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| Preface | |
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| Topic Guide | |
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| Internet References | |
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| The Phenomenon of Aging | |
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| Unit Overview | |
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| Elderly Americans, Population Bulletin, December 2001 | |
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| The Economic Conundrum of an Aging Population, World Watch, September/October 2004 | |
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| A Study for the Ages, U.S. News & World Report, June 9, 1997 | |
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| Puzzle of the Century, Smithsonian, January 2003 | |
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| The Demographic Drivers of Aging, Population Bulletin, March 2005 | |
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| Will You Live to Be 100?, AARP Modern Maturity, November/December 1999 | |
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| The Coming Death Shortage: Why the Longevity Boom Will Make Us Sorry To Be Alive, The Atlantic Monthly, May 2005 | |
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| The Quality of Later Life | |
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| Unit Overview | |
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| Women's Sexuality as They Age: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same, SIECUS Report, December 2001/January 2002 | |
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| Successful Aging, Population Bulletin, March 2005 | |
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| The Do or Die Decade, U.S. News & World Report, March 11, 2002 | |
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| We Can Control How We Age, Parade, September 16, 2001 | |
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| Societal Attitudes Toward Old Age | |
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| Unit Overview | |
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| Society Fears the Aging Process, Opposing Viewpoints: An Aging Population, 2002 | |
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| Ageism in America, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, September 5, 2004 | |
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| The Activation of Aging Stereotypes in Younger and Older Adults, Journal of Gerontology, Volume 57B, Number 6, 2002 | |
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| The Under-Reported Impact of Age Discrimination and Its Threat to Business Vitality, Business Horizons, 2005 | |
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| Problems and Potentials of Aging | |
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| Unit Overview | |
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| Primary Care for Elderly People: Why Do Doctors Find It So Hard? The Gerontologist, vol. 42, no. 6, 2002 | |
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| Breakthrough, AARP Bulletin, May 2005 | |
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| Will You Still Need Me When I'm...84? More Couples Divorce After Decades, The Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2003 | |
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| The Disappearing Mind, Newsweek, June 24, 2002 | |
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| Alzheimer's Disease as a "Trip Back in Time", American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, March/April 2000 | |
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| Retirement: American Dream or Dilemma? | |
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| How to Survive the First Year, The Wall Street Journal, June 9, 2003 | |
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| Reshaping Retirement: Scenarios and Options, The Futurist, September/October 2004 | |
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| Old. Smart. Productive., BusinessWeek, June 27, 2005 | |
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| Work, Retirement, and Well-Being, Population Bulletin, March 2005 | |
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| Work/Retirement Choices and Lifestyle Patterns of Older Americans, Journal of Applied Sociology, vol. 18, no. 1, 2001 | |
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| The Experience of Dying | |
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| More Hospice Patients Forgoing Sustenance, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, July 24, 2003 | |
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| Expectancy of Spousal Death and Adjustment to Conjugal Bereavement, Omega, vol. 42, no. 3, 2000-2001 | |
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| Start the Conversation, AARP Modern Maturity, September/October 2000 | |
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| Trends in Causes of Death Among the Elderly, Aging Trends No. 1, March 2001 | |
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| Living Environment in Later Life | |
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| (Not) the Same Old Story, Fast Company, February 2002 | |
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| A Home for the Rest of Your Life, Kiplinger's, May 2005 | |
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| Assisted Living: How Much Assistance Can You Really Count On?, Consumer Reports, July 2005 | |
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| The City of Laguna Woods: A Case of Senior Power in Local Politics, Research on Aging, January 2002 | |
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| Social Policies, Programs, and Services for Older Americans | |
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| Unit Overview | |
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| Have Seniors Been Dealt a Bad Hand? Medicare's Drug Discount Cards, Agewise: Alliance for Retired Americans, Summer 2004 | |
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| Long-Term Care: The Ticking Bomb, Governing, February 2004 | |
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| Universalism Without the Targeting: Privatizing the Old-Age Welfare State, The Gerontologist, vol. 45, no. 3 | |
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| Prescription for Change, Tribune-Star, July 10, 2005 | |
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| Riding Into the Sunset, The Nation, June 27, 2005 | |
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| Index | |
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| Test Your Knowledge Form | |
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| Article Rating Form | |