Aging Population

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Aging Population | Chapter 1: How Does Society View Aging and the Elderly?

• Chapter 1 Preface

• Society Fears the Aging Process

  by Mary Pipher

• Aging Can Be a Positive Experience

  by Paul B. Baltes and Margret M. Baltes

• Age Discrimination Toward Older Workers Is Prevalent

  by Ursula Adler Falk and Gerhard Falk

• Age Discrimination Toward Older Workers Can Be Justified

  by Richard A. Posner

• Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography

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1. Introduction
2. Chapter 1: How Does Society View Aging and the Elderly?
   1. Chapter 1 Preface
   2. Society Fears the Aging Process
   3. Aging Can Be a Positive Experience
   4. Age Discrimination Toward Older Workers Is Prevalent
   5. Age Discrimination Toward Older Workers Can Be Justified
   6. Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
3. Chapter 2: How Will an Aging Population Affect America?
   1. Chapter 2 Preface
   2. The Aging Population Is Hurting the Economy
   3. The Aging Population Is Not Hurting the Economy
   4. The Aging May Need to Continue to Work
   5. The Aging Can Be a Powerful Consumer Force
   6. Aging Parents Will Need Help from Their Adult Children
   7. Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
4. Chapter 3: Should Social Security Be Reformed?
   1. Chapter 3 Preface
   2. A Social Security Crisis Exists
   3. Social Security Is Financially Sound
   4. Social Security Should Be Privatized
   5. Social Security Should Not Be Privatized
   6. Women Will Benefit If Social Security Is Privatized
   7. Privatization of Social Security Harms Women
   8. Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
5. Chapter 4: Are Improvements Needed in Elderly Health Care?
   1. Chapter 4 Preface
   2. Medicare Needs Radical Reform
   3. Medicare Should Be Reformed Cautiously
   4. Medicare Should Provide Prescription Drug Coverage
   5. Medicare Is Not the Best Solution for Prescription Drug Coverage
   6. The Aging Are Treated Poorly in Nursing Homes
   7. The Quality of Nursing Homes Is Improving
   8. Hunger Among the Aging Needs to Be Prevented
   9. The Elderly Are in Good Health
   10. Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
6. For Further Discussion
7. Organizations to Contact
8. Bibliography
9. Copyright

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