Introduction: The Longevity Revolution: Sharing Responsibility for Old Age
Individual Responsibility: My Good Old Age
p. 1
Introduction to Part I
p. 3
Fifteen Commandments for Responsible Old Age
p. 10
Life after the White House: Making the Most of Your Second Career
p. 12
Understanding Life Backwards: Reminiscing for a Better Old Age
p. 18
Introduction to Chapter 4
p. 30
We Have a Dream: The Generations Working Together Toward the Future
p. 33
Afterword for Part I
p. 40
Family Responsibility: It's a Women's Issue
p. 45
Introduction to Part II
p. 47
Beyond the Mystique of Old Age
p. 57
Old Age Policy as a Women's Issue
p. 73
From Curing to Caring to Sharing: Competing for a Better Old Age
p. 96
Gray Panthers, Red Kimonos: Perspectives on Aging
p. 101
A Gerontology for the 21st Century
p. 110
Afterword for Part II
p. 118
The Triangle of Responsibility: The Individual, the Private Sector, and the Public Sector
p. 123
Introduction to Part III
p. 125
The Public Sector: "We the People" and Our Government's Role
p. 139
The Public Sector: Government as Last Resort
p. 158
The Private Sector: The Gift of Time
p. 170
The Private Sector: The Silver Plan
p. 185
The Public Sector: The Golden Plan
p. 197
Afterwords
p. 209
Your Tomorrow: Requirements for Japan
p. 211
Re-animating Old Age
p. 216
Youth Looks at Old Age
p. 220
Appendix
p. 223
Index
p. 241
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