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Introduction : aging in America -- Historical and contemporary perspectives on aging -- Who are older adults today? a contemporary snapshot -- Family and social relationships -- Health and well-being -- Aging policy issues : domestic and international perspectives -- Conclusion.

This spotlight provides an overview of thesituation of older persons in Myanmar, an under-studied country ofover-50-million population. Myanmar is of particular interest to researchersand policy makers, given its overall level of poverty and modestly rapidpopulation aging. Research on older persons, while increasing in recent years,remains sparse. Empirical evidence indicates that Myanmar older persons are inrelatively poorer health compared to those in neighboring countries. Many livein abject poverty and depend on their families for material support.Coresidence is very common and facilitates reciprocal exchanges acrossgenerations. Looking ahead, Myanmar confronts important challenges includingdemographic shifts that reduce availability of family support for older personsand increasing burden from chronic illnesses. Currently, government measuresare essentially absent, although a law on aging was drafted and is in theprocess to become legislation.

Reflections are offered on present & future aging trends in US society, & an attempt is made to dispel the popular myth that elders are mostly forgetful, sick, or of limited ability. From a futurist perspective, trends in aging are examined in relation to society, technology, the environment, the economy, & politics. Four future scenarios are outlined from the viewpoint of the generations of elders that will exist in four selected time periods -- toward 1999, 2001+, 2020, & 2040 -- & an exercise designed to encourage future-oriented thinking among elders is offered. Adapted from the source document.

The aging of America will reshape how we live and will transform nearly every aspect of contemporary society. Renowned life course sociologist Deborah Carr provides a lively, nuanced, and timely portrait of aging in the United States. The US population is older than ever before, raising new challenges for families, caregivers, health care systems, and social programs like Social Security and Medicare. Organized in seven chapters, Aging in America covers these topics: the history of aging and the development of theoretical approacheshow cultural changes shape our views on agingthe demographic characteristics of older adults todayolder adults' family lives and social relationshipsthe health of older adults and social disparities in who gets sickhow public policies affect the well-being of older adults and their familieshow baby boomers, Gen Xers, and millennials will experience old age Drawing on state-of-the-art data, current events, and pop culture, this portrait of an aging population challenges outdated myths and vividly shows how future cohorts of older adults will differ from the generations before them

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Population aging is primarily the result of past declines in fertility, which produced a decadeslong period in which the ratio of dependents to working age adults was reduced. Rising old-age dependency in many countries represents the inevitable passing of this "demographic dividend." Societies use three methods to transfer resources to people in dependent age groups: government, family, and personal saving. In developed countries, families are predominant in supporting children, while government is the main source of support for the elderly. The most important means by which aging will affect aggregate output is the distortion from taxes to fund PAYGO pensions.