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Aging in America

By Deborah Carr
Series: Sociology in the Twenty-First Century
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Aging in America by Deborah Carr offers a comprehensive and engaging examination of the ageing population in the United States. The book explores the history and theories of ageing, cultural shifts influencing perceptions, current demographics, and the complexities of family life and social connections among older adults. It also addresses health disparities, the impact of public policies such as Social Security and Medicare, and anticipates how future generations like baby boomers, Gen Xers, and millennials will experience old age. This nuanced portrait is grounded in up-to-date data, contemporary issues, and cultural context, challenging common myths about ageing.
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Format: Hardback
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This book is ideal for students, researchers, and professionals in sociology, gerontology, social policy, and healthcare. It will also appeal to readers interested in understanding the social and policy implications of an ageing society in the United States.

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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Drawing on state-of-the-art data, current events, and pop culture, this portrait of an aging population challenges outdated myths and vividly shows how future cohorts of older adults will differ from the generations before them.

Series: Sociology in the Twenty-First Century

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520301283

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 February 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 42 graphs, 1 illustration

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 454g

Pages: 232

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Deborah Carr Education & Reference Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development Series: Sociology in the Twenty-First Century

About the Author

Deborah Carr is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Innovation in Social Science at Boston University. She is the author of several books, including the award-winning Golden Years? Social Inequality in Later Life. Her research on aging has been featured in the New York Times, ABC World News, the Wall Street Journal, and other media.

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