Age and Structural Lag: Society’s Failure to Provide Meaningful Opportunities in Work, Family, and Leisure

Name: Age and Structural Lag: Society's Failure to Provide Meaningful Opportunities in Work, Family, and Leisure
SKU: INR-9780471016786
Price: 255.60 USD
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SKU: INR-9780471016786 Category: All Books Tags: Psychology, Social Science, General, United States, Sociology, Ingram, Social Aspects, Aging, Social Change, Social Structure, Age And Employment

Description

Reveals the mismatch between the availability of the strengths and capabilities of the rapidly increasing aging population and the shortage of productive and meaningful opportunities for these people to accomplish their potential. Examines the complex problems in bringing opportunity structures into greater congruence with what technology and medical advances have made feasible within an extended active life span and offers possible solutions.

Editor: Riley, Matilda White, Editor: Kahn, Robert L, Editor: Foner, Anne

Topic: Psychology
Media: Book
ISBN: 471016780
Language: English
Pages: 304