| Description |
1 online resource |
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The impacts of the demographic transition in Asia Pacific / Thomas R. Klassen, Masa Higo, Nopraenue S. Dhirathiti and Theresa W. Devasahayam -- Ageing and old age in modern society / Masa Higo -- Asia-Pacific and global population ageing / David Phillips -- The changing face of the older population in urban and rural China / Yang Cheng, Jie Yu and Mark W. Rosenberg -- Women and gender ideology in ageing Korea / Yunjeong Yang -- Ageing policies in Taiwan : recent achievements and unresolved challenges / Tsung-hsi Fu -- Growing old in Hong Kong: responding to an increasingly frail population / Joelle H. Fong -- Current laws, policies and practices for older persons in Vietnam / Vu Ngoc Binh -- Growing old in Singapore: workings of the many helping hands policy approach / Leng Leng Thang and Johan Suen -- Population ageing and old age in Malaysia : the changing role of the family and major challenges ahead / Wan Ibrahim Wan Ahmad -- Ageing, the elderly and social change in Bangladesh / Anwar Islam -- Preparedness for old-age income security and support of the Thai pre-elderly / Chalermpol Chamchan -- Culture, changes and ageing population : an overview of the situation of older persons in Myanmar / Ne Lynn Aung -- Caregiving of older adults in Nepal : urbanization, modernization, and globalization / Ramraj Gautam -- Australia's baby boomers as the future older generation / Kate O'loughlin, Helen Barrie and Hal Kendig -- Social environment and positive ageing in New Zealand / Fiona Alpass and Brendan Stevenson -- Policy challenges and recommendations / Nopraenue S. Dhirathiti |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 18, 2018) |
| Subject |
Population aging -- Pacific Area
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Older people -- Pacific Area -- Social conditions
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Older people -- Care -- Pacific Area
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Social change.
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Population Dynamics
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Aged -- psychology
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Aging -- psychology
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Social Change
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Public Policy
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Social change
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Older people -- Care
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Older people -- Social conditions
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Population aging
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| SUBJECT |
Asia https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001208 |
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Australasia |
| Subject |
Pacific Area
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Klassen, Thomas Richard, 1957- editor.
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Higo, Masa, editor
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Dhirathiti, Nopraenue S., editor
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Devasahayam, Theresa W., editor
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| ISBN |
9781315147253 |
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1315147254 |
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9781351377225 |
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1351377221 |
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