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Aging And Ethics: Philosophical Problems in Gerontology (Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics, and Society)
Nancy S. Jecker
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Description for Aging And Ethics: Philosophical Problems in Gerontology (Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics, and Society)
Hardcover. This volume explores the many ethical issues involving the elderly, their care, and their role in society - urgent concerns that have only recently come to the forefront. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MBDC; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
The Aging Self and the Aging Society Ethical issues involving the elderly have recently come to the fore. This should come as no surprise: Since the turn of the century, there has been an eightfold in- crease in the number of Americans over the age of sixty- five, and almost a tripling of their proportion to the general population. Those over the age of eighty-five-- the fastest growing group in the country-are twenty- one more times as numerous as in 1900. Demographers expect this trend to accelerate into the twenty-first century. The aging of society casts into vivid relief a ... Read more
The Aging Self and the Aging Society Ethical issues involving the elderly have recently come to the fore. This should come as no surprise: Since the turn of the century, there has been an eightfold in- crease in the number of Americans over the age of sixty- five, and almost a tripling of their proportion to the general population. Those over the age of eighty-five-- the fastest growing group in the country-are twenty- one more times as numerous as in 1900. Demographers expect this trend to accelerate into the twenty-first century. The aging of society casts into vivid relief a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Humana Press
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society
Number of Pages
394
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9780896032019
SKU
V9780896032019
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Reviews for Aging And Ethics: Philosophical Problems in Gerontology (Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics, and Society)
A sound collection, including both classic and new work. It poses an excellent challenge to those setting out to rethink old age.-Ethics