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Growing prominence of older Americans spurs civic engagement debate

At a time when many Americans are alleged to have become increasingly isolated and apathetic, a "new" senior population is emerging, one marked by better health, vast experience, and expressing widespread distain toward joining "a reserve army of the leisured," according to the latest issue of the Public Policy & Aging Report (PP&AR).

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