Aging in AmericaOlivia J. Smith H.W. Wilson, 2000 - 190 Seiten Presents more than twenty articles and book excerpts on various topics related to aging Americans, including the aging of the Baby Boomers, elder care, retirement, aging workers, government involvement, American perceptions of aging, and new possibilities for the aged. |
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... Mount St. Vincent , a five - story building surrounded by gardens at the top of a hill overlooking Elliott Bay . The Mount , as those who live there call it , is widely regarded to be what many Americans consider an impossibility : a ...
... Mount St. Vincent , a five - story building surrounded by gardens at the top of a hill overlooking Elliott Bay . The Mount , as those who live there call it , is widely regarded to be what many Americans consider an impossibility : a ...
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... Mount , serves on the ethics committee and writes a column for its newspaper . Things were different at her first nursing home , she said : " You went in your room , you went in your bed . You didn't do much of anything . " As well as ...
... Mount , serves on the ethics committee and writes a column for its newspaper . Things were different at her first nursing home , she said : " You went in your room , you went in your bed . You didn't do much of anything . " As well as ...
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... Mount , everything revolved around the staff members and their schedules . The day shift arrived at 6 A.M. and started get- ting everyone up for breakfast , whether they wanted to or not . " We didn't know any better , " said Mr. Ogden ...
... Mount , everything revolved around the staff members and their schedules . The day shift arrived at 6 A.M. and started get- ting everyone up for breakfast , whether they wanted to or not . " We didn't know any better , " said Mr. Ogden ...
Inhalt
Editors Introduction | 3 |
The Virtues of Aging | 157 |
Bibliography | 175 |
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