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Binstock, Robert Henry was born on December 6, 1935 in New Orleans. Son of Louis and Ruth (Atlas) Binstock.
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With the impending retirement of some 76 million baby boomers in a period of huge government deficits, public anxiety about the social and economic health of an aging nation is widespread. The policy debates are contentious―from deciding who should receive limited subsidized housing and medical services to the ongoing battle over "saving" Social Security and other entitlement programs. Some policy makers and pundits forecast disaster: elderly people will be put out to pasture with inadequate health care and financial resources, and a crumbling social welfare infrastructure will implode under the strain of intergenerational conflict. In Aging Nation, renowned experts James H. Schulz and Robert H. Binstock agree that there is considerable cause for concern but insist that a demographic tsunami is not inevitable. Drawing from the most current data, the authors provide an in-depth analysis of the nation's evolving private and public policies on retirement, faltering employer pensions, health care, workplace conditions, and entitlement programs. They consider such timely issues as poverty among older people, rejoining the workforce after retirement, Social Security and health care reform, as well as the rise of elderly people as a powerful political force. Dispelling popular myths and misconceptions perpetrated by politicians and pundits, Schulz and Binstock consider the economic, political, and social challenges arising from the aging U.S. population, and present a balanced―and reassuring―assessment of the future.
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Intended for researchers and graduate students in human development, sociology and developmental biology, this book encompasses areas pertinent to the social aspects of ageing. Topics new to this edition include geographic distribution and migration, mortality and morbidity, social structure, social processes and social psychological states, illness behaviour in later life and a comparative study of old-age pensions.
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Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Seventh Edition, provides extensive reviews and critical evaluations of research on the social aspects of aging. It also makes available major references and identifies high-priority topics for future research. The book is organized into four parts. Part 1 reviews developments in the field of age and the life course (ALC) studies and presents guidelines on conducting cohort analysis. Part 2 covers the demographic aspects of aging; longevity trends; disability and aging; and stratification and inequality research. Part 3 includes chapters that examine socioeconomic position and racial/ethnic disparities in health at older ages; the role of social factors in the distribution, antecedents, and consequences of depression; and aspects of private wealth transfers and the changing nature of family gift-giving. Part 4 deals with pension reform in Europe; the political activities of older Americans; the future of retirement security; and gender differences in old age. The Handbook is intended for researchers, professional practitioners, and students in the field of aging. It can also serve as a basic reference tool for scholars, professionals, and others who are not presently engaged in research and practice directly focused on aging and the aged. * Contains all the main areas of social science gerontological research in one volume* Begins with a section on theory and methods* Edited by one of the fathers of gerontology (Binstock) and contributors represent top scholars in gerontology
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lecturer public policy educator writer
Binstock, Robert Henry was born on December 6, 1935 in New Orleans. Son of Louis and Ruth (Atlas) Binstock.
AB, Harvard University, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1965.
Lecturer, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1963-1965; assistant professor, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1965-1969; associate professor, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1969-1972; Stulberg Professor law and politics, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1972-1984; director Policy Center Aging, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1979-1984; professor aging, health and society, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, since 1985. Member commission on an Aging Society National Academy Sciences, Washington, 1982-1986.
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Board directors White House Task Force on Older Americans, 1967-1968. Chairman advisory panel Office Technology Assessment, United States Congress, 1982-1984. Technical adviser, delegate White House Conference on Aging, 1971, 81, 2005.
Trustee Boston biomedical Research Institute, 1971-1984. Member governor's advisory committee Department of Elder Affairs Massachusetts, 1974-1984. Chair, advisory board National Academy on Aging, 1991-1995.
Fellow Gerontological Society of America (president 1976, Donald P. Kent award 1981, Brookdale Prize award 1983), Association Gerontological in Higher Education (Tibbitts award, 2007). Member American Public Health Association (chair gerontological health section 1996-1997, Lifetime Achievement award 2005), MacArthur Foundation Aging Society Network.
Married Martha Burns, July 27, 1979. 1 daughter, Jennifer.
