What to read after Good News About Aging?

An up-to-date, affirmative account of aging in America, written in an accessible style, presenting the most interesting and important findings from social gerontology. Presents never-before-published material on the opinions of older persons concerning matters ranging from personal economics to religion, from politics to sex. Material is drawn from the Harvard General Social Survey and from the University of Chicago National Opinion Research Center. Although the main concern of this work is with late adulthood, the reader will find here thoughtful discussion of all levels of the maturation process. In contrast to other works on the problems of aging, this book offers a positive view of getting older in America.