عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
HQ1061 .T496 2008
HQ1061
.
T496
2008
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0335222692 (pbk.)
(Number (ISBN
0335222706 (hbk.)
(Number (ISBN
9780335222698 (pbk.)
(Number (ISBN
9780335222704 (hbk.)
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b510795
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Ageing societies :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
a comparative introduction /
First Statement of Responsibility
Virpi Timonen
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Maidenhead :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
McGraw-Hill/Open University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiii, 205 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Population aging-- Social aspects
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
304
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645
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
HQ1061
Book number
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T496
2008
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Timonen, Virpi
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20160712080940.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
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