Summary: Part A:As more of the world’s population approaches their fifties and sixties, it may seem that our fast-changing social and cultural standards may out pacing seniors and leaving them behind, especially in the area of technology. Bill Novelli, argues that this is not the case at all, that with a little help, older Americans can adapt as fast as social change occurs. Novelli argues that older age groups are actually embracing new technologies instead of resisting these new trends. He further explains that we are entering a new era of aging, one in which being in older age groups is a new norm.Part B:The idea of age can and should be rethought and reinvented. New ways of living, working and interacting in later life are waiting to be discovered. Dr. Bill Thomas argues that many older Americans feel out of place and recommends a path toward a life rich with developmental opportunities if they would embrace aging. Thomas also discusses the behaviors and attitudes that will provide new and more nourishing fuel for the rest of life’s journey and spring a new hope while renewing sense of all that is possible.
