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Public Policy and Aging Report
Volume 21
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America's Opportunity: The Potential of an Aging Society (Volume 21, Number 4)

* Standing for, Not Standing by: The Senate Special Committee on Aging’s First 50 Years
* Successful Societal Adaptation to the Aging of America
* Is Intergenerational Cohesion Falling Apart in Old Europe?
* Strategies for Housing Policy Action in an Aging America
* The Growing Importance of Older Workers

Authors: Robert B. Hudson, John W. Rowe, Axel Boersch-Supan, Gabriel Heller, Anette Reil-Held, Shirley Franklin, Jane Hickie, Richard W. Johnson   

Integrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults into Aging Policy and Practice (Volume 21, Number 3)

* Resilience and Disparities among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults
* The Diverse Elders Coalition and LGBT Aging: Connecting Communities, Issues, and Resources in a Historic   Moment
* Reflections on Advancing an LGBT Aging Agenda
* How Health Care Reform Will Help LGBT Elders
* Safe Spaces? The Need for LGBT Cultural Competency in Aging Services
* The Policy Issues and Social Concerns Facing Older Adults with HIV
* Improving the Lives of Transgender Older Adults
* Bridging the Service Gap: LGBT Older Adults, Public-Private Partnerships and Program Innovation
* LGBT Aging: Research and Policy Directions

Authors: Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen, Robert Espinoza, Michael Adams, Kellan Baker, Jeff Krehely, Hilary Meyer, Daniel Tietz, Nathan Schaefer, Harper Jean Tobin, Lilliam Barrios-Paoli, Catherine Thurston, Brian de Vries

To Raise or Not To Raise: The Social Security Retirement Age (Volume 21, Number 2)

* The Social Security Retirement Age(s) Debate: Perspectives and Consequences
* Raising the Retirement Age: A Biologist’s Perspective
* Raising the Retirement Age: Is It Fair for Low-Income Workers and Minorities?
* Making a Case for Working Longer at Older Ages
* Does Betty White Have it Right? The Implications of Raising the Retirement Age for Women
* Raising the Minimal Retirement Age: Psychological Issues

Authors: Eric Kingson, Nancy Altman, Steven N. Austad, Jacqueline L. Angel, Stipica Mudrazija, Barbara Butrica, Pamela Herd, Neil Charness, Sara J. Czaja

Older Workers: Problems and Prospects in an Aging Workforce (Volume 21, Number 1)

* The Future for Older Workers: Good News or Bad?
* Demand for Older Workers Despite the Economic Recession: Accommodation and Universal Design for the New American Workforce
* The Labor Market Experiences and Problems of America's Low Income Older Workers in Recent Years
* Older Workers, The Great Recession, and The Impact of Long-Term Unemployment
* Boomers Sail into Retirement-or Do They?
* Promoting Employment and Community Service among Low-Income Seniors: The Successes and Challenges of the Senior Community Service Employment Program

Authors: Bob Harootyan, Tony Sarmiento, Neeta P. Fogg, Paul E. Harrington, Andrew Sum, Ishwar Khatiwada, Mykhaylo Trubskyy, Sara E. Rix, Judith G. Gonyea, Robert B. Hudson