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Aging in Comparative Perspective de Ian Gillespie Cook

Aging in Comparative Perspective: International Perspectives on Aging, cartea 1

Autor Ian Gillespie Cook, Jamie Halsall
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 23 noi 2011
This book examines the key aging processes in seven countries (United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan, China, Nepal, and South Africa) and the main policies that have been, and are being, developed to deal with this rapid change in the demographic profile. It addresses the problems that are identified as well as the positive aspects of aging within each of these contrasting societies. Thus it makes a significant contribution to the major debates about growing old across the globe.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781461419778
ISBN-10: 1461419778
Pagini: 104
Ilustrații: VIII, 96 p.
Dimensiuni: 160 x 241 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Ediția:2012
Editura: Springer
Colecția International Perspectives on Aging
Seria International Perspectives on Aging

Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States

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Cuprins

Chapter 1: Introduction: An Aging World.- Chapter 2: Aging in the United States.- Chapter 3: Aging in the UK.- Chapter 4: Aging in Sweden.- Chapter 5: Aging in Japan.- Chapter 6: Aging in China.- Chapter 7: Aging in Nepal.- Chapter 8: Aging in South Africa.- Chapter 9: Lessons to be Learned.

Notă biografică

Ian G. Cook is now Emeritus Professor of Human Geography at Liverpool John Moores University. An experienced teacher, researcher and PhD supervisor Ian has co-edited or co-authored 9 books to date and helped supervise 19 PhDs to completion. He co-edited the radical campaigning journal Contemporary Issues in Geography and Education in the 1980s and co-led the British Pacific Rim Research Seminar Series in the 1990s. He was also co-director of LJMU Community Strategies Research Team. His last book (also for Springer Press, New York) with Jamie Halsall of the University of Huddersfield was Aging in Comparative Perspective: Processes and Policies. Jamie Halsall is a Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences in the School of Human and Health Sciences at the University of Huddersfield. His research interests lie in the field of Sociology of Community. In December 2011 Jamie co published a book with Ian Cook, Aging in Comparative Perspective: Processes and Policies, which was published by Springer Press. Jamie is currently a Stream Co-ordinator at the British Sociological Association for the Social Divisions/Social Identities. He is the Book Review and Conference Report Editor for the international journal, Global Built Environment Review (GBER). Paresh Wankhade is the Professor of Leadership and Management at Edge Hill University Business School. He is the founder Editor of International Journal of Emergency Services (an Emerald Group Publication) and is recognised as an expert in this field. He has published widely in peer reviewed journals and professional publications. His research and publications focus on analyses of strategic leadership, organisational culture, organisational change and interoperability within the public services with a special focus on emergency management. ¿He chairs tracks on leadership and management of emergency services at major international conferences including the annual European Academy of Management (EURAM)Conference; British Academy of Management Conference and Public Administration Committee (PAC) Conference. His published work has contributed to inform debates around interoperability of public services and challenges faced by individual organisations. ¿

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Aging in Comparative Perspective
Processes and Policies
 
Ian G. Cook and Jamie Halsall
 
 
People are living longer—in particular, the over-85 population is increasing in many countries around the globe. But while this fact should be considered a proud testament to improved standards of living, it is often lost in contentious debates over the state of health care and the future of benefit programs.
 
Aging in Comparative Perspective explores this complex scenario on a world scale, as the global recession drives political change and shifts in cultural traditions. This timely volume analyzes the aging process in various countries, with special focus on the stresses placed on their economies as the numbers of elders increase with fewer young people available to support them due to declining birthrates. The authors review elder policies, such as entitlement programs, that have been put into place, are being considered, or are in danger of being curtailed. At the same time, helpful light is shed on another side of the elderly that receives less attention: active, independent, and benefiting their families and communities. This ongoing evolution is presented in national and global context in seven representative countries: U.S., U.K., Japan, Sweden, China, South Africa, and Nepal.
 
Aging in Comparative Perspective makes a major contribution to our understanding of the wider impact of growing old, and will find interested readers among gerontologists, sociologists, public health policymakers, and anthropologists.

Caracteristici

Examines aging in selected societies at different stages in the demographic transition Effectively utilizes an interdisciplinary case study approach to analyze key aging processes and policies across the globe Highlights innovative features of aging policies in the seven selected countries Emphasizes lessons for decision makers for gerontological policies in a time of global recession Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras