The Longevity Revolution
by Butler, Robert N.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-04-14
Publisher(s): Public Affairs
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Summary
Dr. Robert N. Butler coined the term "ageism" and made "Alzheimer's" a familiar word. Now he brings his formidable knowledge to a recent and unprecedented achievement: the extension of human life expectancy by thirty years, and the growing number of people over age sixty-five.Alarmingly, our society has not adapted to this change. In this urgent and ultimately optimistic book, Butler calls for us to reexamine our personal and societal approach to aging right now, so that the boomers and the generations that follow may have a financially secure and vigorous final chapter of life.
Author Biography
Physician, gerontologist, psychiatrist, public servant, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Why Survive, Robert N. Butler, MD, is president and CEO of the International Longevity Center.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xi |
| Introduction | |
| What is the Longevity Revolution? | p. 3 |
| Challenges | |
| The New Longevity is the Biggest Challenge | p. 21 |
| "The Greedy Geezer": The Manufactured Clash of the Generations | p. 31 |
| Ageism: Another Form of Bigotry | p. 40 |
| The Changing Family and Longevity | p. 60 |
| The Disorders of Longevity | p. 75 |
| Science | |
| Human Interest in Longevity: The Power of Research | p. 97 |
| Alzheimer's: The Epidemic of the Twenty-First Century | p. 121 |
| The "Biology of Extended Time": Evolution and Longevity | p. 144 |
| Cycles, Clocks, and Power Plants: Longevity Science and Aging Research | p. 162 |
| Solutions | |
| Toward a Prescription for Longevity and Quality of Life: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | p. 191 |
| Redesigning Health Care for an Older America | p. 214 |
| Live Longer, Work Longer: Productive Engagement | p. 237 |
| Social Security: Self-Responsibility and the State | p. 256 |
| The Private Sector: Providence and Risk-The Role of the Marketplace | p. 278 |
| The Politics of Aging and Longevity | p. 304 |
| Population Solutions to Longevity: Transition to Stable Populations | p. 321 |
| Cautions | |
| Worldwide Democratization of Longevity: Overcoming Famine, War, and Pestilence | p. 343 |
| Threats to Longevity: Could We Lose the Longevity Revolution? | p. 362 |
| Imagining Longevity | |
| The Good Life: Quality of Life in the Era of Longevity | p. 383 |
| Imagining Longevity: Challenges of the Future | p. 365 |
| Appendix: Tables | p. 403 |
| Notes | p. 441 |
| Bibliography | p. 493 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 531 |
| Index | p. 533 |
| About the Author | p. 559 |
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