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Salem Health: Aging, 2nd Edition

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  • ISBN-10: 1642652962
  • ISBN-13: 9781642652963
  • DDC: 305.26
  • 900 Pages | eBook
  • Original Copyright 2019 | Published/Released September 2020
  • This publication's content originally published in print form: 2019

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Overview

This new edition of covers this broad subject in two comprehensive volumes, addressing the gap of content and scholarship that has been created in the nearly 20 years since the first edition. Arranged in alphabetical order, the essays cover issues that are of primary concern to older Americans and their families, including social interaction, cultural attitude, employment, family, finances, and physical changes. In addition to an extensive update of essays from the first edition, a number of significant new topics have been added, including: Aging Populations Drive Business Success; 21st Century Solutions to Aging; Work-Based Education; Reinvention of Aging Critical to National Fiscal Health; Longevity Dividend; Don't Call Them Old; and Advances in Prevention, Progression & Prognosis of Disease/Disability.

Table of Contents

Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Publisher’s Note.
Introduction to the Second Edition.
Contributor List.
Complete List of Contents.
1: AARP.
2: Abandonment.
3: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
4: Adopted Grandparents.
5: Adult Education.
6: Adult Protective Services.
7: Advocacy.
8: Affordable Care Act.
9: African Americans.
10: Age Discrimination.
11: Age Discrimination Act of 1975.
12: Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.
13: Age Spots.
14: Ageism.
15: Aging: Biological, Psychological, and Sociocultural Perspectives.
16: Aging Experience: Diversity and Commonality Across Cultures, The (Book).
17: Aging: Historical Perspective.
18: Aging Process.
19: Alcohol Use Disorder.
20: All About Eve (Film).
21: Alzheimer’s Association.
22: Alzheimer’s Disease.
23: American Society on Aging.
24: Americans with Disabilities Act.
25: Anti-Aging Treatments.
26: Antioxidants.
27: Arteriosclerosis.
28: Arthritis.
29: Asian Americans.
30: Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, The (Book).
31: Baby Boomers.
32: Back Disorders.
33: Balance Disorders.
34: Beauty.
35: Behavioral and Mental Health.
36: Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The (Film).
37: Biological Clock.
38: Bless Me, Ultima (Book).
39: Bone Changes and Disorders.
40: Brain Changes and Disorders.
41: Breast Cancer.
42: Breast Changes and Disorders.
43: Bucket List, The (Film).
44: Bunions.
45: Caloric Restriction.
46: Cancer.
47: Canes and Walkers.
48: Cardiovascular Disease.
49: Caregiver Absenteeism.
50: Caregiving.
51: Cataracts.
52: Centenarians.
53: Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development.
54: Change: Women, Aging, and the Menopause, The (Book).
55: Childlessness.
56: Children of Aging Parents.
57: Cholesterol.
58: Circadian Rhythms.
59: Cocoon (Film).
60: Cohabitation.
61: Communication.
62: Consumer Issues.
63: Corns and Calluses.
64: Cosmetic Surgery.
65: Creativity.
66: Cross-Linkage Theory of Aging.
67: Crowns and Bridges.
68: Cryonics.
69: Cultural Views of Aging.
70: Cysts.
71: Darling v. Douglas.
72: Death and Dying.
73: Death Anxiety.
74: Death of a Child.
75: Death of Parents.
76: Dementia.
77: Dental Disorders.
78: Dentures.
79: Depression.
80: Diabetes.
81: Disabilities.
82: Discounts.
83: Divorce.
84: “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” (Short Story).
85: Driving.
86: Driving Miss Daisy (Play/Film).
87: Dual-Income Couples.
88: Durable Power of Attorney.
89: Early Retirement.
90: Elder Abuse.
91: Emphysema.
92: Employment.
93: Empty Nest Syndrome.
94: Enjoy Old Age: A Program of Self-Management (Book).
95: Epidemiology and Population Statistics.
96: Erikson, Erik H..
97: Estates and Inheritance.
98: Estrogen Replacement Therapy.
99: Euthanasia.
100: Executive Order 11141.
101: Exercise and Fitness.
102: Face Lifts.
103: Facility and Institutional Care.
104: Fallen Arches.
105: Family Relationships.
106: Fat Deposition.
107: Filial Responsibility.
108: Foot Disorders.
109: Fountain of Age, The (Book).
110: 401(K) Plans.
111: Fractures and Broken Bones.
112: Fraud Against Older Adults.
113: Free Radical Theory of Aging.
114: Friendship.
115: Full Measure: Modern Short Stories on Aging (Book).
116: Full Nest.
117: Funerals.
118: Gastrointestinal Changes and Disorders.
119: Genetics.
120: Geriatrics and Gerontology.
121: Gerontological Society of America.
122: Gin Game, The (Play).
123: Glaucoma.
124: Golden Girls, The (T.V. Show).
125: Gout.
126: Grace and Frankie (T.V Show).
127: Grandparenthood.
128: Gray Hair.
129: Gray Panthers.
130: Great-Grandparenthood.
131: Grief.
132: Growing Old in America (Book).
133: Grumpy Old Men (Film).
134: Hair Loss and Baldness.
135: Hammertoes.
136: Harold and Maude (Film).
137: Harry and Tonto (Film).
138: Having Our Say: The Delany (Book).
139: Health Care.
140: Health Insurance.
141: Hearing Aids.
142: Hearing Loss.
143: Heart Attacks.
144: Heart Changes and Disorders.