Word: agee
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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That prospect worries older people as well as the young. In fact the reason Social Security is unlikely to ignite an age war is that many elderly people acknowledge its flaws and admit the system needs to be changed, while many young people support its basic principles. Even some lobbyists for the aged privately accept the need to adjust Social Security, by raising the age of eligibility or taxing benefits for the wealthy, as part of a drastic deficit- reduction plan. While many retirees defend Social Security, they are horrified by the legacy of a $2 trillion debt they will...
Such signs of mutual concern and interdependence reassure social scientists and policymakers. In fact the whole age-war scenario, some charge, is a political distortion, designed to stir up passion and protest about what should be an issue not of age but of social justice. "I don't think it should ever be put in terms of equity, that there is a choice between the elderly and children," argues Alan Pifer, co-editor of Our Aging Society. "There are many other questions." The central issue, these experts agree, is how to protect those in society who are most vulnerable, regardless...
...living in the same town -- or the same house. Already, says Fordham's Marjorie Cantor, former president of the Gerontological Society, "the family is the major source of support for the elderly. And there is no indication in the future that families will abandon them." The notion of an age war rings false with many experts who work with both the elderly and their children. "Adult children spend a lot of time caring; they make a lot of personal sacrifices," says Dr. Carl Eisdorfer of the University of Miami. The support goes both ways. In fact private transfers of money...
DESCRIPTION: Population over 65 by age group, life expectancy by sex and race, spending on pensions and health care as percentage of GNP, 1950 and 1985, with projection for 2020; color illustration: man sitting in rocking chair and man running...
...Life of My Choice leaves no doubt that Thesiger had plenty to choose from. What better beginning for a spirited boy than a privileged African childhood during the confident Edwardian age? While nine-year-olds in Britain listened to tales of adventure, young Wilfred lived them. "My brother Brian and I watched the Shoan armies as they went north to give battle to Negus Mikael and his Wollo hordes," he writes. "All were armed -- some with rifles, others with spears, while nearly all wore swords and carried shields...