Aging in America

This three-volume set provides insightful and understandable summaries of the state-of-the-art studies of aging-the most important social demographic issue facing America today.
Aging in America will help us plan for the future and meet the needs of what has already become an 11-fold increase in the number of U.S. residents 65 or older. Organized around three broad themes related to aging-psychological issues, mental and physical health, and social issues-with a volume devoted to each, this unique set rallies respected scholars from across disciplines to discuss a phenomenon that will profoundly affect each of us individually and our society as a whole.
The volumes cover a wide range of topics, including neuroscience, memory, end-of-life choices, health, care-giving, medication adherence, the benefits of exercise, personal relationships, elder abuse, and other vital issues. The gains of longevity are explored, as are the agonies of loss as we age. As a society, we need to assure that older adults not only survive but thrive. This set helps point the way.

John C. Cavanaugh, PhD, is chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Dr. Cavanaugh is widely published in gerontology and is the coauthor of the Adult Development and Aging.
Christine K. Cavanaugh is director of training and professional development for the division of development and alumni relations at The George Washington University, Washington, DC.

Preface by John C. and Christine K. Cavanaugh
CHAPTER 1 Hispanic Aging and Social Policy
Jacqueline L. Angel and Fernando Torres-Gil
CHAPTER 2 Personal Relationships in Later Life
Sara M. Moorman and Emily A. Greenfield
CHAPTER 3 Elder Abuse Prevention: A Review of the Field
Lisa Nerenberg
CHAPTER 4 Workforce Issues and Retirement
Harvey L. Sterns and Boin Chang
CHAPTER 5 Aging and the Life Course: Under the Lifestyle Umbrella
Laurie Russell Hatch and Jon Hendricks
CHAPTER 6 Housing in an Aging America
Jon Pynoos, Rachel Caraviello, and Caroline Cicero
CHAPTER 7 Neoliberalism and the New Politics of Aging and Retirement Security
Larry Polivka
CHAPTER 8 Hospice Care for the Aging Population in the United States
Dale O. Knee
CHAPTER 9 Spirituality and Aging: A Journey for Meaning through Deep Interconnection in Humanity
Amy L. Ai, Paul Wink, and Monika Ardelt
CHAPTER 10 Technology and Aging: The Herald of a New Age
Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia
Index
About the Editors and Contributors