Glory Days for Boomers. Don Fernandez.
by Fernandez, Don; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 50Family. Publisher: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2005ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Aging | Baby boom generation (1946-1964) | Demographic transition | Lifestyles | VitalityDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Could it be suddenly chic to blow out a half-century's worth of candles? Is the ever-dreaded 50 cool? Just look at the numbers--or better yet, the faces. Celebrities such as Athens [Georgia] native Kim Basinger, John Travolta and Denzel Washington have passed the half-century mark. Even pushing looks and fame aside, the boomers are cool for the most basic of reasons: power, money and a penchant for using both for fun." (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION) The author considers how the baby boomers are defying the stereotypes about aging and are facing old age on their own terms and in their own way.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Glory Days for Boomers, Feb. 27, 2005; pp. A1+.
"Could it be suddenly chic to blow out a half-century's worth of candles? Is the ever-dreaded 50 cool? Just look at the numbers--or better yet, the faces. Celebrities such as Athens [Georgia] native Kim Basinger, John Travolta and Denzel Washington have passed the half-century mark. Even pushing looks and fame aside, the boomers are cool for the most basic of reasons: power, money and a penchant for using both for fun." (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION) The author considers how the baby boomers are defying the stereotypes about aging and are facing old age on their own terms and in their own way.
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