing

309

(1)

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

310

(1)

The Debate Over Age-Based Rationing

310

(1)

Focus on Practice: Managed Care

311

(3)

Readings

314

(12)

Why We Must Set Limits

314

(6)

Daniel Callahan

Pricing Life: Why It's Time for Health Care Rationing

320

(2)

Peter Ubel

The Pied Piper Returns for the Old Folks

322

(1)

Nat Hentoff

Letting Individuals Decide

323

(2)

Terrie Wetle

Richard W. Besdine

Aim Not Just for Longer Life, but Expanded ``Health Span''

325

(1)

Daniel Perry

Robert Butler

Focus on the Future: Scenarios for Rationing: Fiction or Forecast?

326

(1)

Questions for Writing, Reflection, and Debate

327

(2)

Controversy 8. Should Families Provide for Their Own?

329

(34)

Aging and the American Family

329

(2)

Abandonment or Independence?

331

(1)

Family Responsibility

332

(1)

Medicaid and Long-Term Care

333

(1)

Financing Long-Term Care

333

(2)

Medicaid Planning

335

(2)

Focus on Practice Long-Term Care Insurance

337

(2)

Readings

339

(20)

Medicaid and Long-Term Care

339

(2)

Peter J. Strauss

Nancy M. Lederman

Shame of the Rich: Making Themselves Poor

341

(2)

Jane Bryant Quinn

The Fallacy of Impoverishment

343

(7)

Stephen Moses

The Case Against Paying Family Caregivers: Ethical and Practical Issues

350

(4)

C. Jean Blaser

For Love and Money: Paying Family Caregivers

354

(5)

Suzanne R. Kunkel

Robert A. Applebaum

Ian M. Nelson

Focus on the Future: Genetic Screening for Alzheimer's Disease?

359

(1)

Questions to Ponder

359

(2)

Questions for Writing, Reflection, and Debate

361

(2)

Controversy 9. Should Older People Be Protected From Bad Choices?

363

(26)

The Vulnerabilities of Older People

364

(1)

Interfering When People Make Bad Choices

365

(1)

Elder Abuse and Neglect

366

(1)

Perceptions of Quality of Life

367

(1)

Inappropriate Sexuality

368

(1)

Crime and the Elderly

369

(1)

Intervention in the Lives of the Vulnerable Elderly

370

(2)

Focus on Practice: Adult Protective Services

372

(2)

Readings

374

(11)

The Right to Freedom From Restraints

374

(2)

Robert N. Brown

Ethical Dilemmas in Elder Abuse

376

(2)

Terrie T. Wetle

Terry T. Fulmer

A Legal Perspective on Elder Abuse

378

(5)

Candace J. Heisler

Mary Joy Quinn

Elder Self-Neglect: A Blurred Concept

383

(2)

Dorothy R. Fabian

Eloise Rathbone-McCuan

Focus on the Future: Inheritance in an Aging Society

385

(1)

Questions for Writing, Reflection, and Debate

386

(3)

Controversy 10. Should People Have the Choice to End Their Lives?

389

(40)

Depression and Suicide

390

(2)

The ``Right to Die''

392

(4)

Outlook for the Future

396

(1)

Focus on Practice: Advance Directives

397

(2)

Readings

399

(16)

Why Do People Seek Physician-Assisted Death?

399

(7)

Robert A. Pearlman

Helene Starks

A Time to Die: The Place for Physician Assistance

406

(2)

Charles F. McKhann

Last Rights: Aunty's Story

408

(1)

Sue Woodman

Neither for Love nor Money: Why Doctors Must Not Kill

409

(6)

Leon Kass

Focus on the Future: Neighborhood Suicide Clinics?

415

(1)

Questions for Writing, Reflection, and Debate

416

(3)

APPENDIXES

How to Research a Term Paper in Gerontology

419

(9)

Defining Your Topic

420

(1)

Starting Your Search

420

(2)

Eight Steps for Carrying Out Library Research

422

(1)

Ending the Search

423

(1)

Resources for Papers in Gerontology

423

(1)

Encyclopedias and Handbooks

423

(1)

Abstracts and Databases

424

(1)

Statistics

424

(1)

Guides to Research and Information

425

(1)

Other Valuable Reference Works

425

(1)

Textbooks

426

(1)

Important Journals and Other Periodicals

426

(2)

Internet Resources on Aging

428

(1)

Bibliography

429

(30)

Glossary/Index

459

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