Aging Social Policies : an International Perspective.

Aging Social Policies : an International Perspective.

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...

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Main Author: Wacker, Robbyn R.
Other Authors: Roberto, Karen A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2010.
Subjects:
Population aging > Government policy.
Older people > Government policy.
Older people > Services for.
Older people > Social conditions.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Elder Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Eldercare.
Older people > Government policy
Older people > Services for
Older people > Social conditions
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Table of 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.

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