Ties That Bind: The Interdependence of Generations

The steadily growing elderly population in America has created, according to some social scientists, a competition between old and young for the limited economic resources available for social programs, a competition that will only intensify as the baby boom generation reaches old age. This book, prepared under the auspices of the Gerontological Society of America, examines intergenerational relations in American society and the flaws inherent in formulating a public policy based on inequities between the generations. Well researched, with numerous charts presenting useful demographic data on the aging population, this report is a clearly reasoned argument that "the challenge of an aging society must include a concern for the long-term welfare of all age groups." Karen McNally Bensing, Metropolitan General Hosp. Lib., Cleveland
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.