This edition has been thoroughly revised, with a sharpenned focus on successful aging, baby boomers, and an emphasis on the life course. Issues in Aging - New material chapter by chapter Chapter 1 New discussion of elderspeak on ageism New examples of ageism Baby Boomers and the new image of later life The new mature consumer Box - To Dye or Not to Die: That is the Question - issue of hiding signs of aging Box - The Booming Boomer Market - marketing to the new generation of older people Chapter 2 Expansion of life course discussion Information Literacy: The Challenge of the Internet Box - Education and Longevity: A Life Course Study Chapter 3 New research by Carole Haber on history of aging in America Box - Expansion and updating of Japan and China case studies Chapter 4 Baby Boom new type of older person - critique of dependency ratio measure Box - The Baby Boom - impact on the population Box - New successful aging photos Chapter 5 Computer use and technology and health Environmental modification with high technology Technology monitoring of older people; technology and support Expanded section on exercise New section on stress reduction SOC model of successful aging A life course model of successful aging Anti-Aging Medicine and Science Social Inequality and Personal Health Box - Computer access and Computer and Internet Use, by Age: 2003 Box - Good Nutrition in Later Life Box - Percent Distribution of People Aged 65 and Over Who Were Underweight, Healthy Weight, Overweight, and Obese by Age and Sex: 1999-2000 Chapter 6 Memory and Everyday Life: The Study of Reading Expansion of wisdom section Creativity Expansion of spirituality section Box - Suggestions for Mental Exercise Box - New photos - Cab Calloway''s daughter Chapter 7 Future issues of a pluralistic older society Chapter 8 Prescription drug discount - federal new Medicare program Employer-Sponsored health care plans Update on Medicare funding issues High cost of the US system and lack of public satisfaction Expansion of health promotion section Box - A program in Boston''s Beacon Hill district Chapter 9 Defined benefit and defined contribution shift Discussion of IRA and personally managed accounts Shift in retirement pensions to individual responsibility from state support Box - New chart on OASDI Box - New chart on income sources Box - Defined Benefit (DB) and Defined Contribution (DC) Plans: A Comparison Chapter 10 Labor force participation - continuing to work Baby Boomers'' view of retirement and possible retirement pattern Third age concept of retirement as a period of choice with many options Life portfolio and balanced portfolio concept of third age Box - Double-Dipping Sweetens Retirement for State Workers: But Is It Right? Chapter 11 Expanded home modification section Expanded subsidized housing section Expanded Continuing Care Retirement Communities Box - Technologies to Support People Who Live Alone Box - Retirement Communities with Special Appeal Chapter 12 Boomers and new leisure interests among older people Changes ahead for senior centers - Boomers will make new demands on centers Osher Foundation program OLLI Expanded section on learning and new approaches to learning in later life - electronic media Volunteer Opportunities -- The Senior Corps; Peace Corps; Experience Corps; Civic Ventures Box - New charts on use of time and leisure Box - Two styles of learning -- 2nd Age 3rd Age Learning Box - New photo of nun playing computer game Box - Computer use and presence and types of uses of computer Chapter 13 New bereavement data and expanded discussion of widows and widowers More on sexuality and aging - hetero, gay, lesbian, etc. Gerontologists refer to the amount of resources available to a person, including social support, as their "life course capital" or "social capital" (O''Rand, 2006; Moren-Cross and Lin, 2006). Discussion Expanded discussion of caregiving - Boomers'' situation today Technology and social support Expanded grandparenting section Box - Grandparenting: COPING WITH DISTANCE Chapter 14 Hospice expanded section Palliative care expanded section Box - Hospices face a challenge as they try to meet the needs of dying patients and their families. Box - The Case of Terri Schiavo Chapter 15 Expanded section on voting behavior and voting bloc issues Expanded advocacy discussion Expanded generational equity issue discussion Civic engagement - emerging theme and activity Box - White House Conference on Aging 2005 section Box - In 2006 Civic Ventures (2007) first offered "The Purpose Prize.".