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  • The Age of Dignity

  • Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America
  • By: Ai-jen Poo
  • Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
  • Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (24 ratings)

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The Age of Dignity

By: Ai-jen Poo
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
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By 2035, 11.5 million Americans will be over the age of 85 - more than double today's five million - and living longer than ever before. To enable all of us to age with dignity and security in the face of this coming Age Wave, our society must learn to value the care of our elders. The process of building a culture that supports care is a key component to restoring the American dream and, as Ai-Jen Poo convincingly argues, will generate millions of new jobs and breathe new life into our national ideals of independence, justice, and dignity.

At the intersection of our aging population, the fraying safety net, and opportunities for women and immigrants in the workforce, The Age of Dignity maps an integrated set of solutions to address America's new demographic and economic realities.

©2015 Ai-jen Poo (P)2015 Tantor
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"This can-do book by an activist seeking to rouse the public into action has a lot to say to anyone who plans on getting old." ( Kirkus)

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Excellent book about aging

I learned a lot by listening to this book, from the many challenges older adults, families and caregivers face (micro level), and those at the society and government level (macro level). Well narrated, insightful, informative and inspiring.

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I did not need the reader of this book to do all the different accents. Not needed. You say they’re from Barbados, I don’t get it— I don’t need the person to attempt a terrible and rude and racist accent.

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