An Overview of the Issues

Policy concerns in aging are ultimately inseparable from social policies directed toward the non-aged adult population. “Landmark” civil rights initiatives in education, employment, and other arenas for today's non-aged will have had life-long impact on cohorts who reach retirement age shortly...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 1986-04, Vol.26 (2), p.128-131
Main Author: Dressel, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blacks
Civil rights
Hispanics
Women
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Summary:Policy concerns in aging are ultimately inseparable from social policies directed toward the non-aged adult population. “Landmark” civil rights initiatives in education, employment, and other arenas for today's non-aged will have had life-long impact on cohorts who reach retirement age shortly into the 21st century. This article presents an historical and conceptual framework for assessing the relative impact of these civil rights initiatives. The framework is helpful in determining if the disproportionate hardships characterizing the lives of current aged black and Hispanic men and aged women of all racial and ethnic groups will diminish for future cohorts.
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/26.2.128