take an informed stand on the major aging issues that we face as a society. Leading author and active expert in gerontology Harry R. Moody provides thorough explanation of the issues in the Concepts sections and current research in the Controversy sections, demonstrating the close link between concepts and controversies in the broad areas of aging: health care, socioeconomic trends, and the life course. Thoroughly revised, this SIXTH EDITION updates developments in each subspecialty through nine new readings, new global perspective boxes, and a more visually accessible two-color format."

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