The 65+ segment of American society has grown significantly. The problems and solutions that face this aging population are analyzed in the following How Does Society View Aging and the Elderly? How Will an Aging Population Affect America? Should Social Security Be Reformed? Are Improvements Needed in Elderly Health Care?
Opposing Viewpoint books are always challenging. This is not the one I read. Mine was the brandnew one by Katharine Swartz, but was probably much the same, just updated with newer surveys.