TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wacker,Robbyn R.
AU  - Roberto,Karen A.
TI  - Aging Social Policies: an International Perspective
SN  - 9781452222905
AV  - HQ1061 .W26 2011 
U1  - 362.6 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Thousand Oaks
PB  - SAGE Publications
KW  - Population aging
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Older people
KW  - Services for
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Vieillissement de la population
KW  - Politique gouvernementale
KW  - Personnes âgées
KW  - Services
KW  - Conditions sociales
KW  - FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
KW  - Abuse
KW  - Elder Abuse
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Eldercare
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - About the Authors; Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I -- The Context of Aging Social Policy; Chapter 1 -- Aging Societies: The Setting for Aging Social Policy; Chapter 2 -- Aging Social Policy; Part II -- Aging Social Policy Comparisons; Chapter 3 -- Retirement Income Policies; Chapter 4 -- Employment Policies; Chapter 5 -- Housing Policies; Chapter 6 -- Health Care Policies; Chapter 7 -- Mental Health Policies; Chapter 8 -- Community Support Policies; Chapter 9 -- Family Caregiving Policies; Part III -- The Future of Aging Social Policy; Chapter 10 -- Aging Social Policy Challenges; References; Index
N2  - Due to population explosion and a global increase in average life expectancies, an unprecedentedly high percentage of the world's population is aging. By the middle of this century there will be up to 2 billion individuals over the age of 65, a demographic shift never before experienced in our human history. In addition, declining birth rates in industrialized countries means a decrease in the number of adults under 64. In Aging Social Policies: An International Perspective the authors consider how policy - domestic and international - affects and will continue to affect the live
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