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Book SynopsisIt's time to embrace the slower pace!There's no denying it - you're OLD, but that comes with a lot of perks. You can say the most outrageous things and somehow get away with it. You can dress however you damn well please. And after learning from so many mistakes, you're now as wise as you are wizened. It's your time to recline, and this hilarious book will show you how it's done.

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Book SynopsisOur society worships at the fountain of youth. Each year, we try to delay the arrival of old age, using everything at our disposal, from extreme exercise and botox to pilates and cosmetic dentistry. But in the process, are we missing out on a distinct and extraordinarily valuable stage of life? Asking whether it is better to be forever young or to grin toothlessly and live an authentic old age, bestselling author Daniel Klein journeys to the Greek island of Hydra. There he draws on the lives of octogenarian Greek locals, as well as philosophers ranging from Epicurus to Sartre, to discover the secrets of ageing happily. An escapist travel memoir, a droll meditation, and an optimistic guide to living well, this is a delightful jaunt through the terrain of old age, led by a witty and uniquely perceptive modern-day sage.Trade ReviewIt’s an affectionate portrait of the island [of Hydra] but is really a primer on making the most of life’ * Daily Telegraph, best books of 2014 *'I was bowled over by its easy charm and hard-won wisdom.' * Daily Mail *'Charming and intelligent. I enjoyed this book very much.' -- Diana Athill'Wry, whimsical, amusing and intelligent.' * Daily Telegraph *'Charming and accessible, this philosophical survey simply and accessibly makes academic philosophy relevant to ordinary human emotion.' * Kirkus Reviews *'An insightful meditation.' * The New York Times *'Both seduces and delights.' * Scotsman *'Klein's narrative is a delightful and spirited conversation, offering up the ingredients inherent to the art of living well in old age.' * Publishers Weekly *'Funny and wry.' * Huffington Post *

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Book SynopsisAn inspirational call to arms' DAILY MAILThis book is so sensible, so substantially researched, so briskly written, so clear in its arguments, that one wishes Baroness Cavendish was still whispering into the prime ministerial ear' THE TIMESA thoughtful handbook to help societies age gracefully' FINANCIAL TIMESThis bold, visionary book is a wake-up call to governments. It is a wake-up call to us all' SUNDAY TIMESFrom award-winning journalist, Camilla Cavendish, comes a profound analysis of one of the biggest challenges facing the human population today.The world is undergoing a dramatic demographic shift. By 2020, for the first time in history, the number of people aged 65 and over will outnumber children aged five and under. But our systems are lagging woefully behind this new reality. In Extra Time, Camilla Cavendish embarks on a journey to understand how different countries are responding to these unprecedented challenges.Travelling across the world in a carefully researched and deepTrade Review ‘Extra Time should perhaps be called “About Time” because it is a long overdue and brilliant counterpoint to all those pervasive arguments that our ageing societies will be poorer and sadder. Growing old, as individuals and nations, need not mean growing frailer and duller. Camilla Cavendish has written an empowering and important manifesto for how an older society can be a better society.’ ROBERT PESTON ‘In this remarkable and frequently optimistic book Camilla Cavendish sets out what is part warning and part redefinition of what it is to live longer. Her statistics and her observations of how different rich and poor will age are breathtaking. But it is above all her bravery in challenging our very notions of ageing that makes this a must read book for all those struggling to understand the enormity of change that longer life now brings.’ EMILY MAITLIS ‘Extra Time by Camilla Cavendish is an optimistic, uplifting and practical book about the huge potential for humans to live not just longer lives, but more fulfilling lives. An inspiring and essential read.’ ARIANNA HUFFINGTON, FOUNDER & CEO, THRIVE ‘A brilliant analysis of how to live longer better’ SIMON JENKINS ‘As deeply inspirational as it is informative. If you want to know how to live a long, vibrant life, Extra Time is a must read’ DR DAVID SINCLAIR ‘Demographic change is the most neglected shaper of our future. Camilla Cavendish has written the most interesting, perceptive and iconoclastic guide to its many implications. This is a truly important book’ LAWRENCE SUMMERS, President Emeritus and Charles W. Eliot University Professor of Harvard University

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Book SynopsisThe Aging–Disability Nexus explores the complex and competing narratives we create about aging and disability, providing fresh perspectives on how these markers interact with each other and with other indicators of power and difference.Trade ReviewThe Aging-Disability Nexus provides a comprehensive overview of current studies on the relationships between aging and disabilities[...] * CHOICE Connect *I really appreciated the breadth of topics, including experiences of dance among people with Parkinson’s; an arts-based initiative called Re•Vision, which seeks to disrupt normative narratives of aging and disability; and the stories of two women aging with and aging into cognitive disability. Furthermore, with few exceptions, most theoretical discussions are illustrated with compelling real world examples. -- W. Ben Mortenson, associate professor, University of British Columbia * Occupational Therapy Now *Table of ContentsIntroduction / Katie Aubrecht, Christine Kelly, and Carla RicePart 1: Conceptualizing the Nexus1 Aging and Disability: The Paradoxical Positions of the Chronological Life Course / Amanda Grenier, Meridith Griffin, and Colleen McGrath2 Spectres of Unproductive Life: The Aging–Disability–Dementia Complex / Lucy Burke3 Cripping Care Advice: Austerity, Advice Literature, and the Troubled Link between Disability and Old Age / Sally Chivers4 Dancing In and Out of Control: Challenging the Myth of Bodily Mastery through the Lens of Parkinson’s Disease / Monique LanoixPart 2: Politics of Care5 Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care Policy: Toward a Critical Ethics of Care Approach / Maggie FitzGerald6 Directly Funded Home Care for Older Adults: Exploring the Legacies of Disability Activism / Christine Kelly7 Age, Disability, and Encounters with Care: Older People’s Experiences of Home Care / Rachel Barken and Alan Santinele Martino8 Power, Agency, Aging, and Cognitive Impairment: The Stories of Two Women / Margaret Oldfield and Nancy Hansen9 Regulation of “Care” in Long-Term Care Homes in Ontario / Poland LaiPart 3: Timescapes and Landscapes10 Aging with and into Disability: Futurities of New Materialisms / Nadine Changfoot and Carla Rice11 From Boomer to Zoomer: Aging with Vitality under Neoliberal Capitalism / Anne McGuire12 Deconstructing Dependency and Development in Global Dementia Policy / Katie Aubrecht and Akwasi Boafo13 Aging and Disability in the Time of AIDS: Reflections from Research with Older Women Caregivers in South Africa / May Chazan14 Disability, Age, the British Countryside, and Social Exclusion / Nathan KerriganDialogue: Speaking from the NexusThinking into Aging–Disability Nexuses: A Dialogue between Two Scholars / Ruth Bartlett and Alison KaferIndex

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Book SynopsisAgeing is an activity we are familiar with from an early age. In our younger years upcoming birthdays are anticipated with an excitement that somewhat diminishes as the years progress. As we grow older we are bombarded with advice on ways to overcome, thwart, resist, and, on the rare occasion, embrace, one''s ageing. Have all human beings from the various historical epochs and cultures viewed aging with this same ambivalence? In this Very Short Introduction Nancy A. Pachana discusses the lifelong dynamic changes in biological, psychological, and social functioning involved in ageing. Increased lifespans in the developed and the developing world have created an urgent need to find ways to enhance our functioning and well-being in the later decades of life, and this need is reflected in policies and action plans addressing our ageing populations from the World Health Organization and the United Nations. Looking to the future, Pachana considers advancements in the provision for our ageing populations, including revolutionary models of nursing home care such as Green House nursing homes in the USA and Small Group Living homes in the Netherlands. She shows that understanding the process of ageing is not only important for individuals, but also for societies and nations, if the full potential of those entering later life is to be realised.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsREFERENCES; FURTHER READING; INDEX

