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This book aims to convince readers that ageing is not boring, threatening or depressing, but that it has enormous relevance for the young and the old alike. Virpi Timonen provides an engaging introduction to the central social, economic and political aspects and impacts of ageing and makes the case for the importance of analysing ageing from a number of different perspectives. Using comparative international data, the author provides a detailed description of the process of population ageing, including increasing longevity, changes in fertility and variations in the health status of older populations.
In addition, the book sets out the social context and background of ageing, discussing related and relevant developments, such as:
? Changes in family structures
? Patterns of household formation
? Women?s labour market participation
? Income and work in older age
? Health and social care of older people
? Attitudes towards older people
The book highlights the nature of ageing as an individual and societal experience. The author succeeds in arguing that whilst ageing is becoming an increasingly widespread and global experience, age-related policies, practices and consequently the actual lived experience of ageing differ greatly between countries and regions of the world.
ISBN-9780070706781
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Pages : 224
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