Aging: Concepts and Controversies

by Harry R. Moody, Jennifer R. Sasser

Presenting current research in an innovative format, Concepts and Controversies encourages students to become involved and take an informed stand on the major aging issues that we face as a society. Leading author and active expert in gerontology Rick Moody provides thorough explanation of the issues in the Concepts sections and current research in the Controversy sections, demonstrating the close link between concepts and controversies in these broad areas of health care, socioeconomic trends, and the life course.

Genres: Textbooks, School

576 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Susan Mulanax · Rating 2 out of 5]

All op ed. Very thin with data and facts. I don’t really care what these dates people wrote essays about. I want truth through data facts and studies. Required for a course. Will return.

[Dayna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has been a very informative book. There remains many other questions to be asked by more than just society, but to the society and in fact to the individual Elders themselves to whom are in questions of and about these concepts and controversies are about.
Should people have the right to end their lives if they are going to die early?
Should have they have the right to choose their own options about their own health care?
Should they have the right to choose to have to pay for health care that they no longer need (due to age - such as pregnancy, maternity leave, so on and so forth.
In a world where everyone is equal, where does individuality become important again?

[Terri Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This doesn't even feel like a textbook! It feels like a map to life after 50 with many controversies and stories from different points of view and much practical information. I loved reading this. How often can you say that about a textbook?