The Upside of Aging – How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose

<p>Foreword xi</p>
<p>Michael Milken</p>
<p>Preface: Aging and Change A New Day Is Coming xix<br /> Paul H. Irving</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xxiii</p>
<p>Introduction: The Rise of a Mature World: By the Numbers xxv<br /> Paul H. Irving and Anusuya Chatterjee</p>
<p>Part One: Opportunities and Innovations 1</p>
<p>Chapter 1: Our Aging Population It May Just Save Us All 3<br /> Laura L. Carstensen</p>
<p>Longevity Is Here to Stay 5</p>
<p>The Future of Aging Societies 7</p>
<p>Senior Moments 8</p>
<p>The Power of the Aging Brain 11</p>
<p>Motivation, the Aging Brain s Secret Weapon 14</p>
<p>Tapping a Rich Resource 16</p>
<p>Notes 16</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Personalized Aging: One Size Doesn t Fit All 19<br /> Pinchas Cohen</p>
<p>Personalizing Medicine 23</p>
<p>Genomics: Sci–Fi No Longer 24</p>
<p>Nutrition and Genes 25</p>
<p>To Diet or Not? 26</p>
<p>A Field in Its Infancy 27</p>
<p>Let s Prove It 28</p>
<p>To Run or Walk? 29</p>
<p>Supplemental Jury Out 30</p>
<p>Looking Good, Feeling Good 30</p>
<p>Conclusion 31</p>
<p>Notes 32</p>
<p>Chapter 3: The Bold New World of Healthy Aging 35<br /> Freda Lewis–Hall</p>
<p>The Mother of All Confluences 36</p>
<p>A Data and Diagnosis Revolution 37</p>
<p>Our New Guardian Angels 39</p>
<p>A Golden Age of Medicines 42</p>
<p>The New World of Vaccines 43</p>
<p>Never Too Old For Surgery 44</p>
<p>Is That My Liver on the Printer? 45</p>
<p>The Wild Card: Tackling Alzheimer s 46</p>
<p>We Have Met the Solution, and It Is Us 47</p>
<p>Eight Days a Week Only the Start 48</p>
<p>Notes 48</p>
<p>Chapter 4: Disruptive Demography: The New Business of Old Age 51<br /> Joseph F. Coughlin</p>
<p>Demographic Transition and the New Face of Old Age 52</p>
<p>Mapping New Markets in an Aging Society 53</p>
<p>Supporting People as They Age 56</p>
<p>Enabling Independence 57</p>
<p>New Lifestyles of the Mature Adult 58</p>
<p>The Boomers Social Impact 61</p>
<p>Conclusion 61</p>
<p>Notes 62</p>
<p>Chapter 5: A Longevity Market Emerges 63<br /> Ken Dychtwald</p>
<p>The Age Wave Marketplace 64</p>
<p>What, Me Old? 66</p>
<p>I Am Not My Age 68</p>
<p>Targeting Self–Perception 68</p>
<p>Show Them Something New 69</p>
<p>The New Look of Longevity 71</p>
<p>Aging and Experiences: Doing, Not Owning 71</p>
<p>Comfort Matters 73</p>
<p>The Psychology of Security and Safety 75</p>
<p>Accommodating the Aging Body 76</p>
<p>The Age Wave Marketplace: What s Next? 77</p>
<p>Fitting the New Form 80</p>
<p>Notes 80</p>
<p>Chapter 6: The New Global Economy, through an Aging Lens 83<br /> Michael W. Hodin</p>
<p>Peril or Promise? 84</p>
<p>Global Strides Toward Aging s Upside 86</p>
<p>It s Just Good Business 87</p>
<p>Creating Age–Friendly Workplaces 92</p>
<p>Embracing the Window of Opportunity 94</p>
<p>Notes 95</p>
<p>Part Two: A Changing Landscape 97</p>
<p>Chapter 7: Encore: Mapping the Route to Second Acts 99<br /> Marc Freedman</p>
<p>Rethinking the Patio Life 100</p>
<p>A New Stage of Life 101</p>
<p>A Gap Year for Grown–Ups 104</p>
<p>Highest Education 105</p>
<p>Paying for the Encore 106</p>
