| Description |
xv, 358 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Chapter I Ageing societies I -- Society's view of ageing I -- An ageing world 3 -- The world's oldest countries 3 -- Lengthening lives 15 -- Ageing societies/Ageing individuals 19 -- Demographic ageing and health care provision 19 -- Demographic ageing and the economy 22 -- Demographic change and families 25 -- Demographic change and development 30 -- Mature societies 33 -- Chapter 2 The dynamics of population ageing 36 -- The demographic transition 36 -- The secular shift in ageing 38 -- World population prospects 41 -- The mechanics of population change 44 -- Understanding the laws of mortality 52 -- In conclusion 64 -- Chapter 3 Understanding age and ageing 66 -- Age and ageing through time 66 -- Age 67 -- Generation 71 -- Cohort 78 -- Age and the life course 79 -- Understanding old age/Understanding post-reproductive life 83 -- Chapter 4 Retirement: from rest to reward to right 94 -- Historical trends in late life work and retirement 94 -- Changing attitudes to retirement 98 -- Concerns over the forecast dependency ratio 101 -- Incentives to retire 112 -- Work environment and the labour market 115 -- Health status, attitudes and expectations of workers 18 -- 'Push' versus 'Pull' 121 -- From rest to reward to right 122 -- In conclusion 123 -- Chapter 5 Intergenerational contract and social security 125 -- The intergenerational contract 125 -- Providing late life social security for ageing populations 128 -- Pension reform 130 -- Move from defined benefit to defined contribution 133 -- The development of pension provision in the UK I34 -- Pension systems within countries of the European Union 136 -- Group One countries 139 -- Group Two countries 144 -- Reforms in the United States 151 -- Adopting the Anglo-American model? Implications for the intergenerational -- contract 154 -- Chapter 6 Changing families 157 -- Demographic change and families 157 -- Changing patterns of adult union 158 -- Ageing of life transitions 164 -- Changing family roles and relationships as societies age 172 -- Lengthening adult unions and parent-child relationships 179 -- Verticalisation of the family structure 181 -- In conclusion 183 -- Chapter 7 Intergenerational relationships and family care 186 -- Increasing long-term disability 186 -- Spectrum of formal and informal care resources 190 -- Changing availability of kin care 195 -- The availability of children to provide elder care in the USA 197 -- Working carers in Europe 200 -- Financial transfers 202 -- Family caregivers 202 -- Is there any evidence of a change in kin attitudes towards providing care? 204 -- In conclusion 206 -- Chapter 8 Late life economic security in developing countries 209 -- The effects of population ageing on the developing world 209 -- Broadening social security 213 -- Late life work and the economic contribution of older workers 216 -- Public programmes 220 -- Current debates 227 -- The need for reform 229 -- Chapter 9 Supporting families and elder care in developing -- countries 232 -- Health and social care needs 232 -- Family-based transfers 237 -- The heterogeneity of families 237 -- The vulnerability of families 239 -- Changing family structures in Africa 242 -- HIV/AIDS 246 -- In conclusion 249 -- Chapter 10 Equal treatment, equal rights: ending age -- discrimination 251 -- Age discrimination and ageism 251 -- Age discrimination and health care 252 -- Age discrimination and employment 255 -- Working and saving for retirement 263 -- Age discrimination and the development agenda 265 -- Chapter I I Mature societies: planning for our future selves 271 -- Creating age-integrated societies 271 -- Age integration in the work place 272 -- Age integration in the family 281 -- Ageing and the development agenda 284 -- Reclaim old age 291 -- Developing a framework for understanding the dynamics of mature societies 294 -- In conclusion 299 |
| Summary |
"Combining bio-demography, sociology, economics and development studies, Ageing Societies highlights the opportunities of an ageing population for a mature society."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 303-348 |
| Subject |
Age distribution (Demography)
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Aging.
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| LC no. |
2006276414 |
| ISBN |
0340517565 (paperback) |
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9780340517567 (paperback) |
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