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The upside of aging : how long life is changing the world of health, work, innovation, policy, and purpose / edited by Paul H. Irving ; with Rita Beamish.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2014]Description: xxxii, 270 pages ; 24 cm. : casedContent type:
ISBN:
  • 1118692039
  • 1118691822
  • 1118691911
  • 9781118691915
  • 9781118691908
  • 1118691903
  • 9781118692035:
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.26
Online resources:
Contents:
Our aging population : it may just save us all / Laura L. Carstensen -- Personalized aging : one size doesn't fit all / Pinchas Cohen -- The bold new world of healthy aging / Freda Lewis-Hall -- Disruptive demography : the new business of old age / Joseph F. Coughlin -- A longevity market emerge / Ken Dychtwald -- The new global economy, through an aging lens / Michael W. Hodin -- Encore : mapping the route to second acts / Marc Freedman -- The mature workforce : profiting from all abilities / Jody Heymann -- Boomer philanthropists : a golden age of civil society / Susan Raymond -- A city for all ages / Henry Cisneros -- Aging and learning : the future university / Steven Knapp.
Summary: The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose explores a titanic shift that will alter every aspect of human existence, from the jobs we hold to the products we buy to the medical care we receive - an aging revolution underway across America and the world. Moving beyond the stereotypes of dependency and decline that have defined older age, The Upside of Aging reveals the vast opportunity and potential of this aging phenomenon, despite significant policy and societal challenges that must be addressed.
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General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 305.26 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 79280
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 305.26 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 79281
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 305.26 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 79282
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 305.26 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 79283

CW017

CW068

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Our aging population : it may just save us all / Laura L. Carstensen -- Personalized aging : one size doesn't fit all / Pinchas Cohen -- The bold new world of healthy aging / Freda Lewis-Hall -- Disruptive demography : the new business of old age / Joseph F. Coughlin -- A longevity market emerge / Ken Dychtwald -- The new global economy, through an aging lens / Michael W. Hodin -- Encore : mapping the route to second acts / Marc Freedman -- The mature workforce : profiting from all abilities / Jody Heymann -- Boomer philanthropists : a golden age of civil society / Susan Raymond -- A city for all ages / Henry Cisneros -- Aging and learning : the future university / Steven Knapp.

The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose explores a titanic shift that will alter every aspect of human existence, from the jobs we hold to the products we buy to the medical care we receive - an aging revolution underway across America and the world. Moving beyond the stereotypes of dependency and decline that have defined older age, The Upside of Aging reveals the vast opportunity and potential of this aging phenomenon, despite significant policy and societal challenges that must be addressed.

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