<p>The Freedom to Work 108</p>
<p>Capitalizing on the Upside 110</p>
<p>Notes 111</p>
<p>Chapter 8: The Mature Workforce: Profiting from All Abilities 113<br /> Jody Heymann</p>
<p>A Shaky Foundation 114</p>
<p>Revisiting Perceptions and Biases 116</p>
<p>Defl ating Age Discrimination 117</p>
<p>Laying the Foundation 119</p>
<p>Reaping the Economic Gains 121</p>
<p>A Zero–Sum Game or an Intergenerational Win? 122</p>
<p>A Rejuvenated Workforce 124</p>
<p>The Space–Program Eff ect 125</p>
<p>Notes 126</p>
<p>Chapter 9: Boomer Philanthropists: A Golden Age of Civil Society 131<br /> Susan Raymond</p>
<p>Philanthropy as Leadership 132</p>
<p>Older and Kinder 133</p>
<p>A Golden Age of Civil Society 135</p>
<p>The Rising Role of Women 137</p>
<p>Philanthropy and Ethnicity 139</p>
<p>Reinforcing the Golden Age 140</p>
<p>Conclusion 142</p>
<p>Notes 143</p>
<p>Chapter 10: A City for All Ages 145<br /> Henry Cisneros</p>
<p>Demography and Urban Destiny 146</p>
<p>Aging in America s Cities 147</p>
<p>Aging and the Living Environment 148</p>
<p>Fostering Independent Urban Lives 149</p>
<p>Building the City for All Ages 150</p>
<p>A Strategy for Human Service Needs 154</p>
<p>Conclusion 161</p>
<p>Notes 162</p>
<p>Chapter 11: Aging and Learning: The Future University 163<br /> Steven Knapp</p>
<p>Universities in the New World of Aging 165</p>
<p>The Study of Aging 166</p>
<p>Back to School 168</p>
<p>Learning from Older Teachers and Scholars 172</p>
<p>Conclusion 175</p>
<p>Notes 175</p>
<p>Part Three: Perspectives and Possibilities 177</p>
<p>Chapter 12: Aging in a Majority Minority Nation 179<br /> Fernando M. Torres–Gil</p>
<p>The Great Challenge 181</p>
<p>The Political Tempest 184</p>
<p>A Journey of Ethnicity and Aging 185</p>
<p>Boomers and Latinos Demographic Destiny 186</p>
<p>A Symbiotic Convergence 188</p>
<p>The Common Ground 190</p>
<p>Shifting Political Winds and Alliances 192</p>
<p>Notes 192</p>
<p>Chapter 13: Healthy Ageing and Well–Being in Britain and the World 195<br /> Baroness Sally Greengross Ageing in Britain 197</p>
<p>Increased Pressure on a Fragile NHS 198</p>
<p>Conquering Alzheimer s Disease 199</p>
<p>Advancing Age–Friendly Environments 201</p>
<p>Eliminating Ageism 203</p>
<p>Conclusion 205</p>
<p>Notes 205</p>
<p>Chapter 14: Financial Security: Longevity Changes Everything 209<br /> Dan Houston<br /> <br /> The New Retirement 211</p>
<p>Off Track 211</p>
<p>A Foundation for Success 213</p>
<p>The Way Forward 214</p>
<p>The Final Challenge 222</p>
<p>Notes 222</p>
<p>Chapter 15: New Transitions: A Changing Journey of Life and Health 225<br /> Philip A. Pizzo</p>
<p>The Life Continuum 227</p>
<p>Knowing When to Change 228</p>
<p>Timing a Transition 229</p>
<p>Health Opens Options 232</p>
<p>Contemplating Transformation 233</p>
<p>A New Kind of Sabbatical 234</p>
<p>Reaching for the Upside 236</p>
<p>Notes 236</p>
<p>Chapter 16: Life Reimagined: The Second Aging Revolution 237<br /> A. Barry Rand</p>
<p>The Changes behind the Change 239</p>
<p>The First Aging Revolution 241</p>
<p>Redefining the Golden Years 242</p>
<p>Reimagining Life 244</p>
<p>What Is Next? 247</p>
<p>Notes 248</p>
<p>About the Editor 251</p>
<p>About the Authors 253</p>
<p>Index 265</p>