The Age of Longevity
Re-Imagining Tomorrow for Our New Long Lives
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September 15, 2016
There's lots of good news in this panoramic view of a longer-living population from Barnett (senior scientist, Women's Studies Research Ctr., Brandeis Univ.) and Rivers (journalism, Boston Univ.). Among the highlights are that older workers are actually creating more jobs for younger people through their participation in the economy. The authors further shatter the myth that retiring baby boomers are going to drain government funding. There are challenges, however, including multigenerational workplaces, shifting family sizes, and skyrocketing education costs, all of which the authors' abundant research and proposed scenarios address. VERDICT A thorough study of the present and an impressive predictor of the future.
Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
September 1, 2016
The Centers for Disease Control reports that average life expectancy is at its highest everabout 81 years for women and 76 for men. Of those Americans who reach the age of 65, one of four will live beyond 90. But this boost in longevity raises important questions: How do we maintain vigor and dampen physical decline? How can we best spend those extra years? How will we adapt to changes in culture and technology? Addressing the stage of late adulthood, between ages 55 and 80, scientist Barnett and journalist Rivers, both recipients of distinguished awards, believe that society must rework its attitudes and timetables about seniors and rethink its institutions (education, career, marriage, parenting). They explore such topics as productivity, learning, creativity, sexuality, and medical advances (stem cells, tissue engineering, and nanotechnology). Age-related boundaries, they observe, are beginning to blur. The authors quote psychologist Ellen Langer, who counsels, People are all too aware of their limits and not at all aware of their possibilities. This optimistic book forecasts a future of flux, hope, and opportunity, a new world of longevity.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2016, American Library Association.)
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