Geroethics

Gerald A. Larue

Advances in technology have raised new ethical questions in medicine, concern for pollution has encouraged the growth of "environmental ethics," and the problems of corporate America have sparked more questions about "business ethics." With the population of older persons increasing every year and their social problems becoming ever more acute, it's now time for "geroethics," which assesses the impact of societal values on elders and how the aged may respond to these values. The issues are urgent and compelling: the changing face of elder America, dependence on others for care, the corporate response to agism, the healthcare crisis, how to take charge of one's life and bring meaning to it, living longer verses living better, coping with disabilities, the psychological aspects of aging, and so many others. Ethics embraces concepts of rights and privileges, duties and obligations,...

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