Age or need?
Subtitle: public policies for older people
By: edited by Bernice L. Neugarten.
Contributors: Neugarten, Bernice Levin, 1916-
Series: Sage focus editions ;; 59
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Beverly Hills, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Older people -- Government policy -- United States; Old age assistance -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Policy for the 1980s ; Older people / Bernice L. Neugarten; title: Age as a criterion for focusing public programs / Elizabeth A. Kutza and Nancy R. Zweibel; title: Social class and public policy for the elderly / Gary M. Nelson; title: Alternative images of old age as the bases for policy / Douglas W. Nelson; title: Assessing age as an eligibility criterion / Fay Lomax Cook; title: Mandatory retirement / James T. Sykes; title: Social services for older people / Sanford F. Schram; title: Preferences for age-mixed social interaction / Manachem Daum; title: Why age is relevant in social policy and practice / Carole D. Austin and Martin B. Loeb.