The End Game : : How Inequality Shapes Our Final Years / / Corey M. Abramson.

Senior citizens face a gauntlet of physical, psychological, and social hurdles. But do disadvantages accumulated over a lifetime make the final years especially difficult for some people? Or does the quality of life among poor and affluent seniors converge? Corey Abramson investigates whether lifelo...

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505 0 0 |t Frontmatter --   |t Contents --   |t Introduction. The End Game --   |t 1. "Old Is a Different Animal Altogether". The Shared Predicaments of the End Game --   |t 2. The Uneven Playing Field. Disparate Contexts and Resources in Old Age --   |t 3. Game-Day Strategies. How Prior Experiences Shape Cultural Strategies in the Present --   |t 4. Team Dynamics. The Meanings of Social Ties --   |t Conclusion. How Inequality Shapes Our Final Years --   |t Methodological Appendix --   |t Notes --   |t References --   |t Acknowledgments --   |t Index 
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