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Book SynopsisExplores how the successful aging movement is playing out across five continents. Contributors investigate a variety of people to offer a fresh look at a major cultural and public health movement of our time, questioning what has become for many a taken-for-granted goalûaging in a way that almost denies aging itself.Trade Review"With public conversation about control of aging at an all-time high, these rich ethnographies from around the globe challenge stereotypes of success, failure, and ageism as they illustrate how vitality and vulnerability, independence, need, and care are resourcefully enacted. A timely corrective, this volume is essential for anyone interested in the diverse practices of interdependence and self-making in the world's ever-aging societies." -- Sharon R. Kaufman * author of Ordinary Medicine *"Lamb provides incisive deconstruction of modern notions of ‘successful aging,’ offering a wealth of theoretical perspectives on, and ethnographic illustrations of, approaches to aging in different cultural settings across the globe." -- Jeanne Shea * Department of Anthropology and Center on Aging, University of Vermont *"[A] valuable aspect of Successful Aging as a Contemporary Obsession is its global perspective....Lamb has done extensive fieldwork in West Bengal, where, far from being idealized, 'too much independence is commonly regarded as the worst thing that can befall one in old age.'" * This Chair Rocks *"The book offers insightful and sometimes highly emotional accounts of how we find meaning in the limits of our human condition, making it a delightful read regardless of one’s professional orientation." * Anthropology News *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction: Successful Aging as a Twenty-first-Century Obsession Sarah Lamb, Jessica Robbins-Ruszkowski, and Anna Corwin Part I Gender, Sexuality, and the Allure of Anti-Aging 1 Successful Aging, Ageism, and the Maintenance of Age and Gender Relations Toni Calasanti and Neal King 2 Opting In or Opting Out? North American Women Share Strategies for Aging Successfully with (and without) Cosmetic Intervention Abigail T. Brooks 3 Aging Out: Ageism, Heterosexism, and Racism among Aging African American Lesbians and Gay Men Imani Woody 4 Erectile Dysfunction as Successful Aging in Mexico Emily Wentzell Part II Ideals of Independence, Interdependence, and Intimate Sociality in Later Life 5 Beyond Independence: Older Chicagoans Living Valued Lives Elana D. Buch 6 Growing Old with God: An Alternative Vision of Successful Aging among Catholic Nuns Anna I. Corwin 7 Aspiring to Activity: Universities of the Third Age, Gardening, and Other Forms of Living in Postsocialist Poland Jessica Robbins-Ruszkowski 8 Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot? Friendship in the Face of Dementia Janelle S. Taylor Part III National Policies and Everyday Practices: Individual and Collective Projects of Aging Well 9 Getting Old and Keeping Going: The Motivation Technologies of Active Aging in Denmark Aske Juul Lassen and Astrid Pernille Jespersen 10 Foolish Vitality: Humor, Risk, and Success in Japan Jason Danely 11 Nurturing Life in Contemporary Beijing Judith Farquhar and Qicheng Zhang 12 Depreciating Age, Disintegrating Ties: On Being Old in a Century of Declining Elderhood in Kenya Janet McIntosh Part IV Medicine, Morality, and Self: Lessons from Life’s Ends 13 Successful Selves? Heroic Tales of Alzheimer’s Disease and Personhood in Brazil Annette Leibing 14 Comfortable Aging: Lessons for Living from Eighty-five and Beyond Meika Loe 15 Ageless Aging or Meaningful Decline? Aspirations of Aging and Dying in the United States and India Sarah Lamb Epilogue: Successful Aging and Desired Interdependence Susan Reynolds Whyte Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisYou know you're having a senior moment when you decide it's time to pull up your socks - and realize you forgot to put any on! Age is just a number and you're only as old as you feel, but if you're heading into your golden years and you're certifiably "no spring chicken", you might benefit from browsing through the pages of this tongue-in-cheek book to help you decide if your marbles just need a polish or you've well and truly lost them! Inside you'll find examples of classic "senior moments", such as:- Ringing a friend to ask them for their phone number. - Getting annoyed at the fact that your all-in-one remote won't open your garage door. - Going to the store for milk and coming home with a new dog collar, rawl plugs, some plant pots that were on special offer... but no milk. - Feeling frustrated by your computer's instructions to "press any key", when there's no "Any" key on your keyboard. With a sprinkling of reassuring quotes from fellow old-timers, this collection will help you see the funny side of getting older (but not necessarily wiser).

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Book SynopsisINSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic''s happiness columnist Arthur Brooks.Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our decline, and the more painful it is when it occurs.What can we do, starting now, to make our older years a time of happiness, purpose, and yes, success?At the height of his career at the age of 50, Arthur Brooks embarked on a seven-year journey to discover how to transform his future from one of disappointment over waning abilities into an opportunity for progress.From Strength to Strengthis the result, a practical roadmap for the rest of your life.Drawing on social science, philosophy, biography, theology, and eastern wisdom, as well as dozens of interviews with everyday men and women, Brooks shows us that true life success is well within our reach. By refocusing on certain priorities and habits that anyone can learn, such as deep wisdom, detachment from empty rewards, connection and service to others, and spiritual progress, we can set ourselves up for increased happiness.Read this book and you, too, can go from strength to strength.

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Book SynopsisClimate change is having an immediate and sometimes life-threatening impact, especially for older adults – generally speaking, people 65 or older. Older adults often face mobility, cognitive, and resource challenges, which contribute to a disproportionate number of deaths in the face of major disasters. But some challenges are less visible. Consider the grandparent who no longer can stand and wait at the bus stop because of the heat, or the retiree who lives in a home with black mould due to chronic flooding that she can’t afford to remediate or leave because of her limited fixed income. Our population is aging—by 2034, the US will have more people over 65 than under 18. Despite the evidence that climate change is severely impacting older adults, and the reality that communities will be confronted with more frequent and more severe disasters, we’re not prepared to address the needs of older adults and other vulnerable populations in the face of a changing climate. In Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation, community resilience and housing expert Danielle Arigoni argues that we cannot achieve true resilience until communities adopt interventions that work to meet the needs of their oldest residents. She explains that when we plan for those most impacted by climate, and for those with the greatest obstacles to opportunity and well-being, we improve conditions for all. Arigoni explores how to integrate age-friendly resilience into community planning and disaster preparedness efforts through new planning approaches—including an age-friendly process, and a planning framework dedicated to inclusive disaster recovery—to create communities that serve the needs of older adults better, not only during disasters but for all the days in between. Examples are woven throughout the book, including case studies of age-friendly resilience in action from New York State; Portland, Oregon and Multnomah County; and New Orleans. Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation will help professionals and concerned citizens understand how to best plan for both the aging of our population and the climate changes underway so that we can create safer, more liveable communities for all.

