1 option
The politics of a majority-minority nation : aging, diversity, and immigration / Juan Fernando Torres-Gil, PhD, Jacqueline L. Angel, PhD.
Lippincott Library HB3505 .T66 2018
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Torres-Gil, Juan Fernando, author.
- Angel, Jacqueline Lowe, author.
- Series:
- Critical topics in an aging society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Population.
- United States.
- Population.
- Population forecasting--United States.
- Population forecasting.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 202 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2019]
- Summary:
- "This book takes on a new phenomenon facing the United States and poses the stark question: Will the United States be prepared by 2050, when its older population doubles and we become a majority-minority society? This book illuminates the changes and challenges that face the nation by concisely addressing a wide range of topics, including immigration reform, the politics of aging, and health and retirement security, and provides a glimpse of how the 'next America' might look"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Momentous changes
- Demography of the next America
- Why it matters: tensions, conflicts, and consequences
- Who will care for us? Caregiving, retirement, and old age
- The insecurities of an aging nation and our collective fate
- America in a global world: population aging, foreign workers, and national security
- We are in this together: envisioning a unified and diverse society.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826194787
- 0826194788
- OCLC:
- 1040116621
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.