Why Survive?

Being Old in America

By: Robert N. Butler

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Paperback | 16 April 2003

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"Butler questions the value of long life for its own sake; modern medicine, he says, has ironically created 'a huge group of people for whom survival is possible but satisfaction in living elusive.' He proposes sweeping policy reforms to redefine and restructure the institutions responsible for what he calls 'the tragedy of old age in America.'" -New York Times Book Review

"Crammed with facts that explode old myths." -Boston Globe

"Heavily documented, highly readable . . . jammed with recommendations for constructive change in every area." -Science

"I commend it for clarity and lucidity, unpretentiousness and comprehensiveness . . . I think it is a classic." -Karl Menninger M.D.

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""The Encyclopedia Britannica of American aging.""

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Non-Fiction Medicine Clinical & Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine Society & Culture Social Groups Age Groups Age Groups for Adults Age Groups for The Elderly Library & Info Sciences Library & Information Services Community & Outreach Services

Medicine in General Health Systems & Services Social Services & Welfare Social Welfare & Social Services Care of the Elderly

A Personal Note
Preface
The Tragedy of Old Age in America	p. 1
How to Grow Old and Poor in an Affluent Society	p. 22
What About My Pension?	p. 37
The Right to Work	p. 64
No Place to Live	p. 103
No Time to Wait	p. 139
The Unfulfilled Prescription	p. 174
"They Are Only Senile"	p. 225
Houses of Death Are a Lively Business	p. 260
Victimization of the Elderly	p. 300
Pacification and the Politics of Aging	p. 321
The Gift of Life	p. 356
Loosening Up Life	p. 384
Growing Old Absurd	p. 402
Sources of Gerontological and Geriatric Literature	p. 423
Organizations Pertaining to the Elderly	p. 425
Government Programs for the Elderly	p. 428
Government Agencies for the Elderly	p. 430
Other National Organizations with Programs in the Field of Aging	p. 435
Acknowledgments	p. 445
Notes	p. 447
Bibliography	p. 471
Index	p. 483
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