The Futures of Old AgeJohn A Vincent, Chris Phillipson, Murna Downs Prepared by the British Society of Gerontology, The Futures of Old Age brings together twenty-one leading UK and US gerontologists, drawing on their expertise and research. The book's seven sections deal with key contemporary themes, including population aging, households and families, health, wealth, pensions, migration, inequalities, gender, and self and identity in later life. The Futures of Old Age is thought-provoking reading for anyone studying aging, especially for those attending courses in gerontology and related areas, as well as for those concerned with the development of social and economic policy. |
Contents
The Future of the Life Course | 9 |
Developments in the Life Course | 30 |
An Enduring Relationship | 44 |
Ethnicity and Old Age | 62 |
The Future of Retirement and Pensions | 73 |
Will the Babyboomers be Better off than their | 85 |
The Future of Stock Market Pensions | 98 |
The Future for Self in Old Age | 107 |
The Future for Health and Wellbeing in Old Age | 135 |
Is there a Better Future for People with | 147 |
Quality of Life of Older | 154 |
The Future of Family and Living | 161 |
Widowed and Divorced | 172 |
Globalization and the Future of Old Age | 189 |
The Future Life Course Migration and Old Age | 208 |
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Biographical Work and the Future of the Ageing Self | 117 |
Ageing and Belief Between Tradition and Change | 125 |
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References to this book
Ageing in Society John Bond,Sheila M Peace,Freya Dittmann-Kohli,Gerben Westerhof Limited preview - 2007 |