The Age of Dignity, Aijen Poo
The Age of Dignity, Aijen Poo
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The Age of Dignity
Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America

Author: Ai-jen Poo

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 5 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/28/2015

Synopsis

By 2035, 11.5 million Americans will be over the age of eighty-five, more than double today’s 5 million, 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.

About Ai-jen Poo

Ai-jen Poo, director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and codirector of the Caring Across Generations campaign, is the winner of a 2014 MacArthur "genius" grant. In 2000, she cofounded Domestic Workers United, the New York organization that spearheaded the successful passage of the state's historic Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in 2010. She was chosen for Newsweek's 150 Fearless Women list and Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bevan on February 08, 2015

This book is an important addition to the literature on aging and work in America. It is written with an incredible warmth and understanding of the vast subjects of eldercare and caregiving in this country. It is impossible to read without relating some parts of it to your own experience, either as......more

Goodreads review by Jlem on May 05, 2015

The first half of this book was wonderful. It was informative and resonant with experience. Poo does a great job of understanding and highlighting the hardships facing families as they mount the challenge of maintaining quality of life while coping with diminishing independence of loved ones. Unfort......more

Goodreads review by Robert on May 21, 2015

This book is a double call for action. It calls for fair treatment of caregivers, with a focus on those who take care of the elderly. And it calls for the creation of a Care Grid, by which our society can best care for the elderly. One of the goals is the dignity of both the caregiver and the cared-......more

Goodreads review by Ellyn on December 13, 2017

This book was recommended to me by someone who heard Ai-jen Poo on NPR and knew I would be interested. I love the title of her book "age of dignity" and her passion and commitment to do more for caregiving as a profession and as something families do for their own. She has a good mix of personal ane......more

Goodreads review by Heather on March 18, 2015

An interesting and important look at dealing with our growing aging populations. There were enlightening profiles of people who have made care-giving a career as well as people providing care for family members. There are a lot of things to think about and plan for both for individuals and for socie......more

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