Bibliograph

The longevity revolution, the benefits and challenges of living a long life, Robert N. Butler

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The longevity revolution, the benefits and challenges of living a long life, Robert N. Butler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [493]-530) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The longevity revolution

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

182613551

Responsibility statement

Robert N. Butler

Sub title

the benefits and challenges of living a long life

Table Of Contents

What is the longevity revolution? -- The new longevity is the biggest challenge -- "The greedy geezer": the manufactured clash of the generations -- Ageism: another form of bigotry -- The changing family and longevity -- The disorders of longevity -- Human interest in longevity: the power of research -- Alzheimer's: the epidemic of the twenty-first century -- The "biology of extended time": evolution and longevity -- Cycles, clocks, and power plants: longevity science and aging research -- Toward a prescription for longevity and quality of life: health promotion and disease prevention -- Redesigning health care for an older America -- Live longer, work longer: productive engagement -- Social Security: self-responsibility, and the state -- The private sector: providence and risk--the role of the marketplace -- The politics of aging and longevity -- Population solutions to longevity: transition to stable populations -- Worldwide democratization of longevity: overcoming famine, war, and pestilence -- Threats to longevity: could we lose the longevity revolution? -- The good life: quality of life in the era of longevity -- Imagining longevity: challenges of the future

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