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Aging and Social Policy in the United States guides students
through an exploration of social policies and policymaking that
address the needs of older adults and their families. It situates
the experiences of older adults in the context of their
environment, examining social welfare policies that affect the
rights and interests of older adults. The book begins with an
introductory unit, providing a foundation for the book, defining
key terms, describing how to analyze the impacts of a policy on a
population, and examining the ways in which policy is positioned
within societal assumptions. Utilizing the life course perspective,
the middle three units of this book situate individual biological
and psychological challenges of aging in the context of how they
are addressed by individuals, families, and societies, identifying
the strengths and challenges of existing and proposed social
policies at each of these levels. The concluding unit provides
comparative insights as to how aging issues are addressed in a
sample of countries around the world. Aging and Social Policy in
the United States provides undergraduate and graduate students with
critical knowledge and perspectives on the complexities of
addressing the needs of an aging population.
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