Aging in East and West : families, states, and the elderly /

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Annotation Widely recognized experts present the first comparative analysis of recent developments among six Eastern and Western nations concerning population aging and its consequences. Chapters focus on demographic trends, sociocultural contexts, and policy implications. Nations selected as case s...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bengtson, Vern L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co, ©2000.
Temas:
Older people > Cross-cultural studies.
Aging > Cross-cultural studies.
Older people.
Aging.
Cross-cultural studies.
Demography.
Aged
Aging
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Demography
Public Policy
Socioeconomic Factors
Personnes âgées > Études transculturelles.
Vieillissement > Études transculturelles.
Personnes âgées.
Vieillissement.
Études transculturelles.
Démographie.
elderly.
demography.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gerontology.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Aging.
Cross-cultural studies
Older people
Veroudering (biologie, psychologie)
Veroudering (demografie)
East Asia.
Asia, Eastern
Germany
United Kingdom
United States
Extrême-Orient.
East Asia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contributors; Preface and Acknowledgements; Part I: Comparative Lessons Between East and West; 1. Aging in East and West at the Turn of the Century; 2. Aging in Industrial Societies, East and West: A Western Comparative Perspective; 3. An Asian Perspective on Aging East and West: Filial Piety and Changing Families; Part II: Aging in Asian Societies; 4. China: Population Aging and Old Age Support; 5. Japan: Hyper-aging and Its Policy Implications; 6. Korea: Demographic Trends, Sociocultural Contexts, and Public Policy; Part III: Aging in Western Societies.

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