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The age of dignity : preparing for the elder boom in a changing America  Cover Image Book Book

The age of dignity : preparing for the elder boom in a changing America / Ai-jen Poo, with Ariane Conrad.

Poo, Ai-jen, (author.). Conrad, Ariane (author.).

Summary:

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 Ai-Jen Poo convincingly 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, The Age of Dignity maps an integrated set of solutions to address America's new demographic and economic realities.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781620970386
  • ISBN: 1620970384
  • Physical Description: 229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : The New Press, [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-216) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The elder boom -- The sandwich generation -- The caring professionals -- Waking the caring majority -- A policy of caring.
Subject: Older people > Care > United States
Older people > Nursing home care > United States.
Older people > Services for > United States
Population aging > United States.
Aging > United States
Caregivers > United States
Health Services for the Aged > United States.
Population Dynamics > United States.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Hood River County Library 361.6 POO 2015 (Text) 33892100265397 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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