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Mark Novak is Dean and Associate Vice President of the Department of International and Extended Studies at San Jose State University.  He has a taught a course in Aging and Society for over 20 years.

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Issues in Aging, 2/E

Mark Novak, San Jose State University

ISBN-10: 0205578691
ISBN-13: 9780205578696

Successful aging: How can we create a better old age both for ourselves and others?

Issues in Aging, Second Edition takes an optimistic view of aging and human potential in later life; it presents the most up-to-date facts on aging today, the issues raised by these facts, and the societal and individual responses that will create a successful old age for us all.

This text presents the full picture of aging exhibiting the problems as well as the opportunities and advantages that accompany older age. It aims to illustrate how generations are dependant on one another and how social conditions affect both the individual and social institutions.