Age Happens: Increase in Life Expectancy
For years, scientific research on aging focused only on its negative aspects. But improved medical care and extensive public health programs have dramatically increased the average human lifespan. Aging and dying, like m..
Age Happens: Living in a Retirement Community
At Hollenbeck Home, one of the country's oldest licensed residential centers, Rosaline and Ching-U Ip found a way to maintain their independence, yet be assured of support when they needed it. In addition to the resident..
Age and Susceptibility to Memory Distortion
Experimental psychologist and author Elizabeth Loftus talks about the link between age and memory distortion. "You take children who are three, four, five, six years old," Dr. Loftus explains, "...you're going to find th..
Age of the City, The: Ethnic City, The
Some cities are marked by clearly-defined ethnic neighborhoods, others are more diverse. Among immigrant families, men are usually the first to arrive, hoping to earn enough money to take back home. Historians call these..
Age of the City, The: Infrastructure and Political Issues
Growth forces cities to rebuild their infrastructure and reconceptualize their political systems in the late 19th century. In fact the governmental institutions and services we think of as essential to an American city a..
Age of the City, The: Lure of the City, The
The United States is becoming urban nation in the late 19th century. The industrial revolution has made the city the center of economic life, drawing young adults from country, African Americans from South, and immigrant..
Age of the City, The: Rise of Mass Consumption, The
Urban middle-class Americans are introduced to the fine art of "shopping" during the last decades of the 19th century. From 1880 onward there is the beginning of trade catalogues, national advertising and warehousing, an..
Age of the City, The: Strains of Urban Life
Increasing congestion places a strain on the capacity of cities to protect those who live within their boundaries. When plagues hit, like the cholera epidemic that invades cities in the 19th century, city officials are f..
Age of the City, The: Urban Landscape, The
The city at the end of the 19th century is a place of remarkable contrasts. Planning and building simply cannot keep up with the pace of growth. As one reformer laments, it is a challenge to make "a great city in a few y..
Aggression in young children :Part-1: The interactive guide to observing, understanding and intervening
Are hitting, biting and bullying normal behaviors in young children? When do such behaviors start? Do they stop all on their own? What can you do to make sure they don’t continue? Why are some children more aggressive ..