Harold Cox

Annual Editions: Aging

Herausgeber: Cox, Harold

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This nineteenth edition of ANNUAL EDITIONS: AGING 06/07 provides convenient, inexpensive access to current articles selected from the best of the public press. Organizational features include: an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; a general introduction; brief overviews for each section; a topical index; and an instructor's resource guide with testing materials. USING ANNUAL EDITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM is offered as a practical guide for instructors. ANNUAL EDITIONS titles are supported by our student website, www.mhcls.com/online

Produktdetails

• Annual Editions: Aging
• Verlag: Dushkin Publishing
• 2006-2007
• Seitenzahl: 207
• Erscheinungstermin: April 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 277mm x 211mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9780073516141
• ISBN-10: 0073516147
• Artikelnr.: 21139926

Inhaltsangabe

UNIT 1. The Phenomenon of Aging 1. Elderly Americans, Christine L. Himes, Population Bulletin, December 2001 The author points out the ever-growing number and percentage of the American population comprising persons 65 years of age and older. Further, she observes that those over 65 are living longer than previous generations. Currently those 85 and older are the fastest growing segment of the elderly population. 2. The Economic Conundrum of an Aging Population, Robert Ayres, World Watch, September/October 2004 The drop in the crude birth rate and an increase in the life expectancy have resulted in the aging of the population in a large number of industrialized affluent countries throughout the world. The author examines the effect of a smaller labor force and a larger older retired population on these nations
economies and productivity. 3. A Study for the Ages, Nancy Shute, U.S. News & World Report, June 9, 1997 The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) has followed more than 2,000 volunteers between the ages of 20 and 90 in an attempt to delineate how healthy people grow older. The BLSA found that function losses that were once thought to be age-related, such as decreased mobility or memory lapses, can be slowed or stopped. Furthermore, many supposed indignities of aging turn out to be purely misconceptions. 4. Puzzle of the Century, Mary Duenwald, Smithsonian, January 2003 The higher than average number of Nova Scotians that live to 100 years and beyond has led researchers to try to determine if this is a result of genetics or lifestyle. 5. The Demographic Drivers of Aging, Kevin Kinsella and David R. Phillips, Population Bulletin, March 2005 The authors point out how changes in a country
s birth rate, death rate, and life expectancy will ultimately lead to an aging population. 6. Will You Live to Be 100?, Thomas Perls and Margery Hutter Silver, AARP Modern Maturity, November/December 1999 After completing a study of 150 centenarians, Harvard Medical School researchers Thomas Perls and Margery Hutter Silver developed a quiz to help you calculate your estimated life expectancy. 7. The Coming Death Shortage: Why the Longevity Boom Will Make Us Sorry To Be Alive, Charles C. Mann, The Atlantic Monthly, May 2005 The author points out the possibility that future scientific discoveries in stem cell and gene research could significantly increase the life expectancy and life span of human beings. He questions whether these increases in longevity would be good or bad for mankind. UNIT 2. The Quality of Later Life 8. Women
s Sexuality as They Age: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same, Patricia Barthalow Koch and Phyllis Kernoff Mansfield, SIECUS Report, December 2001/January 2002 The authors examine women
s sexuality over the life cycle in an attempt to determine whether there are any changes in female sexuality as a result of aging or menstrual status. 9. Successful Aging, Kevin Kinsella and David R. Phillips, Population Bulletin, March 2005 The authors review past theories of aging. They describe successful aging in terms of avoidance of disease, being actively involved in society, as well as being able to function well both cognitively and physically. 10. The Do or Die Decade, Susan Brink, U.S. News & World Report, March 11, 2002 The author focuses on differences in men in comparison to women
