Aging: Concepts and Controversies (9th Edition)

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Aging: Concepts and Controversies, Ninth Edition encourages students to become involved and take an informed stance on the major aging issues we face as a society by presenting current research in an innovative text-reader format. The book also covers a wide range of controversial topics related to aging. The work written by Harry R. Moody and Jennifer R. Sasser is not simply a summary of research literature; rather, it concentrates on conflicts and problems, as opposed to assimilating facts or arriving at a single “right” opinion of aging and older people. The authors begin by providing an overview of the process of aging in three areas: aging throughout the course of one's life, health care, and the socioeconomic elements of aging. Drawing on their wide expertise, the authors do so. After each section is a collection of readings that have been edited and present a variety of views on the same topic from various authorities and specialists in that field.