Aging Social Policies : an International Perspective.

By:

Wacker, Robbyn R

Contributor(s):

Roberto, Karen A

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (305 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781452222905
1452222908
9781452235738
1452235732

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Aging Social Policies : An International Perspective.DDC classification:

362.6

LOC classification:

HQ1061 .W26 2011

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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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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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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