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100 1 _aCook, Ian Gillespie.
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245 1 0 _aAging in Comparative Perspective
_h[electronic resource] :
_bProcesses and Policies /
_cby Ian Gillespie Cook, Jamie Halsall.
264 1 _aBoston, MA :
_bSpringer US,
_c2012.
300 _aVIII, 96 p.
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490 1 _aInternational Perspectives on Aging ;
_v1
505 0 _aChapter 1: Introduction: An Aging World -- Chapter 2: Aging in the United States -- Chapter 3: Aging in the UK -- Chapter 4: Aging in Sweden -- Chapter 5: Aging in Japan -- Chapter 6: Aging in China -- Chapter 7: Aging in Nepal -- Chapter 8: Aging in South Africa -- Chapter 9: Lessons to be Learned.
520 _aAging in Comparative Perspective Processes and Policies   Ian G. Cook and Jamie Halsall     People are living longer—in particular, the over-85 population is increasing in many countries around the globe. But while this fact should be considered a proud testament to improved standards of living, it is often lost in contentious debates over the state of health care and the future of benefit programs.   Aging in Comparative Perspective explores this complex scenario on a world scale, as the global recession drives political change and shifts in cultural traditions. This timely volume analyzes the aging process in various countries, with special focus on the stresses placed on their economies as the numbers of elders increase with fewer young people available to support them due to declining birthrates. The authors review elder policies, such as entitlement programs, that have been put into place, are being considered, or are in danger of being curtailed. At the same time, helpful light is shed on another side of the elderly that receives less attention: active, independent, and benefiting their families and communities. This ongoing evolution is presented in national and global context in seven representative countries: U.S., U.K., Japan, Sweden, China, South Africa, and Nepal.   Aging in Comparative Perspective makes a major contribution to our understanding of the wider impact of growing old, and will find interested readers among gerontologists, sociologists, public health policymakers, and anthropologists.
650 0 _aSocial sciences.
650 0 _aGeriatrics.
650 0 _aQuality of Life.
650 0 _aAging
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650 0 _aSocial work.
650 0 _aQuality of Life
_xResearch.
650 1 4 _aSocial Sciences.
650 2 4 _aAging.
650 2 4 _aGeriatrics/Gerontology.
650 2 4 _aSocial Work.
650 2 4 _aQuality of Life Research.
700 1 _aHalsall, Jamie.
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710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
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776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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830 0 _aInternational Perspectives on Aging ;
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