The futures of old age

The futures of old age /

What is the future of old age? How will families, services, and economies adapt to an older population? This book places these questions, and many more, in the context of social and political change, and assesses what the various futures of old age might be.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Corporate Author: British Society of Gerontology
Other Authors: Vincent, John A., 1947-, Phillipson, Chris, Downs, Murna
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2006
Subjects:
Older people > Social conditions.
Old age.
Retirement.
Older people > Economic conditions.
Older people > Health and hygiene.
Older people.
Old age > Social aspects.
old age.
elderly.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Description
Summary:What is the future of old age? How will families, services, and economies adapt to an older population? This book places these questions, and many more, in the context of social and political change, and assesses what the various futures of old age might be.
Item Description:"Published in association with BSG."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 255 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-245) and index.
ISBN:9781849202756
1849202753
9781412901079
1412901073
9781412901086
1412901081
9781446211533
1446211533
9781446240045
1446240045
1282020668
9781282020665
9786612020667
6612020660
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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