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The Older Man

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Men in Transition

Abstract

In recent years, the plight of the elderly in American society has received in-creasing attention from practitioners of social policy and health care, applied researchers in the field of gerontology, and the public at large. It has included cross-sectional examinations of the biologic, psychologic, and sociologic differences between the aged and young as well as investigations of aging as a longitudinal process. The elderly were first considered a homogeneous group of individuals, defined by age, with similar needs, attributes, and problems. Over time, however, it has become clear that the elderly are quite a heterogenous lot, and are comprised of many different groups with their own special characteristics. The Black elderly have different problems from the White elderly, the poor from the rich, the young-old from the old-old,1 and women from men. Over the last five to ten years in particular, attention has been accorded the special problems of older women, especially widows, and their adaptation.

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    Kenneth Solomon M.D. (Adjunct Assistant Professor, Associate Director for Education and Planning) (Adjunct Assistant Professor, Associate Director for Education and Planning)

  2. Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Kenneth Solomon M.D. (Adjunct Assistant Professor, Associate Director for Education and Planning) (Adjunct Assistant Professor, Associate Director for Education and Planning)

  3. New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA

    Norman B. Levy M.D. (Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Surgery, Director) (Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Surgery, Director)

  4. Liaison Psychiatry Division, Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, New York, USA

    Norman B. Levy M.D. (Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Surgery, Director) (Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Surgery, Director)

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Solomon, K. (1982). The Older Man. In: Solomon, K., Levy, N.B. (eds) Men in Transition. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4211-3_12

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