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Aging and old age
Author(s)Richard A Posner
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1995
Pages375 pp
SourceThe University of Chicago Press, c/o John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Distribution Centre, 1 Oldlands Way, Bognor Regis, West Sussex PO22 9SA.
KeywordsAgeing process ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Services ; Social policy ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; United States of America.
AnnotationChallenges the myth of the older population as a burden to society, mainly in the United States, and looks at a wide range of social and political issues related to older people, such as health care, crime, social security, and discrimination. Specific age-related policy issues are discussed, including physician-assisted suicide, Medicare, and discrimination in employment.
Accession NumberCPA-960710209 B
ClassmarkBG: F: I: TM2: TOB: 7T

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