Longevity and social change in Australia / edited by Allan Borowski, Sol Encel and Elizabeth Ozanne.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Borowski, Allan.

Encel, Sol.

Ozanne, Elizabeth, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Government policy--Australia.

Older people.

Older people--Australia--Social conditions.

Older people--Australia--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Social conditions.

Older people--Government policy.

Australia.

Physical Description:

x, 397 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Sydney : UNSW Press, 2007.

Summary:

Australia, like other industrialised countries, confronts the prospects of a steadily ageing population. The expectation of life has increased spectacularly during the past century, putting Australia second only to Japan. This new text covers a wide range of issues, including health, retirement incomes, aged care, family relations, employment, housing and town planning. Special attention is given to the particular structural disadvantages affecting women, Aboriginal Australians and ethnic minorities. This comprehensive new volume will be an essential reference for policy makers and for students in social policy, sociology, gerontology and public health. It constitutes a distinctive Australian contribution to international debates on the implications of an ageing world.

Contents:

1 The Dimensions and Implications of Australian Population Ageing / Allan Borowski, Peter McDonald 15

2 The Health of Older Australians / Colin D Mathers 40

3 Indigenous Australians: Ageing Without Longevity? / Philippa Cotter, Ian Anderson, Len R Smith 65

4 Gender and Ageing / Cherry Russell 99

5 Ethnicity and Ageing / Donald T Rowland 117

6 Age and Employment / Sol Encel, Rob Ranzijn 142

7 Health Policy for a Long-Lived Society / Hal Swerissen, Stephen Duckett 167

8 Retirement Income Policy for a Long-Lived Society / Allan Borowski, Diana Olsberg 189

9 Housing Policy for a Long-Lived Society / Hal Kendig, Catherine Bridge 219

10 Ageing in Space: Transport, Access and Urban Form / Mike Berry 239

11 Uncertain Prospects: Aged Care Policy for a Long-Lived Society / Michael Fine 265

12 The Politics of Ageing / Sol Encel, Elizabeth Ozanne 296

13 Lifelong Education and Lifelong Learning / Sheila Rimmer 316

14 Family and Intergenerational Relationships in the Long-Lived Society / Elizabeth Ozanne 334

15 Ageing and the Law / Terry Carney 363.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780868408897

0868408891

OCLC:

144605766