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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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction. The End Game -- 1. "Old Is a Different Animal Altogether". The Shared Predicaments of the End Game -- 2. The Uneven Playing Field. Disparate Contexts and Resources in Old Age -- 3. Game-Day Strategies. How Prior Experiences Shape Cultural Strategies in the Present -- 4. Team Dynamics. The Meanings of Social Ties -- Conclusion. How Inequality Shapes Our Final Years -- Methodological Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index
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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 lifelong inequality structures the lives of the elderly.
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Ageism United States.
Aging Social aspects United States.
Aging Social aspects.
Discrimination United States.
Older people Social conditions.
Older people United States Social conditions.
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Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction. The End Game --
1. "Old Is a Different Animal Altogether". The Shared Predicaments of the End Game --
2. The Uneven Playing Field. Disparate Contexts and Resources in Old Age --
3. Game-Day Strategies. How Prior Experiences Shape Cultural Strategies in the Present --
4. Team Dynamics. The Meanings of Social Ties --
Conclusion. How Inequality Shapes Our Final Years --
Methodological Appendix --
Notes --
References --
Acknowledgments --
Index
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3. Game-Day Strategies. How Prior Experiences Shape Cultural Strategies in the Present --
4. Team Dynamics. The Meanings of Social Ties --
Conclusion. How Inequality Shapes Our Final Years --
Methodological Appendix --
Notes --
References --
Acknowledgments --
Index
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Introduction. The End Game --
1. "Old Is a Different Animal Altogether". The Shared Predicaments of the End Game --
2. The Uneven Playing Field. Disparate Contexts and Resources in Old Age --
3. Game-Day Strategies. How Prior Experiences Shape Cultural Strategies in the Present --
4. Team Dynamics. The Meanings of Social Ties --
Conclusion. How Inequality Shapes Our Final Years --
Methodological Appendix --
Notes --
References --
Acknowledgments --
Index
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