SAGE - Student Study Site for Aging: Concepts and Controversies, Eighth Edition - Harry R. Moody and Jennifer R. Sasser

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Basic Concepts I. A Life Course Perspective on Aging

Quiz
- How do professional athletes deal with their changing bodies as they age? From National Public Radio
- Does the future belong to the old? And is it time to redefine what we mean by old age?

Controversy 1. Does Old Age Have Meaning?

Controversy 2. Why Do Our Bodies Grow Old?

Controversy 3. Does Intellectual Functioning Decline With Age?

Flashcards
Quiz
- Cognitive reserve and the aging mind, from Johns Hopkins
- Exploring Alzheimer’s Disease, with Dr. Peter Whitehouse, from Brain Science
- The most extensive study of late-life learning ever conducted has been done by Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel). Two reports are now available.
- Explore the website for the National Center for Creative Aging

Basic Concepts II. Aging, Health Care, and Society

Controversy 4. Should We Ration Health Care for Older People?

Controversy 5. Should Families Provide for Their Own?

Controversy 6. Should Older People Be Protected From Bad Choices?

Controversy 7. Should People Have the Choice to End Their Lives?

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

Quiz

Controversy 8. Should Age or Need Be the Basis for Entitlement?

Controversy 9. What Is the Future for Social Security?

Flashcards
Quiz
- Want to understand how the Social Security trust fund works? From National Public Radio
- The Social Security Administration: "Fast Facts and Figures about Social Security." This chartbook presents the most important facts about Social Security and answers frequently asked questions about the subject.
- Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees annual report
- A report on the future financial sustainability of Social Security
- AARP and the future of Social Security

Controversy 10. Is Retirement Obsolete?

Flashcards
Quiz
- Dynamics of Later Life Employment
- What is the “new old age”?
- Encore careers, with Marc Freedman, on National Public Radio
- Working past retirement age, with Marc Freedman, on National Public Radio
- The Center for Retirement Research provides many informative and timely resources on their web-site regarding retirement preparedness, early retirement, and the implications of the housing crisis for post-work life
- The Urban Institute: Resources on retirement policy
- How might we engage a multi-generational workforce?
- MetLife and the American Council on Aging: A study on mid-life and older adults in higher education
- Senior Corp : Work vs. Retirement? Another option is community service
- The Leadership Institute for Older Adults, at the University of South Alabama, is an educational and volunteer training program building on multiple skills that older adults bring to volunteerism.

Controversy 11. Aging Boomers: Boom or Bust?

Controversy 12. The New Aging Marketplace: Hope or Hype?

Flashcards
Quiz
- Susan Jacoby on Reality of Aging at Politics and Prose
- Social Media for Financial Advisors—It's For Real
- A series on the implications of an aging society for businesses, from WGRN Radio
- Longevity advice and a pricey hormone drug, from National Public Radio
- A resource on both boomers and the new aging marketplace: Boomers: Marketing's Most Valuable Generation - despite their significant size and spending power, these high potential consumers have been largely unaddressed by marketers

Authors: Harry R. Moody and Jennifer R. Sasser

Pub Date: March 2014

Pages: 600

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