Global Aging Issues and Policies [electronic resource] : Understanding the Importance of Comprehending and Studying the Aging Process

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Li, Yushi.

Contributor:

Li, Yushi (Boni), Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Cross-cultural studies.

Population aging.

Population aging--Cross-cultural studies.

Older people.

Local Subjects:

Older people--Cross-cultural studies.

Population aging.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Other Title:

Global Aging Issues and Policies

Place of Publication:

: Charles C Thomas, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Aging society is an urgent global issue that challenges almost all human societies in the world. When nations evolve into aging societies, they must establish and implement policies and approaches to meet the needs of the elderly population, such as elderly services, long-term care, health care policies, institutional facilities, illness and healing processes, financial support, and retirement life and leisure. The fundamental purpose of this book is to help students and readers develop their knowledge on worldwide elderly issues. To accomplish this goal, the text incorporates 18 chapters from

Contents:

""GLOBAL AGING ISSUES AND POLICIES""; ""CONTENTS""; ""GLOBAL AGING ISSUES AND POLICIES""; ""Part 1 AFRICA""; ""Chapter 1A COMPLEX EPIDEMIOLOGICALTRANSITION: AIDS, AGING, AND HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA""; ""Chapter 2 AGING AND THE CHANGING ROLE OF ELDERLY PERSONS:SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES""; ""Part 2 ASIA""; ""Chapter 3 POPULATION AGING AND ITS CHALLENGES ON LABOR SUPPLY IN CHINA""; ""Chapter 4 ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN ISRAEL:TO REPORT OR TO INFORM""; ""Chapter 5 JAPAN: ELDERLY CARE IN A TRANSNATIONAL CONTEXT""; ""Chapter 6 ARE SINGAPOREANS AGING SUCCESSFULLY?""

""Chapter 7 FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND PENSION REFORM IN THAILAND""""Part 3 EUROPE""; ""Chapter 8 CONSUMER DIRECTED HOME CARE FOR THE ELDERLY IN AUSTRIA: SOCIAL TRENDS AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES""; ""Chapter 9 ELDERLY IN ESTONIA: COPING AND POSSIBILITIES OF SUPPORT""; ""Chapter 10 GROWING OLD IN PORTUGAL""; ""Chapter 11 SPAIN�S ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES IN REGARDS TO AN INCREASING AGING POPULATION AND THE DEPENDENCY""; ""Chapter 12 ELDERLY CARE IN SWEDISH WELFARE STATE: IMPLICATIONS OF THE AGING POPULATION""

""Chapter 13 PERCEIVED PAIN AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OLDER ADULTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM""""Chapter 14 RESILIENCE IN AGING GAYMEN AND LESBIANS IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES""; ""Part 4 NORTH AMERICA""; ""Chapter 14 RESILIENCE IN AGING GAYMEN AND LESBIANS IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES""; ""Part 5OCEANIA ISLANDS""; ""Chapter 15 AGING ISSUES AND POLICIES IN AUSTRALIA""; ""Chapter 16 DEMOGRAPHY OF POPULATION AGING IN NEW ZEALAND:IMPLICATIONS AND CHALLENGES""; ""Part 6 SOUTH AMERICA""; ""Chapter 17 AGING, EMPLOYMENT, AND POVERTY IN ARGENTINA""

""Chapter 18HAPPINESS AMONG THE ELDERLY,THE LATIN AMERICAN CASE""""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-398-08867-5

OCLC:

852898588