The Futures of Old AgeJohn A Vincent, Chris Phillipson, Professor Chris Phillipson, Murna Downs What is the future of old age? How will families, services, and economies adapt to an older population? Such questions often provoke extreme and opposing answers: some see ageing populations as having the potential to undermine economic growth and prosperity; others see new and exciting ways of living in old age. The Futures of Old Age places these questions in the context of social and political change, and assesses what the various futures of old age might be. Prepared by the British Society of Gerontology, The Futures of Old Age brings together a team of leading international gerontologists from the United Kingdom and United States, drawing on their expertise and research. The book′s seven sections deal with key contemporary themes including: population ageing; households and families; health; wealth; pensions; migration; inequalities; gender and self; and identity in later life. |
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Contents
The Future of the Life Course | 9 |
Developments in the Life Course | 30 |
Change Choice | 54 |
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 |
Biographical Work and the Future of the Ageing Self | 117 |
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 |
Housing and Future Living Arrangements | 180 |
Ageing and Globalization | 201 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Futures of Old Age The Futures of Old Age, British Society of Gerontology |
| Editors | John A Vincent, Chris Phillipson, Professor Chris Phillipson, Murna Downs |
| Contributor | British Society of Gerontology |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | SAGE, 2006 |
| ISBN | 1412901073, 9781412901079 |
| Length | 255 pages |
| Subjects | › FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Social Science / Future Studies Social Science / Gerontology |
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