Policy issues in an aging society.

Abstract

She has written or edited eight books and some 150 research papers, monographs, and review articles dealing with adult development, middle age and aging, the relations between age groups, and social policy issues.

Interactions Between Patients and Providers

“…Of course, equal numbers of males and females would permit the examination of potential interactions between age and sex (Haug & Ory, 1987). A group of patients older than 75 years is needed to identify differences and similarities between elderly and "youngold" patients (e.g., Neugarten, 1989). The assessment of providers' as well as patients' behaviors and perceptions would identify the degree of their concordance (Greene et al, 1989).…”

The Adaptive Misperception of Age in Older Women: Sociocultural Images and Psychological Mechanisms of Control

“…One context is the biological basis of disease: There is a limit to the effectiveness of even the most healthy diet and exercise-conscious antiaging regimen (see Neugarten & Neugarten, 1989). Gerontologists trying to understand the connection between the subjective sense of self and health must cautiously avoid the tendency to hold older women personally responsible for their health status.…”

Human Development in Adulthood

“…Another matter of some concern that is related to Social Security and other government programs for older Americans involves the question of generational equity, that is, that older Americans should not receive a disproportionate share of public resources while so many American children are living in poverty (Neugarten & Neugarten, 1989). However, certain changes enacted in the system by the U.S. Congress have led to the expectation that it will remain solvent at least until the middle of the twenty-first century.…”