Aging in America.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carr, Deborah (Deborah S.)

Series:

Sociology in the Twenty-First Century

Sociology in the Twenty-First Century ; v.8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging--Economic aspects--United States.

Aging.

Aging--Social aspects--United States.

Older people--Care--United States.

Older people.

Older people--United States--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: University of California Press, 2023.

Summary:

The aging of America will reshape how we live and will transform nearly every aspect of contemporary society. Renowned life course sociologist Deborah Carr provides a lively, nuanced, and timely portrait of aging in the United States. The US population is older than ever before, raising new challenges for families, caregivers, health care systems, and social programs like Social Security and Medicare. Organized in seven chapters, Aging in America covers these topics: the history of aging and the development of theoretical approaches how cultural changes shape our views on aging the demographic characteristics of older adults today older adults' family lives and social relationships the health of older adults and social disparities in who gets sick how public policies affect the well-being of older adults and their families how baby boomers, Gen Xers, and millennials will experience old age Drawing on state-of-the-art data, current events, and pop culture, this portrait of an aging population challenges outdated myths and vividly shows how future cohorts of older adults will differ from the generations before them.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Aging in America

1 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Aging

2. Who Are Older Adults Today?: A Contemporary Snapshot

3. Family and Social Relationships

4. Health and Well-Being

5. Aging Policy Issues: Domestic and International Perspectives

Conclusion

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780520972162

0520972163

OCLC:

1356574535