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The twentieth century bequeathed us a fabulous gift: thirty more years of life on average. Supersized life spans are going to radically alter society, and present an unprecedented opportunity to change our approach not only to old age but to all of life's stages. The ramifications are just beginning to dawn on us.... yet in the meantime, we keep thinking about, and planning for, life as it used to be lived. In "A Long Bright Future," longevity and aging expert Laura Carstensen guides us into the new possibilities offered by a longer life. She debunks the myths and misconceptions about aging that stop us from adequately preparing for the future both as individuals and as a society: that growing older is associated with loneliness and unhappiness, and that only the genetically blessed live well and long. She then focuses on other important components of a long life, including finances, health, social relationships, Medicare and Social Security, challenging our preconceived notions of "old age" every step of the way.
One of the most fundamental human urges is to form a pair. Despite
many tendencies that threaten traditional marriage and even make
committed cohabitation problematic, very few people live through
adulthood without at least one lengthy relationship, and up to
ninety percent of Americans marry at least once in their lives.
This pioneering volume draws attention to issues that question the
unspoken traditional practices underlying coupling in America. In
it, some of today's most innovative feminist scholars consider the
dramatic changes couples have experienced over the past fifty
years, such as the proliferation of divorce, the increase in
ethnically-mixed relationships, the preponderance of older couples,
and the new visibility of same-sex unions.
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