PSY-4630: Adult Aging

Jecker, N. S. (2018). Age-related inequalities in health and healthcare: the life stages approach.Developing World Bioethics, 18(2), 144–155.
This article discusses disparities in healthcare among older people.

Li, Y., & Mutchler, J. E. (2019). Do consequences of hardship narrow in later life? The impact of hardship on self-rated health among older adults. Annals of Epidemiology, 37, 4–9.
This article investigates the impact of hardships in late adulthood on health.

Morgan, L. A., & Kunkel, S. (2016). Aging, society, and the life course (5th ed.). Springer Publishing Company.
This book chapter discusses how society shapes our experiences with aging.

Officer, A., Thiyagarajan, J. A., Schneiders, M. L., Nash, P., & de la Fuente-Núñez, V. (2020). Ageism, healthy life expectancy and population aging: How are they related? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(9).
This article explores the relationship between ageism, life expectancy, and population aging.

Coping with an aging society. (2020). Trends Magazine, 208, 16–23.
This is a magazine article that discusses how the world can adapt to a boom in the aging population.

How to write an editorial. (2014, 5 June). The New York Times.
This link contains a short video from the New York Times explaining different types of editorials and how to write an effective editorial.

A Psychological First Aid Kit. (COVID-19 mental health crisis)(Science Agenda / Opinion and Analysis from Scientific American’s Board of Editors)(Editorial). (2021, February 1).Scientific American, 324(2), 10.

What to Do about Plastic Pollution. (Science Agenda / Opinion and Analysis from Scientific American’s Board of Editors)(Editorial). (2019, June 1). Scientific American, 320(6), 8.