An edition of The age of dignity (2009)

The age of dignity

preparing for the elder boom in a changing America

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An edition of The age of dignity (2009)

The age of dignity

preparing for the elder boom in a changing America

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By 2035, 11.5 million Americans will be over the age of eighty-five, more than double today's 5 million, living longer than ever before. To enable all of us to age with dignity and security in the face of this coming Age Wave, our society must learn to value the care of our elders. The process of building a culture that supports care is a key component to restoring the American dream, and, as the author argues, will generate millions of new jobs and breath new life into our national ideals of independence, justice, and dignity. This groundbreaking new book from the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance offers bold solutions, such as long-term care insurance and cultural change to get all of us to value care, which is already at the heart of a movement transforming what it means to grow old in the United States. At the intersection of our aging population, the fraying safety net, and opportunities for women and immigrants in the workforce, this work maps an integrated set of solutions to address America's new demographic and economic realities.

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The New Press
Language
English
Pages
229

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Cover of: The Age of Dignity
The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America
Jun 07, 2016, The New Press
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The age of dignity: preparing for the elder boom in a changing America
2015, The New Press
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Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America
2009, New Press, The
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Table of Contents

Caring across generations
A Changing America Needs Care. The elder boom ; The sandwich generation ; The caring professionals.
Care at the Crossroads. Waking the caring majority ; A policy of caring.
Life in the care grid
Government programs related to aging and care
Resources for families
Ways to get involved.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-216) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
361.60973
Library of Congress
HV1461 .P66 2015, HV1461.P66 2015, HV1461 .P66 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
229 pages
Number of pages
229

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26888159M
Internet Archive
ageofdignityprep0000pooa
ISBN 10
1620970384
ISBN 13
9781620970386
LCCN
2014029148
OCLC/WorldCat
886381810, 935947095

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