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Book SynopsisBringing together leading scholars, this international collection examines different dimensions of ageing and ageism in a range of media and how older adults use and interact with the media.Table of Contents1 Introduction: Ageing in/and the Media - Virpi Ylänne Part I: Framing and Constructing Ageing in Media Reporting 2 ‘Apocalyptic Demography’ Versus the ‘Reckless Generation’: Framing the Third and Fourth Ages in the Media - Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard 3 Older Adults and the Pandemic in UK News Media - Virpi Ylänne 4 Present Time Witches: Media and the Intersecting Discourses of Age, Gender, and Mental Health in Ghana - Monika Wilińska and Doris Boateng 5 Portrayals of Older People With Dementia in Taiwanese Newspapers - Chin-Hui Chen and Yan-Hua Huang 6 Older LGBTQ+ Persons in Canadian Newspapers - Laura Hurd and Raveena Mahal Part II: Imagined Ageing in Promotional and Fictional Contexts 7 Ageism and the Promotion of Agelessness in Brazilian Advertising - Gisela Castro 8 Visual Ageism on Public Organisations’ Websites - Eugène Loos, Loredana Ivan, Maria Sourbati, Wenqian Xu, Christa Lykke Christensen and Virpi Ylänne 9 Imag(in)ing Ageing Futures in Comics and Graphic Novels - Nicole Dalmer and Lucia Cedeira Serantes Part III: Older Adults’ Interaction With the Media and Media Technologies 10 Advertising Old Men: Swedish Old Men Reflect on ‘Seeing Themselves’ - Karin Lövgren, Linn Sandberg and Jeff Hearn 11 Older Women and Women’s Magazines: Audience, Agency, and Life Course - Dana Sawchuk 12 The Double Logic of Care: Age, Gender, and Media Technologies in Austria - Barbara Ratzenböck 13 Conclusion - Virpi Ylänne

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Creative Care is a love letter to aging. Not a prescription filled with should, it’s a beautifully rendered invitation to be curious and flexible, meeting elders wherever they happen to be in the moment and making that moment richer, sweeter, and more meaningful for all.” — Cynthia Orange, author of Take Good Care and Shock Waves "Moving, honest, and timely, Creative Care’s inspiring stories will comfort families struggling with dementia across the world." — Diane E. Meier MD, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care and MacArthur Fellow "Basting brings hope and meaning to millions of families living in the shadow of Alzheimer's disease. A powerful book of healing." — R. Sean Morrison, MD, chair of the Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai “Alzheimer's is devastating because it doesn't only affect the person suffering from the disease. In the face of this challenge the response from the academic and policy side has been feeble. For the first time, this book gives people hope and powerful ways to deal with its challenges.” — Dean Sherzai, MD, PhD, author of The Alzheimer’s Solution "Invites us to shift focus from how well we remember the past to how well we inhabit the present--for ourselves and with others. Basting reveals the power of creativity to expand our humanity and enrich the time we have." — Marie-Therese Connolly, MacArthur Fellow and senior scholar at The Wilson Center “Upends the bleak ideas of caregiving and dementia as a disease that robs us of our humanity. Basting shows otherwise. Together–caregiver and person with dementia–can create something meaningful. Caregivers will value this; it ought to be required reading for all clinicians and policymakers.” — Jason Karlawish, MD, co-director of the Penn Memory Center, University of Pennsylvania and author of The Disease of the Century “Creative Care brims with essential wisdom that may forever change the way we care for one another. In these pages Basting gives readers the most precious gift of all: hope.” — Dave Isay, founder of StoryCorps "As an artist and scholar, Basting has infused art into dementia and elder care, leveraging song, dance, improvisation, and theater to elicit communication and joy. Her ideas have spread to care centers across the country and individual families hoping to forge meaningful connections with loved ones." — Psychology Today

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Book SynopsisFrom the revered author of the bestselling The Hidden Life of Dogs, a witty, engaging, life-affirming account of the joy, strength, and wisdom that comes with age.Elizabeth Marshall Thomas has spent a lifetime observing the natural world, chronicling the customs of pre-contact hunter-gatherers and the secret lives of deer and dogs. In this book, the capstone of her long career, Thomas, now eighty-eight, turns her keen eye to her own life. The result is an account of growing old that is at once funny and charming and intimate and profound, both a memoir and a life-affirming map all of us may follow to embrace our later years with grace and dignity. A charmingly intimate account and a broad look at the social and historical traditions related to aging, Growing Old explores a wide range of issues connected with growing older, from stereotypes of the elderly as burdensome to the methods of burial humans have used throughout history to how to deal with a concerned neighbor who assumes you’re buying cat food to eat for dinner. Written with the wit of Nora Ephron’s I Feel Bad About My Neck and the lyrical beauty and serene wisdom of When Breath Becomes Air, Growing Old is an expansive and deeply personal paean to the beauty and the brevity of life that offers understanding for everyone, regardless of age.

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Book SynopsisA demographic futurist explains the coming Super Age—when there will be more people older than sixty-five than those under the age of eighteen—and explores what it could mean for our collective future.Trade Review"An intelligent warning to pay more attention to your elders. . . . Schurman combines ideas for an elderly-friendly future with a denunciation of present conditions. . . . Good insights for right now." — Kirkus Reviews "[Schurman's] insistence on a more thoughtful approach to an aging society is buoyed by his optimism and his dedication to justice and care for all citizens: ‘The future may be gray,’ he writes, ‘but it’s incredibly bright.’ Policymakers and business leaders, take note." — Publishers Weekly “The Super Age is upon us. Bradley Schurman inspires and challenges us to confront head-on the implications for the economy, business, how we live, and how we treat one another. He offers a road map for seizing the opportunities that are ahead and offers a clear view of the risks of inaction.” — Almar Latour, CEO, Dow Jones “Global aging is transformational on the scale of climate change, the freight train we can see coming, and in The Super Age, Bradley Schurman reveals it to us in all its complexity and opportunity. Discarding the tired discourse of the burdens of an aging planet, he offers instead a fundamental revisioning of what life could look like—of what our lives could look like—a new world that is hugely exciting, if we do it right.” — Claire Casey, global head of Policy & Insights, Economist Impact, The Economist Group “Demography may be destiny, yet there are few prognosticators who can see the future like Bradley Schurman. The Super Age is a super-readable book, a crystal ball into a society like we’ve never seen before. This book will help you tap into the longevity dividend.” — Chip Conley, New York Times bestselling author and founder, the Modern Elder Academy “The Super Age provides one of the most comprehensive understandings of the gift of longevity and the work we need to do as a society to maximize the ability for all to age well. This timely book provides leaders the data, insights, and tangible solutions needed to tap into the moral, economic, and societal benefits of truly embracing the Super Age. Leaders from every sector (public, private, and nonprofit) should read and share the book.” — Ramsey Alwin, president and CEO, National Council on Aging (NCOA) “This book is an eye-opener to those already in, or those preparing to serve, older and generationally diverse markets. Schurman gives both an objective view of the existing landscape and a bright road map for future growth. Customers are changing at a rapid pace, and in many cases, they are becoming healthier and wealthier. Those who truly understand and embrace the Super Age will be the winners.” — Jee Eun “Geannie” Cho, CEO, CIGNA Korea “Be prepared to have your conception of aging—and the power potential of the ‘gray’ generation—turned upside down . . . or in this case, right side up.” — Rebecca Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of War Dogs and Into the Forest “The Super Age focuses on one of the biggest trends that will shape our individual and collective future. It also shows in a nuanced and insightful way why the pessimism around an aging society is too simplistic to capture the fundamental changes that are happening and need to happen.” — Andrew Scott, professor of economics, London Business School, and coauthor of The 100-Year Life “We have entered a new Super Age—which will profoundly alter public policies, education, careers, communities, and commerce. For business leaders, it is especially imperative to understand this and to rethink products, services, and markets in the new world of longevity. This book is the road map.” — Bill Novelli, professor of business, Georgetown University; former CEO, AARP; and author of Good Business “Powerful and provocative. . . . Bradley Schurman breaks through as a much-needed, compelling new demographic futurist—and just in the nick of time.” — Michael Adams, CEO, SAGE “At a time when ageism is on full display, Bradley Schurman’s The Super Age is a much-needed counterpoint to the dominant and negative narrative. . . . An invaluable resource for any business interested in diversity, equity, and inclusion.” — Fabrice Houdart, managing director, Out Leadership “Beautifully written and magically orchestrated by Bradley Schurman, The Super Age is like a symphony where all the chords, the tones, the nuances about our demographic past, present, and future come together.” — Nicola Palmarini, director, UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA), and author of Immortali “The Super Age brilliantly explores the new economic, political, social, and cultural norms that are reshaping our world—and how we got here. . . . A must read for anyone who wants to truly understand how these demographic megatrends will impact us all.” — Jake Rothstein, founder, Papa and UpsideHoM “Thoroughly researched and elegantly written. . . . An excellent narrative about what is indeed the Super Age.” — Jim Mellon, founder and executive chairman, Burnbrae Group, and coauthor of Juvenescence “Schurman describes a megatrend that cannot be debated, nor ignored: the Super Age. It urges you to stop discussing and start acting. That probably makes it the best book on aging yet.” — Arjan in ’t Veld, cofounder and CMO, The Aging Group BV “Bradley lays forth a vision for the Super Age that is inclusive of all people, regardless of age, race, gender, or sexuality, as key contributors and consumers.” — Patrick Church, multimedia artist and fashion designer “Will population aging lead to stagnation and decline, or a new era of innovation and human flourishing? There are daunting challenges, to be sure, but Schurman’s book offers hope for a brighter future. It’s a must read and a must reference.” — Paul Irving, chairman, Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging; distinguished scholar-in-residence, University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology; and chairman, Encore.org “Aging, like gender equality and climate change, is an essential lens for any community, business or policy leader with foresight. Schurman's book gives a comprehensive view of the latest research on the complexities, challenges and opportunities of creating an age inclusive society.” — Cynthia Wu, executive director, Shin Kong Life Foundation “Finally, a modern take on the perception of ageism, marginalization, and inequality for the rapidly evolving 50+ demographic. . . . Schurman shows us a path toward a hopeful future.” — Jeff Tidwell, founder and CEO, Next For Me “Finally—everything you’ve ever wanted to know about age and longevity in one package, or rather under one cover! . . . The best part is the optimism about the future of longevity and opportunities it brings for the business environment and for society at large.” — Stela Lupushor, chief reframer, Reframe.Work Inc. “A comprehensive and fast-paced tour through the past, present and future of our rapidly Super Ageing Societies, written by one of the leading proponents in the space.” — Stephen Johnston, co-founder, Aging2.0

