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" Ageing societies : "
Virpi Timonen
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BL
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688606
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b510795
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| Main Entry
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Timonen, Virpi
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| Title & Author
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Ageing societies : : a comparative introduction /\ Virpi Timonen
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| Publication Statement
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Maidenhead :: McGraw-Hill/Open University Press,, 2008
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xiii, 205 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0335222692 (pbk.)
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: 0335222706 (hbk.)
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: 9780335222698 (pbk.)
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: 9780335222704 (hbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Part 1. Social contexts of ageing. 1. The importance of understanding ageing ; 2. Demography 101: why do populations age? ; 3. Changing family structures and inter-generational solidarity -- Part 2. Health, income and work in later life. 4. Health in later life ; 5. Pensions and employment: providing security in old age? ; 6. Population ageing: an excessive burden or a manageable challenge? -- Part 3. Care of older persons. 7. Care services for older people I: informal and formal ; 8. Care services for older people II: community and institutional care -- Part 4. New behaviours, new demands, new challenges. 9. Exercising power and challenging attitudes ; 10. Conclusion: what will the 'silver century' look like?
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| Abstract
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This book provides an introduction to the central social, economic & political aspects & impacts of ageing. It contains a detailed description of the process of population ageing, using comparative international data of developments such as rising old-age dependency ratios & falling youth dependency ratios, & other relevant indicators.
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Population aging-- Social aspects
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| Dewey Classification
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304.645
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HQ1061.T496 2008
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