scholarly journals EFFECT OF OBESITY ON ACTIVE LIFE EXPECTANCY IN THE UNITED STATES: CHANGES OVER TIME

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 1250-1250
Author(s):  
E.M. Crimmins ◽  
Y. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Active Life Expectancy ◽  
Active Life ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time

scholarly journals Inequality in Life Expectancy, Functional Status, and Active Life Expectancy Across Selected Black and White Populations in the United States

Demography ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arline T. Geronimus ◽  
John Bound ◽  
Timothy Waidmann ◽  
Cynthia G. Colen ◽  
Dianne Steffick
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Active Life Expectancy ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Active Life

scholarly journals Inequality in Life Expectancy, Functional Status, and Active Life Expectancy across Selected Black and White Populations in the United States

Demography ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arline T. Geronimus ◽  
John Bound ◽  
Timothy A. Waidmann ◽  
Cynthia G. Colen ◽  
Dianne Steffick
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Active Life Expectancy ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Active Life

Changes Over Time in Compassion-Related Variables in the United States

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasha Zarins ◽  
Sara Konrath
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
The United States ◽  
Empathic Concern ◽  
Actual Data ◽  
Risk Spreading ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time

Compassion, or empathic concern, is an emotional response to another’s suffering, coupled with the desire to take action to alleviate that suffering. Throughout history, older generations have been critical of younger generations, often arguing that they are more self-focused than previous generations. However, it is important to examine actual data with respect to changes over time in such variables. Without doing so, we risk spreading potentially harmful and inaccurate stereotypes about young Americans. The goal of this chapter is to review research examining changes over time in compassion-related variables in the United States. Research suggests that compassion-related variables have indeed been declining over time, while self-focused variables have been increasing. However, we will also discuss counter-arguments and counter-evidence, and present possible implications of this research.

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