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Book SynopsisA history of aging in America surveys and compares actualities and attitudes in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries and suggests practical improvements on the current inadequate system of pensions, social security, medicare, and other programs.Trade Review"The only major interpretive study of a very important and, needless to say, timely subject...deserves a wide audience, not only among historians, but among members of the helping professions and all others concerned with the welfare of our senior citizens."--Journal of American History

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Book SynopsisAs the first of the 'Baby Boom' generation reaches the age of 60, this unusually large cohort born 1946-66 are poised to redefine retirement - just as they have restructured educational, housing, and labor markets before. This is the first book-length study of this generation, and offers an invaluable guide to the issues for the retirement system.Table of ContentsPART I: PROSPECTS FOR BABY BOOMER RETIREMENT ; Will Boomers Redefine Retirement? ; Cross-Cohort Differences in Retirement Expectations and Realizations ; The Sufficiency of Retirement Savings: Comparing Cohorts at the Time of Retirement ; Understanding Baby Boomers' Retirement Prospects ; PART II: CHANGING HEALTH STATUS AND HEALTH INSURANCE ; Are Boomers Living Well Longer? ; Baby Boomers vs Their Parents: Economic Well-Being and Health Status ; Cross-Cohort Differences in Heath on the Verge of Retirement ; Health Insurance Patterns Nearing Retirement ; PART III: NEW ROLES FOR RETIREMENT ASSETS ; The Impact of Pensions on Non-pension Investment Choices ; Measuring Pension Wealth ; Trends in Pension Values around Retirement ; Pension Portfolio Choice and Menu Exposure ; Saving Between Cohorts: The Role of Planning ; Retiring on the House? Cross-Cohort Differences in Housing Wealth

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Book SynopsisWayne Booth has selected, and has been inspired by, the works of some prominent writers on the art of growing older. In this anthology he shows that the very making of art is in itself a victory over time.

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Book SynopsisMany countries have social security systems that are financially unsustainable. This title offers a comparative analysis from twelve countries and examines the issue of age in the labor force. It also analyzes the relationship between incentives to retire and the proportion of older persons in the workforce.

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Book SynopsisWith essays on labour force participation and retirement, housing equity and the economic status of the elderly, and financing of social security and health care in the 1990s, this volume covers a broad spectrum of issues related to the economics of ageing in the United States and Japan.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1 Yukio Noguchi, David A. Wise. 1: Aging and Labor Force Participation: A Review of Trends and Explanations 7 Robin L. Lumsdaine, David A. Wise. 2: Social Security Benefits and the Labor Supply of the Elderly in Japan 43 Atsushi Seike, Haruo Shimada. 3: The Economic Status of the Elderly in the United States 63 Michael D. Hurd 4: Household Asset- and Wealthholdings in Japan 85 Noriyuki Takayama 5: Problems of Housing the Elderly in the United States and Japan 109 Daniel L. McFadden 6: The Cost of Aging: Public Finance Perspectives for Japan 139 Seiritsu Ogura 7: Financing Health Care for Elderly Americans in the 1990s 175 Alan M. Garber Contributors 195 Author Index 197 Subject Index 201

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Book SynopsisAnalyzes how life-and-death decision makers are selected, the interventions they weigh in on, the information they seek and evaluate, the values and memories they draw on, the criteria they weigh, the outcomes they choose, the conflicts they become embroiled in, and the challenges they face.

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Book SynopsisAre the elderly posing a threat to America's political system with their enormous clout? Are they stretching resources to the breaking point with their growing demands for care? This text seeks to offer fresh insight into a wide range of social and political issues relating to the elderly.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In Fair Share: Senior Activism, Tiny Publics, and the Culture of Resistance, Fine makes an excellent case for . . . an example of observing a social movement as something like a social club. The meso-level of society, a middle and peopled realm wherein local values, interactions, experiences, and stories produce the necessary sociality for pursuing activism, shines through the book." -- J. L. Johnson * Symbolic Interaction *"Fine’s ethnography offers a deep and joyful dive into the contradictions and strengths of elder activism." * Choice *“The Baby Boom generation is not going quietly into the night. In entertaining detail, Gary Alan Fine, perhaps the finest ethnographer of that generation, shows us how and why they continue to cause beautiful trouble in politics. Fair Share is a pleasure to read.” -- James M. Jasper, CUNY Graduate CenterTable of ContentsPrologue: A Snowy Day in Racine Introduction: Of Seniors, for Seniors 1 Causes, Commitment, and Culture 2 Coming of Age 3 Where the Actions Are 4 Movement Memories and Eventful Experience 5 Staff Power and Senior Authority 6 Diversities 7 The Nexus of Politics 8 Our Fair Share Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Book SynopsisIn the past few years, the economic ramifications of ageing have garnered close attention from a group of NBER researchers led by the author. In this volume, Wise and his collaborators continue to analyze a nexus of age-related issues.

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Book SynopsisCarefully compiled and containing some of the most cutting-edge research and analysis available, this volume should be of interest to any specialist or policymaker concerned with ongoing changes in savings and retirement behaviors.

