Overview

Since its initial publication in 1994, Moody′s text has been hailed as a creative innovation in the teaching of aging courses and modules. This is not simply a boring condensation of research literature. Instead, this text presents current research in an innovative and unique format, which interests students and encourages them to become involved and take an informed stand on the major aging issues that we as a society face. Leading author and active leader in gerontology, Rick Moody, provides both thorough explanation of the issues in the ′Concepts′ sections, as well as current research in the ′Controversy′ sections. The book shows the close link between concepts and controversies in the broad areas of aging: health care, socioeconomic trends, and the life course. ′Focus on Practice′ and ′Focus on the Future′ inserts engage student interest and help them to apply their knowledge.

Full Product Details

Author:   Harry R. Moody ,  Jennifer R. Sasser
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Edition:   7th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.70cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.910kg
ISBN:  

9781452203096

ISBN 10:   1452203091
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   29 February 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9781452275888
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Preface Prologue About the Authors Basic Concepts I. A Life Course Perspective on Aging Controversy 1. Does Old Age Have Meaning? Controversy 2. Why Do Our Bodies Grow Old? Controversy 3. Does Intellectual Functioning Decline With Age? Basic Concepts II. Aging, Health Care, and Society Controversy 4. Should We Ration Health Care for Older People? Controversy 5. Should Families Provide for Their Own? Controversy 6. Should Older People Be Protected From Bad Choices? Controversy 7. Should People Have the Choice to End Their Lives? Basic Concepts III. Social and Economic Outlook for an Aging Society Controversy 8. Should Age or Need Be the Basis for Entitlement? Controversy 9. What Is the Future for Social Security? Controversy 10. Is Retirement Obsolete? Controversy 11. Aging Boomers: Boom or Bust? Controversy 12. The New Aging Marketplace: Hope or Hype? Appendix. How to Research a Term Paper in Gerontology Bibliography Photo Credits Glossary/Index

Reviews

This book could... encourage a more open debate on sensitive issues in classrooms, e??ven outside the United States. Moreover, to those interested in comparative????????? studies, the chapters on analyzing the public policy on aging, the economics of aging, ethical issues, and biases in health and social policies in terms of social class, gender, race, and ethnicity as well as multiple discrimination may be inspiring.??????????? -- Andrzej Klimczuk

This book could... encourage a more open debate on sensitive issues in classrooms, e ven outside the United States. Moreover, to those interested in comparative studies, the chapters on analyzing the public policy on aging, the economics of aging, ethical issues, and biases in health and social policies in terms of social class, gender, race, and ethnicity as well as multiple discrimination may be inspiring. --Andrzej Klimczuk

Author Information

"Harry R. Moody is a graduate of Yale University and received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University. He has taught philosophy at Columbia University, Hunter College, New York University, and the University of California at Santa Cruz.  He recently retired as Vice President and Director of Academic Affairs for AARP in Washington, DC.  He is currently Visiting Professor at Tohoku University in Japan, and Distinguished Visiting Professor at Fielding Graduate University.  Dr. Moody previously served as Executive Director of the Brookdale Center on Aging at Hunter College and Chairman of the Board of Elderhostel (now Road Scholar). Moody is the author of over 100 scholarly articles, as well as a number of books including: Abundance of Life: Human Development Policies for an Aging Society (Columbia University Press, 1988) and Ethics in an Aging Society (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992). His most recent book, The Five Stages of the Soul, was published by Doubleday Anchor Books and has been translated into seven languages worldwide.  He is the editor of a newsletter, ""Human Values in Aging,"" reaching 10,000 subscribers each month. In 2011 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society on Aging and in 2008 he was named by Utne Reader Magazine as one of  “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World.” Jennifer R. Sasser is Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Human Sciences at Marylhurst University in Portland, Oregon, where she coordinates the gerontology program. She joined the Marylhurst faculty in 1997 and since that time has been involved in the design and implementation of many on-campus and Web-based courses and programs for adult learners, including the graduate and undergraduate certificate programs in gerontology. While conducting her doctoral work at Oregon State University, she was a graduate teaching and research fellow, as well as the first recipient of the AARP/Andrus Foundation Graduate Fellowship in Gerontology. Over the past 20 years, Dr. Sasser has studied and written about creativity in later life; older women’s embodiment; critical gerontological theory; and transformational adult learning practices. She served on the Oregon Gerontological Association Board of Directors starting in 2005 and was President of the Board for three years. In 2012, she received a Distinguished Teacher award from the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education."

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