s basic attitudes, values, and reactions to diverse life events in order to explain why women live longer and healthier lives than men. 11. We Can Control How We Age, Lou Ann Walker, Parade, September 16, 2001 A Harvard study followed individuals from their teens into their eighties and as a result gives specific recommendations for what individuals can do to improve their chances of aging well. UNIT 3. Societal Attitudes Toward Old Age 12. Society Fears the Aging Process, Mary Pipher, from Opposing Viewpoints: An Aging Population, 2002 The author contends that young and healthy adults often avoid spending time with old persons because it reminds them that someday they too are going to get old and die. Moreover, she contends that negative views of the aging process are portrayed in the media and expressed through the use of pejorative words to describe the elderly. 13. Ageism in America, David Crary, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, September 5, 2004 The article focuses on the writings and ideas of Erdman Palmore, a 74-year old retired gerontology professor from Duke University. The author outlines the basic arguments made by Palmore against many of the widespread negative stereotypes and views of older Americans. 14. The Activation of Aging Stereotypes in Younger and Older Adults, Alison L. Chasteen, Norbert Schwarz, and Denise C. Park, Journal of Gerontology, Volume 57B, Number 6, 2002 The authors examine and compare a sample of younger and older adults in their stereotypic attitudes toward young and old persons. 15. The Under-Reported Impact of Age Discrimination and Its Threat to Business Vitality, Robert J. Grossman, Business Horizons, 2005 The author points out that, in a legal system slanted toward employers, many of the biases and negative stereotypes of older workers are perpetuated today. Moreover, society
s lack of concern for this type of discrimination may prove costly as the workforce ages and older workers are more in demand to fill critical work roles. UNIT 4. Problems and Potentials of Aging 16. Primary Care for Elderly People: Why Do Doctors Find It So Hard?, Wendy L. Adams et al., The Gerontologist, vol. 42, no. 6, 2002 The authors observed that, on the whole, doctors felt confident in managing specific illnesses that were confronting their patients. They were, however, less confident in dealing with geriatric patients who often were experiencing multiple and compounding adverse medical events and cognitive impairment. 17. Breakthrough, David Newman, AARP Bulletin, May 2005 The author discusses the effect of a recent Supreme Court decision that employees filing an age discrimination suit against an employer no longer have to prove that they were individually singled out but rather that they were the victim of a policy that caused harm to older workers and went beyond reasonable business considerations. 18. Will You Still Need Me When I
m
84? More Couples Divorce After Decades, Jeffrey Zaslow, The Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2003 The author examines the reasons for the current increase in divorces for couples sixty years of age and older. 19. The Disappearing Mind, Geoffrey Cowley, Newsweek, June 24, 2002 The author outlines the current scientific findings on the causes of Alzheimer
s disease as well as where research is heading in terms of detecting and curing the disease. 20. Alzheimer
s Disease as a
Trip Back in Time
, Christopher J. Johnson and Roxanna H. Johnson, American Journal of Alzheimer
s Disease, March/April 2000 The authors of this article develop a nonlinear regression model to help caregivers working with Alzheimer
s patients to understand the regularly occurring variations in the person
s memory, behavior, and physical ability. UNIT 5. Retirement: American Dream or Dilemma? 21. How to Survive the First Year, Kelly Greene, The Wall Street Journal, June 9, 2003 The author points out that in the transition to retirement, the first twelve months are the hardest. A list of critical questions that each prospective retiree should address is presented. 22. Reshaping Retirement: Scenarios and Options, Michael Moynagh and Richard Worsley, The Futurist, September/October 2004 The author raises the question of how old age will be experienced in the future. Will it remain much as it is now, but start at an older age? Or, will retirement be reshaped to mix part-time work with free time giving older persons higher incomes and a much more positive attitude toward their later years? 23. Old. Smart. Productive., Peter Coy, BusinessWeek, June 27, 2005 The baby boom generation is now approaching the age when most Americans choose to retire. The author points out the reasons that he believes a significant number and percentage of this generation will work beyond age 65. 24. Work, Retirement, and Well-Being, Kevin Kinsella and David R. Phillips, Population Bulletin, March 2005 The authors discuss the labor force participation rate of older workers in different countries and economies throughout the world. In addition, different pension programs and the means of financing them are presented. 