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Book SynopsisThis volume examines relations between elderly population growth and government spending. Chapters cover: life expectancy and health; saving for retirement and the role of 401(k) plans; demographic transition and housing values; and ageing in Germany and Taiwan.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 David A. Wise 1: The Impact of the Demographic Transition on Government Spending 13 John B. Shoven, Michael D. Topper, David A. Wise. 2: Methods for Projecting the Future Size and Health Status of the U.S. Elderly Population 41 Kenneth G. Manton, Eric Stallard, Burton H. Singer. 3: Longer Life Expectancy? Evidence from Sweden of Reductions in Mortality Rates at Advanced Ages 79 James W. Vaupel, Hans Lundstrom. 4: 401(k) Plans and Tax-Deferred Saving 105 James M. Poterba, Steven F. Venti, David A. Wise. 5: Some Thoughts on Savings 143 Edward P. Lazear 6: Pension Plan Provisions and Retirement: Men and Women, Medicare, and Models 183 Robin L. Lumsdaine, James H. Stock, David A. Wise. 7: Demographics, the Housing Market, and the Welfare of the Elderly 225 Daniel McFadden 8: Aging in Germany and the United States: International Comparisons 291 Axel Borsch-Supan 9: Saving, Growth, and Aging in Taiwan 331 Angus S. Deaton, Christina H. Paxson. 10: Forecasting Nursing Home Utilization of Elderly Americans 365 Andrew Dick, Alan M. Garber, Thomas A. MaCurdy. 11: Policy Options for Long-Term Care 395 David M. Cutler, Louise M. Sheiner. Contributors 443 Author Index 447 Subject Index 451

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Book SynopsisThe original essays and commentary in this volumethe third in a series reporting the results of the NBER Economics of Aging Programaddress issues that are of particular importance to the well-being of individuals as they age and to a society at large that is composed increasingly of older persons. The contributors examine social security reform, including an analysis of the Japanese system; present the startling finding that the vast majority of people choose the wrong accumulation strategies for their pension plans; explore the continuing consequences of the decline in support of parents by children in the postwar period; investigate the relation between nursing home stays and the source of payment for the care; and offer initial findings on the implications of differences between developed and developing countries for understanding aging issues and determining appropriate directions for research.

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Book SynopsisThis volume presents research on issues of importance to the well-being of older persons, including: labour market behaviour, health care, housing and living arrangements, and saving and wealth.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction by David A. Wise 1: The Effect of Labor Market Rigidities on the Labor Force Behavior of Older Workers Michael D. Hurd Comment: Angus S. Deaton 2: Why Are Retirement Rates So High at Age 65? Robin L. Lumsdaine, James H. Stock, David A. Wise. 3: The Military Pension, Compensation, and Retirement of U.S. Air Force Pilots John Ausink, David A. Wise. Comment on Chapters 2 and 3: Robert J. Willis 4: Health Insurance and Early Retirement: Evidence from the Availability of Continuation Coverage Jonathan Gruber, Brigitte C. Madrian. Comment: Richard J. Zeckhauser 5: Medicare Reimbursement and Hospital Cost Growth Mark B. McClellan Comment: Thomas E. MaCurdy 6: Living Arrangements: Health and Wealth Effects Axel Borsch-Supan, Daniel L. McFadden, Reinhold Schnabel. Comment: Steven F. Venti 7: Do 401(k) Plans Replace Other Employer-Provided Pensions? Leslie E. Papke, Mitchell Petersen, James M. Poterba. Comment: Richard Thaler 8: Is Housing Wealth a Sideshow? Jonathan S. Skinner Comment: John B. Shoven 9: Elderly Health, Housing, and Mobility Jonathan S. Feinstein Comment: Daniel L. McFadden 10: Intergenerational Transfers, Aging, and Uncertainty David N. Weil Comment: James M. Poterba Contributors Author Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisA collection of papers addressing issues that affect the well-being of individuals as they age and a society that is composed increasingly of older people. Questions fundamental to public policy are considered, as well as theories that lay new groundwork for future research.

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Book SynopsisThe baby boom generation's entry into old age has led to an unprecedented increase in the elderly population. The social and economic effects of this shift are significant. This title takes a eclectic view of the subject. It offers in-depth analysis of the effects of retirement plans, employer contributions, and housing prices on retirement.

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Book SynopsisA detailed and timely examination, The Right to an Age-Friendly City offers both broad and tangible insights into the intermingled political, economic, cultural, and administrative changes needed to protect the rights of senior citizens to access urban space in Toronto and beyond.Trade Review"Compellingly presented and convincing in its conclusions, The Right to an Age-Friendly City is a serious and impressive look at -- and evaluation of -- Toronto's approach to providing a system of care for the city's senior citizens." Peter Kresl, Bucknell University“... a reader-friendly book [that] uses compelling narratives and research evidence to support its main arguments. The Right to an Age-Friendly City offers a fresh and valuable perspective into the largely “technical” or nonpolitical body of AFC [Age-Friendly City] literature.” Journal of Urban Affairs

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book certainly fills a niche for a well-deserved population that is often ignored. -- Donna Wang Activities, Adaptation, and AgingTable of ContentsForeword: Looking Back on the Nursing Home Experience of My Mother, by Msgr. Charles Fahey Foreword, by Virginia Richardson Introduction, by Mercedes Bern-Klug 1. The Need to Extend the Reach of Palliative Psychosocial Care to Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Chronic Illness, by Mercedes Bern-Klug 2. The Structure and Process of Advanced Chronic Illness and Palliative Care in Nursing Homes, by Sarah Thompson and Lisa Church 3. Paying for Advanced Chronic Illness and Hospice Care in America's Nursing Homes, by Michael J. Klug 4. Trends in the Characteristics of Nursing Homes and Residents, by Mercedes Bern-Klug 5. Anticipating and Managing Common Medical Challenges Encountered at the End of Life, by Ann Allegre 6. Identifying and Addressing the Psychosocial, Social, Spiritual, and Existential Issues Affecting Nursing Home Residents at the End of Life, by Jean C. Munn 7. Identifying and Addressing Family Members' Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Existential Issues Related to Having a Loved One Living and Dying in a Nursing Home, by Patricia J. Kolb 8. Identifying and Addressing Ethical Issues in Advanced Chronic Illness and at the End of Life, by Charles E. Gessert and Don F. Reynolds 9. Final Discharge Planning: Rituals Related to the Death of a Nursing Home Resident, by Peggy Sharr and Mercedes Bern-Klug 10. Grief, Self-Care, and Staff-Care: Repeated Loss in the Nursing Home Environment, by Sara Sanders and Patti Homan 11. The Future of Palliative Psychosocial Care for Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Chronic Illness, by Mercedes Bern-Klug Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book certainly fills a niche for a well-deserved population that is often ignored. -- Donna Wang Activities, Adaptation, and AgingTable of ContentsForeword: Looking Back on the Nursing Home Experience of My Mother, by Msgr. Charles Fahey Foreword, by Virginia Richardson Introduction, by Mercedes Bern-Klug 1. The Need to Extend the Reach of Palliative Psychosocial Care to Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Chronic Illness, by Mercedes Bern-Klug 2. The Structure and Process of Advanced Chronic Illness and Palliative Care in Nursing Homes, by Sarah Thompson and Lisa Church 3. Paying for Advanced Chronic Illness and Hospice Care in America's Nursing Homes, by Michael J. Klug 4. Trends in the Characteristics of Nursing Homes and Residents, by Mercedes Bern-Klug 5. Anticipating and Managing Common Medical Challenges Encountered at the End of Life, by Ann Allegre 6. Identifying and Addressing the Psychosocial, Social, Spiritual, and Existential Issues Affecting Nursing Home Residents at the End of Life, by Jean C. Munn 7. Identifying and Addressing Family Members' Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Existential Issues Related to Having a Loved One Living and Dying in a Nursing Home, by Patricia J. Kolb 8. Identifying and Addressing Ethical Issues in Advanced Chronic Illness and at the End of Life, by Charles E. Gessert and Don F. Reynolds 9. Final Discharge Planning: Rituals Related to the Death of a Nursing Home Resident, by Peggy Sharr and Mercedes Bern-Klug 10. Grief, Self-Care, and Staff-Care: Repeated Loss in the Nursing Home Environment, by Sara Sanders and Patti Homan 11. The Future of Palliative Psychosocial Care for Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Chronic Illness, by Mercedes Bern-Klug Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisA longtime practitioner, Dona J. Reese describes the hospice social work role in assessment and intervention with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and the community, while honestly confronting the personal and professional difficulties of such life-changing work.Trade ReviewThis new book significantly adds to the growing literature on social work and end-of-life care. Social work educators, clinicians, and researchers would be well served utilizing this comprehensive text. Dona J. Reese provides a historical perspective for new hospice social workers, but also offers substantial content for the seasoned team social worker. The chapter on self-care should be required reading for all hospice/palliative social workers. -- Sherri Weisenfluh, LCSW ACHP-SW, Hospice of the Bluegrass This book is well organized and readable and benefits from occasional examples of individual cases, sometimes from the author's own experience. ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. End-of-Life Care in the United States 2. Current Status of Social Work in Hospice 3. A Model for Psychosocial and Spiritual Care in Hospice 4. Hospice Social Work Practice on the Micro Level 5. Mezzo Context of Hospice Social Work: Work with Families 6. Macro Context of Hospice Social Work: Organization 7. Cultural Competence in Hospice 8. Personal Preparation and Social Worker Self-Care 9. Future Challenges in the Field of Hospice Social Work: Looking Ahead Appendix A. Social Work Assessment Tool Appendix B. National Association of Social Workers Appendix C. Team Functioning Scale Index

