Who Is Responsible for My Old Age?

These two multi-author books encompass essays on theories of gerontology, social policy, international comparisons and 'how to grow old'. A few are difficult readinga for clinicians but most provide a spectrum of easily understandable aspects of ageing which they will find novel.

In Who is Responsible for My Old Age? the essays are derived from a US-Japanese conference intended to promote working relationships between American and Japanese gerontologists. Interesting contrasts are shown--retirement age in the USA is 75 and in Japan 55-60; average length of stay in general hospitals of people over 65 is 9 days in USA and 90 in Japan; 59% of Japanese bedridden elderly …