New Directions in Old-Age Policies

Janie S. Steckenrider is Associate Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. Tonya M. Parrott is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gerontology at Quinnipiac College, Connecticut.

"Most policy oriented books tend to be quite specialized—on Social Security only, or Medicare only. This is truly the first I've seen that covers the whole range of aging policy issues. The essays are well-written, the topics are timely, and the contributors are top notch. There is nothing like it on the market." — Jill Quadagno, Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy, Florida State University"The dimensions of the policy problem of aging are convincingly laid out. The political and social dimensions of gray politics are explored, and the broader causal origins of aging as a poverty problem are stated forcefully." — Ronald Keith Gaddie, University of Oklahoma

• List of Tables List of Figures Chapter 1. Introduction: The Political Environment and the New Face of Aging Policy Janie S. Steckenrider and Tonya M. ParrottI. Distinct Policy Domains: A Fresh Look at Old-Age Policies Chapter 2. Health Care Policies and Older Americans Robert H. BinstockChapter 3. Economic Security: Strengthening Social Security Yung-Ping ChenChapter 4. Housing and Supportive Services for the Elderly: Intergenerational Perspectives and Options Phoebe S. LiebigII. Politics and Aging Policy Chapter 5. Policy, Politics, Aging: Crossroads in the 1990s Fernando M. Torres-GilChapter 6. The 1995 White House Conference on Aging: A Tradition Confronts a RevolutionRobert B. Blancato and Brian W. LindbergChapter 7. The Changing Political Activism Patterns of Older Americans: "Don't Throw the Dirt Over Us Yet" Susan MacManus and Kathryn Dunn TenpasChapter 8. Old Age Interest Groups in the 1990s: Coalitions, Competition, and StrategyChristine L. DayChapter 9. Competing Problems, Budget Constraints, and Claims for Intergenerational Equity Laurie A. RhodebeckIII. The Family, Ethnicity, and Older Women: Aging Policy Dilemmas Chapter 10. Changing Family Demographics, Caregiving Demands, and the Policy Environment Tonya M. ParrottChapter 11. Aging Policy and the Experience of Older Minorities Valentine M. VillaChapter 12. Aging as a Female Phenomenon: The Plight of Older WomenJanie S. SteckenriderChapter 13. The Paradox of Old-Age Policy in a Changed Political Environment Tonya M. Parrott and Janie S. SteckenriderContributors Author Index Subject Index