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Book SynopsisA longtime practitioner, Dona J. Reese describes the hospice social work role in assessment and intervention with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and the community, while honestly confronting the personal and professional difficulties of such life-changing work.Trade ReviewThis new book significantly adds to the growing literature on social work and end-of-life care. Social work educators, clinicians, and researchers would be well served utilizing this comprehensive text. Dona J. Reese provides a historical perspective for new hospice social workers, but also offers substantial content for the seasoned team social worker. The chapter on self-care should be required reading for all hospice/palliative social workers. -- Sherri Weisenfluh, LCSW ACHP-SW, Hospice of the Bluegrass This book is well organized and readable and benefits from occasional examples of individual cases, sometimes from the author's own experience. ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. End-of-Life Care in the United States 2. Current Status of Social Work in Hospice 3. A Model for Psychosocial and Spiritual Care in Hospice 4. Hospice Social Work Practice on the Micro Level 5. Mezzo Context of Hospice Social Work: Work with Families 6. Macro Context of Hospice Social Work: Organization 7. Cultural Competence in Hospice 8. Personal Preparation and Social Worker Self-Care 9. Future Challenges in the Field of Hospice Social Work: Looking Ahead Appendix A. Social Work Assessment Tool Appendix B. National Association of Social Workers Appendix C. Team Functioning Scale Index

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Book SynopsisLooks at the emotional and organizational dynamics between individuals, couples, and families who provide care, and yet who are also committed to a full time career as a human service professional. This book provides an insight into negotiating social service agencies and other institutions.Trade ReviewBeckett's remarkable compilation of caregiving narratives provides insight into the diversity of caregiving experiences... Essential. Choice An engaging and accessible text... This book is a strong addition to the caregiving literature and is well recommended. -- Leslie Hempling Social Work in Health Care Two things that stand out to this reviewer are the efforts by individuals to impact policy and practice where they could and the use of tables to provide a visual of implications as they are discussed in each chapter. -- Needha M. Boutte-Queen Families in Society The great diversity of caregiving is also on display in Lifting Our Voices, which vividly illustrates the challenges caregivers of diverse ethnic/racial background experience. -- Joseph E. Gaugler Gerontologist Beckett's book will initiate meaningful discussions in Bachelor's in Social Work and Masters in Social Work courses on caregiving and aging. It should also prove illuminating to students seeking to understand the broad range of family caregiving experiences. The book provides a clarion call for more culturally competent social work practice and services. -- Debra E. Allwardt Journal of Gerontological Social WorkTable of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments List of Contributors 1. Caregiving, by Joyce O. Beckett 2. Once, Twice, Always a Caregiver: Career Caregiving for Parents Who Abused Alcohol, by Cynthia Jones 3. Responding to My Sister's Addiction: Fostering Resilience in My Nieces, by Darlene Grant 4. Caring for My Grandmother: The Birth of a Gerontological Social Worker, by Erica Edwards 5. Not an Option but a Duty: Caring for My Mother, by Yvonne Haynes 6. "My Last Born Shall Care for Me and Mine": Caring for Siblings and Mother, by Joyce E. Everett 7. Caring for My Mother: Four Phases of Caregiving, by Shirley Bryant 8. Aunt Doris's Moves, by F. Ellen Netting 9. Closing Muriel's House: Caring for My Mother, by King E. Davis 10. Social Worker Husband as Caregiver of Social Worker Wife, by Samuel Peterson 11. What Goes Around Comes Around: Career Caregiving in the Caring Village, by Joyce O. Beckett Index

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Book SynopsisRobert Neil Butler was a scholar, psychiatrist, and Pulitzer Prize–winning author who revolutionized the way the world thinks about aging and the elderly. One of the first psychiatrists to engage with older men and women outside of institutional settings, Butler coined the term “ageism” to draw attention to discrimination against older adults.Trade ReviewThis is not only a personal biography of an iconic figure in the field of aging but also a biography of the discipline of gerontology. The stories fill in the blanks for us and help make sense of our own professional lives as we see more fully the role Robert N. Butler played in the development of the field. Dr. Butler was our hero, and he gave us courage. His story needs to be shared. -- Leah Rogne, Minnesota State University W. Andrew Achenbaum has crafted a biographical masterpiece about a significant contributor to the ideas and social ideals of the twentieth century. He reconstructs the life and contributions of Robert N. Butler-psychiatrist, foremost authority on aging, Pulitzer Prize winner, and activist-and in the process illuminates the practices, debates, and concerns surrounding aging in America and around the world. This book about a remarkable visionary is a must-read, reaffirming Achenbaum's position as a leading scholar and historian of aging in America. -- Scott A. Bass, American University Considering the enormous impact Robert Neil Butler had on gerontology, I am thrilled that W. Andrew Achenbaum has taken on the very fitting and formidable task of depicting and commemorating Butler's life work. Butler's career was marked by a fundamental optimism toward the aged which brought talent, rigor, and legitimacy to the field of gerontology. I look forward to the insights I am certain to gain from better understanding the life of this great pioneer. -- Ken Dychtwald, President and CEO, Age Wave This is the biography of Robert Butler we've been waiting for. For those who were privileged to know him, this book brings him vividly to life. For those who recognize his influence, it will illuminate his legacy. For all who expect to grow old, it will bring a lasting message of hope. -- Harry R. Moody, Director of Academic Affairs, AARP This is a book that should be on the bookshelf of every gerontologist today. Gerontologist Achenbaum provides much more than a biography of Butler in this beautifully crafted, historically grounded account... veteran gerontologists will treasure this exceptionally fine book... younger generations of gerontologists will benefit from this historically and conceptually grounded account of Butler. Journal of Ageing and SocietyTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. Life Review 2. The Formative Years 3. A Professional Apprentice 4. Forging Washington Connections 5. Butler at the National Institute of Aging 6. Expanding the Scope of Geriatrics 7. Recasting the New Gerontology Through the International Longevity Center 8. America's Aging Visionary Epilogue Appendix: Prologue or Introduction to Life Review References Index

