Longevity and social change in Australia / edited by Allan Borowski, Sol Encel and Elizabeth Ozanne.

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TextPublication details: Sydney : UNSW Press, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (x, 397 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781921410031
1921410035

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Longevity and social change in Australia.DDC classification:

305.260994 22

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HQ1064.A88 L66 2007eb

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Contents:

Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; 1 The dimensions and implications of Australian population ageing; 2 The health of older Australians; 3 Indigenous Australians: Ageing without longevity?; 4 Gender and ageing; 5 Ethnicity and ageing; 6 Age and employment; 7 Health policy for a long-lived society; 8 Retirement income policyfor a long-lived society; 9 Housing policy for a long-lived society; 10 Ageing in space: Transport, access and urban form; 11 Uncertain prospects: Aged care policy for a long-lived society; 12 The politics of ageing; 13 Lifelong education and lifelong learning.

Summary: Australia, like other industrialised countries, confronts the prospect of a steadily ageing population. This book covers a wide range of issues, including health, retirement incomes, aged care, family relations, employment, and housing. It is for policy makers and for students in social policy, sociology, gerontology and public health.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Australia, like other industrialised countries, confronts the prospect of a steadily ageing population. This book covers a wide range of issues, including health, retirement incomes, aged care, family relations, employment, and housing. It is for policy makers and for students in social policy, sociology, gerontology and public health.

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