Why survive? : being old in America / 6
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Robert N. Butler.
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Bibliography: p. [471]-482.
Tragedy of old age in America -- How to grow old and poor in an affluent society -- What about my pension -- The right to work -- No place to live -- No time to wait -- The unfulfilled prescription -- They are only senile -- Houses of death are a lively business -- Victimization of the elderly -- Pacification and the politics of aging -- The gift of life -- Loosening up life -- Growing old absurd -- Appendixes : -- Sources of gerontological and geriatric literature -- Organizations pertaining to the elderly -- Government programs for the elderly -- Pther national organizations with programs in the field of aging.