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Book SynopsisSpeaks to the experience of caring for a loved one with a terminal illness and the difficulties of encountering death.Trade ReviewAlexandra Butler's account of her parents' deaths is engaging and affecting. Boomers and their children will learn much from this memoir as they themselves approach the finitude of life. -- Andrew Achenbaum, Professor of Social Work at the University of Houston An honest look at marriage, aging, happiness, and survival-both wise and funny. You will walk the Night Road too. -- Barbara Walters A detailed, beautifully written, insightful account of the process of dying and of living-it's difficult to put down. Butler is able to use her words to breathe life into the people she is writing about and provide the reader with an ability to enter their lives as observers who can nearly feel the sun, shudder in the cold, and hear the creak of the floors. -- Jeanette Takamura, Dean, Columbia School of Social Work This book is Ms. Butler's passionate account of her fight to help her mother, the author of works on mental health and aging, Myrna Lewis, in her battle against a malignant brain tumor. The depth of her grief and her fury against a foe she knew must win is palpable on every page. -- Peter Pouncey, Author of Rules for Old Men Waiting Alexandra Butler's memoir of the last year-and-a-half of her mother's life is a searing, exquisitely written, brilliant work. Its honesty, insight, and poetic sensitivity left us deeply moved, far more so than anything else we've read in many years. It is truly a magnificent accomplishment. -- Lawrence K. Grossman, Former president of NBC News and PBS I read this book in one sitting last night and it is really remarkable. She captures, a la Virginia Woolf, the inner voice and experience of illness, death and grief in a way I have not seen before. Lots of talent there. -- Diane Meier, Director of Center to Advance Palliative Care The vivid, expressive intelligence of the writing made the exploding consequences of Myrna's cancer invade my mind in ways that were deeply moving and instructive. I was struck by the author's skill as a writer from the devastating start of the book, in which Myrna has already crossed the threshold into a world from which she can't return. It reads like a nightmare at first, but then settles into the pit of the stomach as not nightmare at all, not even the cultural nightmare of cancer as dread incarnate, but as our everyday, waking reality transformed into a bizarre parallel universe. Butler has composed a particular and telling vignette with implications beyond her immediate circumstances-a tragi-comic subtext to the way many of us are driven to organize our lives in unbroken chains of projects. -- Joan Retallack, John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Humanities, Bard College I read it in one sitting. I laughed; I cried my eyes out; I related the whole way. And the beauty of it is that my mother does not have cancer. No one has cancer. It's the relationship and the feelings, deep to the core. This is not about cancer. It's about people, about the relationship between the people and the journey. I bet that people will relate no matter what kind of death or loss. -- Joan Siffert, Senior Vice President of Development at Gilda's Club Beautifully and skillfully written. -- Rabbi Harold S. Kushner Beautiful, heartbreaking and incisive, Butler's memoir is a brutally honest retelling of her mother's tragic battle against cancer. Her words go beyond just grief, they inspire a greater understanding of what it means to be a child, and how the lines that define familial roles are often more complex and messy than they seem. A child is never just a child. A parent never just a parent. Walking the Night Road is a cathartic tribute to anyone who has ever lost a parent. -- Will Reiser, Screenwriter, 50/50 Butler has written a moving and powerful book about the unlikely blessings that a death can bring. Anyone who has lost a loved one-or indeed anyone who has unwillingly embarked on an adventure only to find themselves in a better place-will enjoy this account. She reminds us all that hardships can sometimes be gifts wrapped in pain. We just need to see them that way. -- Dan Buettner, Author, The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World's Healthiest People Butler gives an exceptionally full-bodied description of family life, with its enduring connections, weaknesses, cruelties and warmth. -- Terri Apter Times Literary Supplement Very well written, organized and presented, Walking the Night Road is... extraordinary and highly recommended. The Midwest Book Review Well written and engaging. Journal of Gerontological Social WorkTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Walking the Night Road

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Book SynopsisSpeaks to the experience of caring for a loved one with a terminal illness and the difficulties of encountering death.Trade ReviewAlexandra Butler's account of her parents' deaths is engaging and affecting. Boomers and their children will learn much from this memoir as they themselves approach the finitude of life. -- Andrew Achenbaum, Professor of Social Work at the University of Houston An honest look at marriage, aging, happiness, and survival-both wise and funny. You will walk the Night Road too. -- Barbara Walters A detailed, beautifully written, insightful account of the process of dying and of living-it's difficult to put down. Butler is able to use her words to breathe life into the people she is writing about and provide the reader with an ability to enter their lives as observers who can nearly feel the sun, shudder in the cold, and hear the creak of the floors. -- Jeanette Takamura, Dean, Columbia School of Social Work This book is Ms. Butler's passionate account of her fight to help her mother, the author of works on mental health and aging, Myrna Lewis, in her battle against a malignant brain tumor. The depth of her grief and her fury against a foe she knew must win is palpable on every page. -- Peter Pouncey, Author of Rules for Old Men Waiting Alexandra Butler's memoir of the last year-and-a-half of her mother's life is a searing, exquisitely written, brilliant work. Its honesty, insight, and poetic sensitivity left us deeply moved, far more so than anything else we've read in many years. It is truly a magnificent accomplishment. -- Lawrence K. Grossman, Former president of NBC News and PBS I read this book in one sitting last night and it is really remarkable. She captures, a la Virginia Woolf, the inner voice and experience of illness, death and grief in a way I have not seen before. Lots of talent there. -- Diane Meier, Director of Center to Advance Palliative Care The vivid, expressive intelligence of the writing made the exploding consequences of Myrna's cancer invade my mind in ways that were deeply moving and instructive. I was struck by the author's skill as a writer from the devastating start of the book, in which Myrna has already crossed the threshold into a world from which she can't return. It reads like a nightmare at first, but then settles into the pit of the stomach as not nightmare at all, not even the cultural nightmare of cancer as dread incarnate, but as our everyday, waking reality transformed into a bizarre parallel universe. Butler has composed a particular and telling vignette with implications beyond her immediate circumstances-a tragi-comic subtext to the way many of us are driven to organize our lives in unbroken chains of projects. -- Joan Retallack, John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Humanities, Bard College I read it in one sitting. I laughed; I cried my eyes out; I related the whole way. And the beauty of it is that my mother does not have cancer. No one has cancer. It's the relationship and the feelings, deep to the core. This is not about cancer. It's about people, about the relationship between the people and the journey. I bet that people will relate no matter what kind of death or loss. -- Joan Siffert, Senior Vice President of Development at Gilda's Club Beautifully and skillfully written. -- Rabbi Harold S. Kushner Beautiful, heartbreaking and incisive, Butler's memoir is a brutally honest retelling of her mother's tragic battle against cancer. Her words go beyond just grief, they inspire a greater understanding of what it means to be a child, and how the lines that define familial roles are often more complex and messy than they seem. A child is never just a child. A parent never just a parent. Walking the Night Road is a cathartic tribute to anyone who has ever lost a parent. -- Will Reiser, Screenwriter, 50/50 Butler has written a moving and powerful book about the unlikely blessings that a death can bring. Anyone who has lost a loved one-or indeed anyone who has unwillingly embarked on an adventure only to find themselves in a better place-will enjoy this account. She reminds us all that hardships can sometimes be gifts wrapped in pain. We just need to see them that way. -- Dan Buettner, Author, The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World's Healthiest People Butler gives an exceptionally full-bodied description of family life, with its enduring connections, weaknesses, cruelties and warmth. -- Terri Apter Times Literary Supplement Very well written, organized and presented, Walking the Night Road is... extraordinary and highly recommended. The Midwest Book Review Well written and engaging. Journal of Gerontological Social WorkTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Walking the Night Road

