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Butler questions the value of long life for its own sake; modern medicine, he says, has ironically created 'a huge group of people for whom survival is possible but satisfaction in living elusive.' He proposes sweeping policy reforms to redefine and restructure the institutions responsible for what he calls 'the tragedy of old age in America.'.
This book admirably reviews the panoply of ugly social facts which add up to 'ageism' (a term Butler coined, meaning prejudice against old persons). In such areas as housing, Social Security, inflation, nursing homes, and medical care, Butler reports pervasive private despair and public neglect.. [and] calls for a 'national policy on aging' which would encompass more and better health care, nutrition, transportation, and public service information.
Everyone should read this book... suitable for use in high school as well as medical school, and for readers of every age.
Crammed with facts that explode old myths.
Eloquent, exhaustive, and formidably informed... A mandatory book.
Heavily documented, highly readable... jammed with recommendations for constructive change in every area.
The Encyclopedia Britannica of American aging.
The best and best informed exposé to appear so far... every American of every age should read this book.
Important, fact-filled, compassionate, and insightful.
I commend it for clarity and lucidity, unpretentiousness and comprehensiveness... I think it is a classic.
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Book Details
Publication Date
Status
Available
Trim Size
5.5
x 8.5
Pages
512
ISBN
9780801874253
Table of Contents
A Personal Note
Preface
Chapter 1. The Tragedy of Old Age in America
Chapter 2. How to Grow Old and Poor in an Affluent Society
Chapter 3. What About My Pension?
Chapter 4. The Right to Work
Chapter 5. No
A Personal Note
Preface
Chapter 1. The Tragedy of Old Age in America
Chapter 2. How to Grow Old and Poor in an Affluent Society
Chapter 3. What About My Pension?
Chapter 4. The Right to Work
Chapter 5. No Place to Live
Chapter 6. No Time to Wait
Chapter 7. The Unfulfilled Prescription
Chapter 8. "They Are Only Senile"
Chapter 9. Houses of Death Are a Lively Business
Chapter 10. Victimization of the Elderly
Chapter 11. Pacification and the Politics of Aging
Chapter 12. The Gift of Life
Chapter 13. Lossening Up Life
Chapter 14. Growing Old Absurd
Appendixes
A. Sources of Gerontological and Geriatric Literature
B. Organizations Pertaining to the Eldery
C. Government Programs for the Eldery
D. Government Agencies for the Eldery
E. Other National Organizations with Programs in the Field of Aging
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Resources
