Diversity And Aging Paper
Assignment #1: Diversity and Aging
Group 10
California State University Sacramento Abstract
This paper is about why we should focus on diversity and aging in our society. There are unlimited reasons to why we should focus on these important topics, because as of this assignment, our country is currently struggling with the economy; the Baby Boomer generation, our largest cohort, is reaching Social Security age; the fight over healthcare, AKA The Affordable Care Act, including access for affordable Prescriptions for the elderly; stresses on elder care; grandparents raising grandchildren, heightened stress on the sandwich generation; immigration and finally people living longer, just to name a few. For this assignment, our group will be …show more content…
Census Bureau. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/aging_population/cb10-72.html
Health Care and Education Act (2010) (n.d.). Affordable Care Act - National Immigration Law Center. Retrieved September 21, 2013, from http://www.nilc.org/immigrantshcr.html
InsightCCED.org - Measuring and Addressing Older Californians ' Needs. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.insightcced.org/communities/cfess/cal-eesi.html
Mehrotra, C., Wagner, L. S., & Fried, S. (2009). Aging and diversity, Informal and Formal Care or Older Persons, Work, Retirement and Leisure. In Aging and diversity: An active learning experience (2nd ed., pp. 1-21, 205-247, 253-311). New York: Routledge.
Reaching Out to Diverse Populations: Opportunities and Challenges. (2007, July 12). Retrieved September 21, 2013, from http://www.apapracticecentral.org/ce/courses/diverse-populations.aspx
The Takeaway: Three-Quarters of Minority Retirees Struggling Financially – AARP. (n.d.). Retrieved from
Group 10
California State University Sacramento Abstract
This paper is about why we should focus on diversity and aging in our society. There are unlimited reasons to why we should focus on these important topics, because as of this assignment, our country is currently struggling with the economy; the Baby Boomer generation, our largest cohort, is reaching Social Security age; the fight over healthcare, AKA The Affordable Care Act, including access for affordable Prescriptions for the elderly; stresses on elder care; grandparents raising grandchildren, heightened stress on the sandwich generation; immigration and finally people living longer, just to name a few. For this assignment, our group will be …show more content…
Census Bureau. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/aging_population/cb10-72.html
Health Care and Education Act (2010) (n.d.). Affordable Care Act - National Immigration Law Center. Retrieved September 21, 2013, from http://www.nilc.org/immigrantshcr.html
InsightCCED.org - Measuring and Addressing Older Californians ' Needs. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.insightcced.org/communities/cfess/cal-eesi.html
Mehrotra, C., Wagner, L. S., & Fried, S. (2009). Aging and diversity, Informal and Formal Care or Older Persons, Work, Retirement and Leisure. In Aging and diversity: An active learning experience (2nd ed., pp. 1-21, 205-247, 253-311). New York: Routledge.
Reaching Out to Diverse Populations: Opportunities and Challenges. (2007, July 12). Retrieved September 21, 2013, from http://www.apapracticecentral.org/ce/courses/diverse-populations.aspx
The Takeaway: Three-Quarters of Minority Retirees Struggling Financially – AARP. (n.d.). Retrieved from