Foreign Countries of Old Age

Foreign Countries of Old Age
Author: Dagmar Gramshammer-Hohl,Oana Hergenröther
Publsiher: transcript Verlag
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2021-01-31
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9783839445549

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The exploration of what May Sarton calls the »foreign country of old age« usually does not go far beyond the familiar: the focus of aging studies has thus far clearly rested upon North America and Western Europe. This multi-disciplinary essay collection critically examines conditions and representations of old age and aging in Eastern and Southeastern Europe from various perspectives of the humanities and social sciences. By shedding light on these culturally specific contexts, the contributions widen our understanding of the aging process in all its diversity and demonstrate that a shift in perspectives might in fact challenge a number of taken-for-granted positions and presumptions of aging studies.

Foreign Countries of Old Age

Foreign Countries of Old Age
Author: Dagmar Gramshammer-Hohl,Oana Ursulesku
Publsiher: Transcript Verlag, Roswitha Gost, Sigrid Nokel u. Dr. Karin Werner
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2020-03
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 3837645541

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This multidisciplinary collection critically examines conditions and representations of old age and aging in Eastern and Southeastern Europe from various perspectives. By shedding light on these culturally specific contexts, it widens our understanding of the aging process in all its diversity and challenges the presumptions of aging studies.

Old Age is Another Country

Old Age is Another Country
Author: Page Smith
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1995
Genre: Aging
ISBN: UCSC:32106013524266

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Noted American historian Page Smith provides a travel guide to the unknown country of old age, a collection of essays designed to show the young what lies ahead of them and stir them into changing society so that when they reach their "golden years", age prejudice and disrespect of elders will be a thing of the past.

Another Country

Another Country
Author: Mary Bray Pipher
Publsiher: Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2000
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1568958285

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There are more older people in America today than ever before. They are our parents and grandparents, our aunts and uncles and in-laws. They are living longer, but in a culture that has come to worship youth--a culture in which families have dispersed, communities have broken down, and older people are isolated. Meanwhile, adults in two-career families are struggling to divide their time among their kids, their jobs, and their aging parents--searching for the right words to talk about loneliness, forgetfulness, or selling the house. Another Country is a field guide to this rough terrain for a generation of baby boomers who are finding themselves unprepared to care for those who have always cared for them. Psychologist and bestselling writer Mary Pipher maps out strategies that help bridge the gaps that separate us from our elders. And with her inimitable combination of respect and realism, she offers us new ways of supporting each other--new ways of sharing our time, our energy, and our love.

A Selected List of References on Old Age Security Foreign countries no 4684 Massachusetts no 4800 United States

A Selected List of References on Old Age Security      Foreign countries  no  4684 Massachusetts  no  4800 United States
Author: Anonim
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 170
Release: 1935
Genre: Old age pensions
ISBN: OSU:32435031128531

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Aging in Sub Saharan Africa

Aging in Sub Saharan Africa
Author: National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Panel on Policy Research and Data Needs to Meet the Challenge of Aging in Africa
Publsiher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2006-11-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780309180092

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In sub-Saharan Africa, older people make up a relatively small fraction of the total population and are supported primarily by family and other kinship networks. They have traditionally been viewed as repositories of information and wisdom, and are critical pillars of the community but as the HIV/AIDS pandemic destroys family systems, the elderly increasingly have to deal with the loss of their own support while absorbing the additional responsibilities of caring for their orphaned grandchildren. Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa explores ways to promote U.S. research interests and to augment the sub-Saharan governments' capacity to address the many challenges posed by population aging. Five major themes are explored in the book such as the need for a basic definition of "older person," the need for national governments to invest more in basic research and the coordination of data collection across countries, and the need for improved dialogue between local researchers and policy makers. This book makes three major recommendations: 1) the development of a research agenda 2) enhancing research opportunity and implementation and 3) the translation of research findings.

Demography of Aging

Demography of Aging
Author: National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population
Publsiher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 424
Release: 1994-02-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780309050852

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As the United States and the rest of the world face the unprecedented challenge of aging populations, this volume draws together for the first time state-of-the-art work from the emerging field of the demography of aging. The nine chapters, written by experts from a variety of disciplines, highlight data sources and research approaches, results, and proposed strategies on a topic with major policy implications for labor forces, economic well-being, health care, and the need for social and family supports.

World Population Ageing 2019 Highlights

World Population Ageing 2019 Highlights
Author: United Nations
Publsiher: United Nations
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2019-12-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789210045537

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Drawing on the 2019 revision of World Population Prospects, the World Population Ageing 2019 (Highlights) document global and regional trends in population ageing, including consideration of the implications of these trends for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The report also presents various concepts and indicators related to population ageing and discusses related fiscal and economic implications.