Author : David J. Cheal
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,18 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780802085054
Contributors question whether an aging society is necessarily inferior or problematic compared with the recent past, cautioning that exaggerated concerns about population aging can be harmful to rational policy making.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 22,68 MB
Release : 2013-01-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309261961
The United States is in the midst of a major demographic shift. In the coming decades, people aged 65 and over will make up an increasingly large percentage of the population: The ratio of people aged 65+ to people aged 20-64 will rise by 80%. This shift is happening for two reasons: people are living longer, and many couples are choosing to have fewer children and to have those children somewhat later in life. The resulting demographic shift will present the nation with economic challenges, both to absorb the costs and to leverage the benefits of an aging population. Aging and the Macroeconomy: Long-Term Implications of an Older Population presents the fundamental factors driving the aging of the U.S. population, as well as its societal implications and likely long-term macroeconomic effects in a global context. The report finds that, while population aging does not pose an insurmountable challenge to the nation, it is imperative that sensible policies are implemented soon to allow companies and households to respond. It offers four practical approaches for preparing resources to support the future consumption of households and for adapting to the new economic landscape.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 33,83 MB
Release : 1994-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309050855
As the United States and the rest of the world face the unprecedented challenge of aging populations, this volume draws together for the first time state-of-the-art work from the emerging field of the demography of aging. The nine chapters, written by experts from a variety of disciplines, highlight data sources and research approaches, results, and proposed strategies on a topic with major policy implications for labor forces, economic well-being, health care, and the need for social and family supports.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 24,99 MB
Release : 2006-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309180090
In sub-Saharan Africa, older people make up a relatively small fraction of the total population and are supported primarily by family and other kinship networks. They have traditionally been viewed as repositories of information and wisdom, and are critical pillars of the community but as the HIV/AIDS pandemic destroys family systems, the elderly increasingly have to deal with the loss of their own support while absorbing the additional responsibilities of caring for their orphaned grandchildren. Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa explores ways to promote U.S. research interests and to augment the sub-Saharan governments' capacity to address the many challenges posed by population aging. Five major themes are explored in the book such as the need for a basic definition of "older person," the need for national governments to invest more in basic research and the coordination of data collection across countries, and the need for improved dialogue between local researchers and policy makers. This book makes three major recommendations: 1) the development of a research agenda 2) enhancing research opportunity and implementation and 3) the translation of research findings.
Author : Malcolm L. Johnson
Publisher :
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 29,63 MB
Release : 2005-12
Category : Medical
ISBN :
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Author : Jagriti Gangopadhyay
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 19,27 MB
Release : 2021-06-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9811627908
This book discusses the intersections between culture, context, and aging. It adopts a socio-cultural lens and highlights emotional, social, and psychological issues of the older adults in urban India. It is set in multiple sites such as Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata, and Saskatoon to indicate how different cultural practices and contextual factors play an integral role in determining the course of aging. It also focuses on different narratives such as older adults living with adult children, older adults living with spouse, and older adults living alone to demonstrate the intricate process of growing old. Drawing from various sites and living arrangements of older adults, it sheds light on cultural constructions of growing old, ideas of belonging, the inevitability of death, everyday processes of aging, perceptions associated with growing old in India, acceptance of the aging body, and intergenerational ties in later lives. Given its scope, the book is essential reading for students and researchers in the fields of sociology, demography, and social scientists studying aging.
Author : W.A. Bogart
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 47,27 MB
Release : 2007-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 0774851384
Examining the altered roles of courts, politics, and markets over the last two decades, this book explores the evolving concept of the citizen in Canada at the beginning of this century.
Author : Martin Turcotte
Publisher :
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 24,87 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic books
ISBN :
Aging of the population is probably one of the most discussed and debated subjects in Canada today.
Author : C.T. (Terry) Gillin
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 19,96 MB
Release : 2005-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781550288834
Mandatory retirement has become a major social and political issue in Canada. In this book expert authors explore the key themes that lie at the heart of the debate on this subject.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 30,78 MB
Release : 2018-07-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309474108
Almost 25 years have passed since the Demography of Aging (1994) was published by the National Research Council. Future Directions for the Demography of Aging is, in many ways, the successor to that original volume. The Division of Behavioral and Social Research at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to produce an authoritative guide to new directions in demography of aging. The papers published in this report were originally presented and discussed at a public workshop held in Washington, D.C., August 17-18, 2017. The workshop discussion made evident that major new advances had been made in the last two decades, but also that new trends and research directions have emerged that call for innovative conceptual, design, and measurement approaches. The report reviews these recent trends and also discusses future directions for research on a range of topics that are central to current research in the demography of aging. Looking back over the past two decades of demography of aging research shows remarkable advances in our understanding of the health and well-being of the older population. Equally exciting is that this report sets the stage for the next two decades of innovative researchâ€"a period of rapid growth in the older American population.