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Book SynopsisAs older adults and their families opt out of nursing homes, a range of home and community-based services have risen up to provide care. This book examines existing and emerging models of these services. Emphasizing the multidisciplinary and interprofessional practice approaches used to deliver care, it is an essential learning tool.Trade ReviewPresenting a welcomed and needed comprehensive examination of home and community services—which has received insufficient attention until now—Anderson, Dabelko-Schoeny, and Fields offer a historical and contemporary understanding of this critical life space. Students, practitioners, policy makers, and other stakeholders in the health professions will learn fundamentals and gain new passion for assuring that health and care come home. -- Laura N. Gitlin, Drexel UniversityAmericans overwhelmingly desire to live at home in their communities as they grow older, especially those with chronic health conditions and daily living challenges who often fear ending up in institutions away from loved ones and friends. Home- and Community-Based Services for Older Adults is an essential primer for those working across the care continuum and seek to deliver person-centered support so that all of us can live well in the place we call “home." -- Gretchen Alkema, The SCAN FoundationThe authors have masterfully integrated information from a broad range of sources and distilled it into a well-researched, well-organized, well-written, and well, swell book that provides sound historical context, contemporary policy and practice implications, and a peek at the future. -- Mercedes Bern-Klug, University of IowaThis book could fill a gap in student education regarding her or his future professional opportunities and experiences. It is useful to have such depth provided on HCBS, as these are often embedded across content or covered in one to several chapters among other texts. The book is well written and accessible to readers at multiple levels of education. -- Marla Berg-Weger and Cara Wallace, St. Louis UniversityThis volume offers a timely treatment of an evolving, complex social phenomenon. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. Policies Related to Home- and Community-Based Services, by Amanda J. Lehning3. The Older Americans Act and the Aging Network4. Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Practice Skills Across Home- and Community-Based Services Settings5. Family Caregiving6. Home Health Care 7. The Village Concept and Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities 8. Home-Based Primary Care 9. Assisted Living and Housing with Services 10. Adult Day Services11. Hospice in Community Settings 12. International Perspectives on Home- and Community-Based Services13. Technology in Home- and Community-Based Services Afterword: A Commentary on the Future of Home- and Community-Based Services, by Joseph E. GauglerGlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisAs older adults and their families opt out of nursing homes, a range of home and community-based services have risen up to provide care. This book examines existing and emerging models of these services. Emphasizing the multidisciplinary and inter-professional practice approaches used to deliver care, it is an essential learning tool.Trade ReviewPresenting a welcomed and needed comprehensive examination of home and community services—which has received insufficient attention until now—Anderson, Dabelko-Schoeny, and Fields offer a historical and contemporary understanding of this critical life space. Students, practitioners, policy makers, and other stakeholders in the health professions will learn fundamentals and gain new passion for assuring that health and care come home. -- Laura N. Gitlin, Drexel UniversityAmericans overwhelmingly desire to live at home in their communities as they grow older, especially those with chronic health conditions and daily living challenges who often fear ending up in institutions away from loved ones and friends. Home- and Community-Based Services for Older Adults is an essential primer for those working across the care continuum and seek to deliver person-centered support so that all of us can live well in the place we call “home." -- Gretchen Alkema, The SCAN FoundationThe authors have masterfully integrated information from a broad range of sources and distilled it into a well-researched, well-organized, well-written, and well, swell book that provides sound historical context, contemporary policy and practice implications, and a peek at the future. -- Mercedes Bern-Klug, University of IowaThis book could fill a gap in student education regarding her or his future professional opportunities and experiences. It is useful to have such depth provided on HCBS, as these are often embedded across content or covered in one to several chapters among other texts. The book is well written and accessible to readers at multiple levels of education. -- Marla Berg-Weger and Cara Wallace, St. Louis UniversityThis volume offers a timely treatment of an evolving, complex social phenomenon. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. Policies Related to Home- and Community-Based Services, by Amanda J. Lehning3. The Older Americans Act and the Aging Network4. Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Practice Skills Across Home- and Community-Based Services Settings5. Family Caregiving6. Home Health Care 7. The Village Concept and Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities 8. Home-Based Primary Care 9. Assisted Living and Housing with Services 10. Adult Day Services11. Hospice in Community Settings 12. International Perspectives on Home- and Community-Based Services13. Technology in Home- and Community-Based Services Afterword: A Commentary on the Future of Home- and Community-Based Services, by Joseph E. GauglerGlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book is about how, when, and why our dead visit us. Allan Kellehear—a medical sociologist and expert on death, dying, and palliative care—has gathered data and conducted studies on deathbed visions across cultures.Trade ReviewA respectful examination of visitations from the dead on a deathbed and in bereavement, Kellehear adds to an emerging body of work that is of great interest. Visitors at the End of Life does an excellent job addressing this topic with an objective and serious tone. -- Kenneth J. Doka, coauthor of Death and Dying, Life and Living, eighth edition, and senior consultant, Hospice Foundation of AmericaEstablishing quickly that near-death experiences, deathbed visions, and visions of the bereaved are commonplace, Kellehear examines how these experiences exemplify established principles of social interaction and addresses perhaps a crucial question: What can these experiences offer to the dying, their family and friends, and humanity at large? A must-read for anyone with a personal or professional interest in the human dying and bereavement processes. -- Janice Miner Holden, editor of the Journal of Near-Death StudiesJust what is the social logic behind human experiences of our dead? This renowned death-studies scholar challenges us to create an ‘intellectual space’ to question simplistic answers by reframing our approach to the enigmas of experience encountered by millions across diverse world cultures. -- Douglas Davies, Durham UniversityIn Visitors at the End of Life, Allan Kellehear moves beyond whether visits from dead are real or imagined and probes the deeper question of what they mean. Illustrating with copious accounts of visitations, Kellehear makes them as understandable as any other social encounter. Visitors at the End of Life contains much wisdom and much comfort for the bereaved. -- Bruce Greyson, University of VirginiaHis description of key anthropological accounts will help interested readers frame these phenomena seriously so that they can be better illuminated and understood...Recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsPrefacePart I. Conflict and Context1. Visitors Near Death: Are They “Real”?2. Hallucinations3. PerceptionPart II. Patterns of Custom and Solicitation4. Greetings and Other Customs5. Advice6. Transformation7. GiftsPart III. A Pattern Directing the Patterns8. VigilsConclusionAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book is about how, when, and why our dead visit us. Allan Kellehear—a medical sociologist and expert on death, dying, and palliative care—has gathered data and conducted studies on deathbed visions across cultures.Trade ReviewA respectful examination of visitations from the dead on a deathbed and in bereavement, Kellehear adds to an emerging body of work that is of great interest. Visitors at the End of Life does an excellent job addressing this topic with an objective and serious tone. -- Kenneth J. Doka, coauthor of Death and Dying, Life and Living, eighth edition, and senior consultant, Hospice Foundation of AmericaEstablishing quickly that near-death experiences, deathbed visions, and visions of the bereaved are commonplace, Kellehear examines how these experiences exemplify established principles of social interaction and addresses perhaps a crucial question: What can these experiences offer to the dying, their family and friends, and humanity at large? A must-read for anyone with a personal or professional interest in the human dying and bereavement processes. -- Janice Miner Holden, editor of the Journal of Near-Death StudiesJust what is the social logic behind human experiences of our dead? This renowned death-studies scholar challenges us to create an ‘intellectual space’ to question simplistic answers by reframing our approach to the enigmas of experience encountered by millions across diverse world cultures. -- Douglas Davies, Durham UniversityIn Visitors at the End of Life, Allan Kellehear moves beyond whether visits from dead are real or imagined and probes the deeper question of what they mean. Illustrating with copious accounts of visitations, Kellehear makes them as understandable as any other social encounter. Visitors at the End of Life contains much wisdom and much comfort for the bereaved. -- Bruce Greyson, University of VirginiaHis description of key anthropological accounts will help interested readers frame these phenomena seriously so that they can be better illuminated and understood...Recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsPrefacePart I. Conflict and Context1. Visitors Near Death: Are They “Real”?2. Hallucinations3. PerceptionPart II. Patterns of Custom and Solicitation4. Greetings and Other Customs5. Advice6. Transformation7. GiftsPart III. A Pattern Directing the Patterns8. VigilsConclusionAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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