Newswise — Aging in America is a process of being marginalized, of becoming invisible, of liquidating financial, emotional and social assets as well as independence and personal choice, according to Lawrence T. Force, Ph.D. Force is a professor of psychology and director of the Center on Aging and Policy at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY.

In this 40th anniversary year of Woodstock, Force appeals to the Baby Boomers: "What we do now, how we respond, the actions we take " in the areas of legislation, policy and values " will directly influence and shape how we live, age and die in America. It is our choice: visible or invisible, heard or silenced, valued or discarded."

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