New Directions in Old-Age Policies

Name: New Directions in Old-Age Policies
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ISBN: 9780791439142

ISBN-10: 0791439143

ISBN-13: 9780791439142

Edition: 1998

Authors: Janie S. Steckenrider, Tonya M. Parrott

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Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 9/11/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 285
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034



List of Tables


List of Figures



Introduction: The Political Environment and the New Face of Aging Policy




Distinct Policy Domains: A Fresh Look at Old-Age Policies



Health Care Policies and Older Americans




Economic Security: Strengthening Social Security




Housing and Supportive Services for the Elderly: Intergenerational Perspectives and Options




Politics and Aging Policy



Policy, Politics, Aging: Crossroads in the 1990s




The 1995 White House Conference on Aging: A Tradition Confronts a Revolution




The Changing Political Activism Patterns of Older Americans: "Don't Throw the Dirt Over Us Yet"




Old Age Interest Groups in the 1990s: Coalitions, Competition, and Strategy




Competing Problems, Budget Constraints, and Claims for Intergenerational Equity




The Family, Ethnicity, and Older Women: Aging Policy Dilemmas



Changing Family Demographics, Caregiving Demands, and the Policy Environment




Aging Policy and the Experience of Older Minorities




Aging as a Female Phenomenon: The Plight of Older Women




The Paradox of Old-Age Policy in a Changed Political Environment



Contributors


Author Index


Subject Index