Contributor
Gitlin, Marty, editor.
Edition Statement:First edition.
ImprintNew York : Greenhaven Publishing, 2020.
Description199 pages ; 24 cm.
Note:How will demographic shifts affect America's political landscape? Young people are gunning for gun control / George Rennie -- Widespread gun ownership increases personal safety / Sheldon Richman -- Greater acceptance means the LGBTQ community's concerns have shifted toward the mainstream / Tori DeAngelis -- There is a generation gap in the fight for LGBTQ rights / Josh Spero -- The planet is worth fighting for / Lara Yaniz -- The country is divided on immigration / Scott Horsley, Joel Rose, and Jim Zarroli -- How will its aging population impact the United States? Baby Boomers are disrupting US health care / Willis Towers Watson -- Medicare for All could be cheaper then we think / Gerald Friedman -- It's time to appreciate older workers / Sarah Johnson -- An aging workforce highlights the need for flexibility / Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes -- Boomers are poorly prepared for retirement / Larry Kummer -- Maybe a declining birth rate isn't all bad / Meghan McNamara -- Does a growing population create a growing problem? Do immigrants add value to America? / Gustavo López, Kristen Bialik, and Jynnah Radford -- Immigration can boost the economy during a retirement boom / Jason Furman -- Immigration affects the economy in positive and negative ways / Kimberly Amadeo -- Overpopulation and overconsumption are at the center of the environmental crisis / Paul Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich -- Population growth benefits the environment / Julian Simon -- There are not enough resources to support the world's population / John Guillebaud -- Student loan debt has become a barrier to a quality education / US Department of Education -- What is America's electoral future? America's diversity explosion is changing the political landscape / William H. Frey -- The "brown and the gray" will create a fundamental political tension in the coming decades / Michele Norris -- Voting third party will have more of an impact / Stephen Weese -- Demographic shifts are changing election outcomes / Ed Pilkington and Tom Dart -- What motivates voters may be changing / Allan J. Lichtman -- America and the world are changing drastically / D'Vera Cohn and Andrea Caumont -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-196) and index.
Note:"Thanks to a declining birth rate, upticks in immigration, and evolving gender roles, America looks much different from the way it did 100, 50, or even 25 years ago. Aging baby boomers are putting stress on the health care system. Young people have different values and priorities from those of previous generations. Unequal distribution of wealth has created a greater economic divide than ever before. How will America's shifting demographics affect the country's future? Through diverse viewpoints, this fascinating volume explores the many factors that contribute to what it means to be an American and how that might change in this century"-- Provided by publisher.
