ISBN:
9781118692035
,
1118691822
,
1118691903
,
1118691911
,
9781118691823
,
9781118691908
,
9781118691915
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (306 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Wiley finance series
Parallel Title:
Print version The Upside of Aging : How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose
DDC:
305.26
Keywords:
Electronic books
;
Online-Publikation
Abstract:
The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose explores a titanic shift that will alter every aspect of human existence, from the jobs we hold to the products we buy to the medical care we receive - an aging revolution underway across America and the world. Moving beyond the stereotypes of dependency and decline that have defined older age, The Upside of Aging reveals the vast opportunity and potential of this aging phenomenon, despite significant policy and societal challenges that must be addressed
Abstract:
The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose explores a titanic shift that will alter every aspect of human existence, from the jobs we hold to the products we buy to the medical care we receive - an aging revolution underway across America and the world. Moving beyond the stereotypes of dependency and decline that have defined older age, The Upside of Aging reveals the vast opportunity and potential of this aging phenomenon, despite significant policy and societal challenges that must be addressed. The book's chapter authors, all pr
Description / Table of Contents:
Untitled; ADDITIONAL PRAISE FOR THE UPSIDE OF AGING; The Upside of Aging; Contents; Foreword; The Greatest Achievement in Human History; "What a Drag Thrill It Is Getting Old"; The Long View: Never Underestimate Human Ingenuity; More than Just a Number; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Longevity Century; Longevity and Birth Rates; The 65-Plus Group; The Costs of Aging; Mature Workers and Entrepreneurs-Resource for Economic Growth; Mature Consumers-The Emergence of the Longevity Economy; Focus on the Upside; Part One OPPORTUNITIES AND INNOVATIONS
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Our Aging Population-It May Just Save Us AllLongevity Is Here to Stay; The Future of Aging Societies; Senior Moments; The Power of the Aging Brain; Motivation, the Aging Brain's Secret Weapon; Tapping a Rich Resource; Notes; Chapter 2 Personalized Aging: One Size Doesn't Fit All; Personalizing Medicine; Genomics: Sci-Fi No Longer; Nutrition and Genes; To Diet or Not?; A Field in Its Infancy; Let's Prove It; To Run or Walk?; Supplemental Jury Out; Looking Good, Feeling Good; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 3 The Bold New World of Healthy Aging; The Mother of All Confluences
Description / Table of Contents:
A Data and Diagnosis RevolutionOur New Guardian Angels; A Golden Age of Medicines; The New World of Vaccines; Never Too Old-For Surgery; Is That My Liver on the Printer?; The Wild Card: Tackling Alzheimer's; We Have Met the Solution, and It Is Us; Eight Days a Week-Only the Start; Notes; Chapter 4 Disruptive Demography: The New Business of Old Age; Demographic Transition and the New Face of Old Age; Mapping New Markets in an Aging Society; Supporting People as They Age; Enabling Independence; New Lifestyles of the Mature Adult; The Boomers' Social Impact; Conclusion; Notes
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 5 A Longevity Market EmergesThe Age Wave Marketplace; What, Me-Old?; 50-64: Middle Adulthood (Middlescence); 65-79: Late Adulthood; 80+: Old Age; I Am Not My Age; Targeting Self-Perception; Show Them Something New; The New Look of Longevity; Aging and Experiences: Doing, Not Owning; Comfort Matters; The Psychology of Security and Safety; Accommodating the Aging Body; Vision; Manual Dexterity; The Age Wave Marketplace: What's Next?; Technology; Anti-Aging, Human Enhancement; Health Care; Financial Services; Lifestyle Support; Housing / Independent Living; Death and Dying
Description / Table of Contents:
Fitting the New FormNotes; Chapter 6 The New Global Economy, through an Aging Lens; Peril or Promise?; Global Strides Toward Aging's Upside; It's Just Good Business; Long-Term Care; Pharmaceuticals; Diagnostics; Treatment; Prevention; Travel and Transportation; Financial Matters; Creating Age-Friendly Workplaces; Embracing the Window of Opportunity; Notes; Part Two A CHANGING LANDSCAPE; Chapter 7 Encore: Mapping the Route to Second Acts; Rethinking the Patio Life; A New Stage of Life; A Gap Year for Grown-Ups; Highest Education; Paying for the Encore; Individual Purpose Accounts (and More)
Description / Table of Contents:
An Encore Bill
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
DOI:
10.1002/9781118691823
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