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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- I. BACKGROUND AND DEFINITIONS -- 1. An Introduction -- 2. The Output of Governments -- 3. The Institutional Framework -- II. THE STRUCTURE OF DEMAND -- 4. The Origins of Political Action -- 5. The Instruments of Political Participation -- 6. The Demand for Government Policies -- III. THE STRUCTURE OF SUPPLY -- 7. The Behavior of Political Parties -- 8. Technical Constraints on the Behavior of the Governing Party -- 9. The Behavior of Bureaus -- IV. RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR -- 10. The Equilibrium Quantity of Government Policies -- 11. Comparative Statical Displacements of Equilibrium -- 12. Conclusion -- V. APPENDIX -- Appendix 1. The Case of Non-private Goods -- Appendix 2. The Long-Run Empirical Behavior of Public Expenditures -- Index

Contents -- Contributors -- Preface - Robert S. Morison -- Introduction. New Dimensions of Dying - Howard E. Freeman, Orville G. Brim, Jr., and Greer Williams -- Part One. The Social Context of Dying -- 1. When, Why, and Where People Die - Monroe Lerner -- 2. What People Think About Death - John W. Riley, Jr. -- 3. Cultural Beliefs on Life and Death - Andie L. Knutson -- Part Two. How Doctors, Nurses, and Hospitals Cope with Death -- 4. The Prognosis of Death - Louis Lasagna -- 5. Physicians' Behavior Toward the Dying Patient - Louis Lasagna

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The MIDUS National Survey: An Overview -- I. Midlife Perspectives on Physical Health -- 2. Sex Differences in Health over the Course of Midlife -- 3. Socioeconomic Position and Health across Midlife -- 4. Social Inequalities in Health andWell-Being: The Role of Relational and Religious Protective Factors -- 5. Health, Well-Being, and Social Responsibility in the MIDUS Twin and Sibling Subsamples -- 6. The Menopausal Transition and Aging Processes -- II. Emotion, Quality of Life, and Psychological Well-Being in Midlife -- 7. Positive and Negative Affect at Midlife -- 8. Age and Depression in the MIDUS Survey -- 9. The Quality of American Life at the End of the Century -- 10. In Their Own Words: Well-Being at Midlife among High School-Educated and College-Educated Adults -- 11. The Adaptive Value of Feeling in Control during Midlife -- 12. Social Well-Being in the United States: A Descriptive Epidemiology -- 13. Ethnic Conservatism, Psychological Well-Being, and the Downside of Mainstreaming: Generational Differences -- 14. Psychological Well-Being in MIDUS: Profiles of Ethnic/Racial Diversity and Life-Course Uniformity -- III. Contexts of Midlife: Work and Family Experience, Neighborhood, and Geographic Region -- 15. Is Daily Life More Stressful during Middle Adulthood? -- 16. Psychological Well-Being across Three Cohorts: A Response to Shifting Work-Family Opportunities and Expectations? -- 17. Work, Family, and Social Class -- 18. Family Roles and Well-Being during the Middle Life Course -- 19. Social Responsibility to Family and Community -- 20. Turning Points in Adulthood -- 21. Well-Being in America: Core Features and Regional Patterns -- List of Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index.