ISBN:
080189641X
,
9780801896415
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 207 p.)
DDC:
305.2
Schlagwort(e):
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / General
;
Aged / United States
;
Attitude to Health / United States
;
Socioeconomic Factors / United States
;
Baby boom generation Psychology
;
Baby boom generation Retirement
;
Baby boom generation Health and hygiene
;
Baby boom generation Social conditions 21st century
;
Health attitudes
;
Medical care Forecasting
;
USA
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-202) and index
,
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Prologue -- The baby boom: the self-involved glacier -- The social safety net for older Americans: the expensive legacy of the New Deal -- Living to work: boomers, retirement, and the knowledge economy -- Healthy aging: enabling a longer, more active life -- Encouraging work in later life: what can be done? -- Medicare: the Mount Everest of entitlements -- Social security reform: grasping the third rail -- What we need to do -- What baby boomers should do for themselves -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index
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