"East Asian societies are changing rapidly, and one of the most important facets of this transformation is the ageing of society. 'Active ageing' is one of the few concepts available today to effectively address the problems arising from a highly-aged and, particularly in East A…
"Population ageing - a growth in the proportion of a population that is in older age - is now occurring in every region and nearly every country of the world. Indeed, the growth of older populations is among the important global phenomena of the twenty-first century. It poses b…
Given this variation in the context of global ageing as a backdrop, this edited book focuses on three overarching themes that are among the most critical to understand if societies are to age successfully in the twenty-first century and beyond: Healthy ageing and health care; th…
"Eighteen. Twenty-one. Sixty-five. In America today, we recognize these numbers as key transitions in our lives ... precise moments when our rights and opportunities change ... when we become eligible to cast a vote, buy a drink, or enroll in Medicare. This volume brings togethe…
"Eighteen. Twenty-one. Sixty-five. In America today, we recognize these numbers as key transitions in our lives--precise moments when our rights and opportunities change--when we become eligible to cast a vote, buy a drink, or enroll in Medicare. This volume brings together scho…
This collection of research on the elderly works to put a human face on aging by considering multiple dimensions of the aging experience in Japan. It foregrounds a spectrum of elder-centred issues from the perspective of those who are living them.
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While much is known about the situation in the labour market in the form of gender pay and earnings gaps, rather little is understood about their sequel in old age �the gender pension gap. Entering the world of pensions may well signal a step backwards as far as women's indepen…
