In its entertainment, television _______ for too much to the lowest instincts of man, particularly the lust for violence.

They have held their _______ so long that change has become inadmissible.

Though we have begun to examine the socially taboo subjects of dying and death,we have _______ over that long period of time preceding death known as old age.

Americans find it difficult to think about old age until they are _______ into the midst of it by their own aging and that of relatives and friends.

Death is a dramatic one-time crisis while old age is day-by-day and year-by-year _______ with powerful external and internal forces.

Our popular attitudes could be summed up as a combination of _______ thinking and stark terror.

Those of us who are not old _______ ourselves from discussions of old age by declaring the subject morbid, boring or in poor taste.

There is the popularly accepted opinion the Social Security and pensions provide a comfortable and reliable _______ of funds so the elderly have few financial worries.

In reality, the way one experiences old age is _______ physical health, personality,earlier-life experiences, the actual circumstances of late-life events and the social supports one receives.

It has been estimated that at least 30 per cent of the elderly live in substandard housing. Many more must deprive themselves of essentials to keep their homes in _______.