25. Work/Retirement Choices and Lifestyle Patterns of Older Americans, Harold Cox et al., Journal of Applied Sociology, vol. 18, no. 1, 2001 This article examines six different patterns of work, retirement, and leisure from which people of retirement age may choose. Measures of life satisfaction are given to participants in each of the six groups to determine who are the most satisfied with their lives. UNIT 6. The Experience of Dying 26. More Hospice Patients Forgoing Sustenance, Janet McConnaughey, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, July 24, 2003 A survey conducted in the state of Oregon indicated that twice as many hospice patients choose to end their life by refusing to eat as choose to die by physician-assisted suicide. The reasons the patients chose this means of death were examined. 27. Expectancy of Spousal Death and Adjustment to Conjugal Bereavement, Edward F. Donnelly, Nigel P. Field, and Mardi J. Horowitz, Omega, vol. 42, no. 3, 2000
2001 The authors examine whether the bereavement following the death of a spouse is shorter when the deceased has suffered from a long terminal illness, and there is considerable time for the surviving marital partner to have anticipated and prepared for the death. 28. Start the Conversation, AARP Modern Maturity, September/October 2000 This article observes what is happening phy sically and emotionally to a dying person. It also investigates the critical decisions that must be made by the person or his or her caregivers. 29. Trends in Causes of Death Among the Elderly, Nadine R. Sahyoun et al., Aging Trends No. 1, March 2001 The authors outline the leading causes of death among the elderly during the last two decades of the 20th century. Further, they indicate in which areas there has been a decline in the number of deaths during this time period. UNIT 7. Living Environment in Later Life 30. (Not) the Same Old Story, Chuck Salter, Fast Company, February 2002 Nursing homes are viewed as places where people go to die. Gerontologist Bill Thomas proposes changes in nursing home environments that would make them places where people live
and enjoy their daily activities and friendships. 31. A Home for the Rest of Your Life, Jane Bennett Clark, Kiplinger
s, May 2005 Continuing-care communities offer seniors a place to live for the rest of their lives. The author points out that you usually begin living independently in an apartment or cottage and may later be moved to an assisted living area if health problems develop and ultimately, if necessary, be moved to a nursing home. 32. Assisted Living: How Much Assistance Can You Really Count On?, Consumer Reports, July 2005 The article points out many of the past problems people have confronted while living in assisted living facilities and presents guidelines that consumers can use to be able to choose the best assisted living facilities. 33. The City of Laguna Woods: A Case of Senior Power in Local Politics, Ross Andel and Phoebe S. Liebig, Research on Aging, January 2002 The authors investigate how a retirement community in Orange County, California, incorporated three adjacent senior-living facilities and several businesses to form Laguna Woods, a city almost exclusively populated by seniors. The city
s incorporation allowed the residents to successfully block the building of a nearby airport. UNIT 8. Social Policies, Programs, and Services for Older Americans 34. Have Seniors Been Dealt a Bad Hand? Medicare
s Drug Discount Cards, Agewise: Alliance for Retired Americans, Summer 2004 The article points out what one couple would pay for drugs using the new Medicare drug discount program and how much cheaper it is for them to order drugs online from a Canadian pharmacy. 35. Long-Term Care: The Ticking Bomb, Governing, February 2004 The demand for home-based and nursing-home care for Medicaid recipients is growing very rapidly. The question of how the program will be able to maintain its financial solvency, given this rapid growth in demand for services, is the subject of this article. 36. Universalism Without the Targeting: Privatizing the Old-Age Welfare State, Pamela Herd, The Gerontologist, vol. 45, no. 3 Current Medicare and Social Security programs are seen as a means of redistributing income in order for all Americans including the very poor to receive needed medical services and income in their later years. The author believes that privatization is an attack on the redistributing aspects of the nation
s large social insurance programs. 37. Prescription for Change, Matt Leingang, Tribune-Star, July 10, 2005 Rising health-care costs have resulted in many states lobbying for universal health coverage where the government would collect taxes and cover everyone. The advantages and disadvantages of a single-payer system of health care are presented. 38. Riding Into the Sunset, William Greider, The Nation, June 27, 2005 Given the problems of the demise of many pension and retirement programs, the author proposed a universal savings system that is mandatory and could prove to be as durable as Social Security.