The Shadow of Death over Aging

In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 447, S. 71-77

Abstract

The twentieth century has been a time of great economic & social stress during which people have experienced war, economic depression, & the failure of philosophical sustenance. Technological discoveries that have prolonged life have also presented older people with problems of adjustment for which they are ill prepared. Only their remarkable capacities for adaptation, relearning, & renewal have armed them to withstand the onslaught of diminishing physiological, cultural, & social attacks. HA.