Social policy for an aging society : a human rights perspective /

"As people age, they are at increased risk of having their basic human rights threatened or violated. When age is perceived as incompetence, it can easily lead to discrimination that impacts human rights. Based on the premise that social policy must reflect human rights principles, this graduat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cox, Carole B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2015.
Temas:
Population aging > United States.
Aging > Economic aspects.
Human rights.
Vieillissement de la population > États-Unis.
Vieillissement > Aspect économique.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Demography.
Aging > Economic aspects
Human rights
Population aging
Social policy
Alternde Bevölkerung
Sozialpolitik
Menschenrecht
Befolkning > sociala aspekter.
Åldrandet > ekonomiska aspekter.
Åldrandet > sociala aspekter.
Social psykologi.
Mänskliga rättighter.
Människovärde > ekonomiska aspekter.
United States > Social policy.
États-Unis > Politique sociale.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Social policy, human rights, and older adults
  • The framework for federal involvement : the White House conference on aging and the Older Americans Act
  • Income policy and human rights
  • Policy and the rights to liberty and security
  • Policy and rights to health and health care
  • Employment, retirement, and human rights
  • Policy, family, and human rights
  • The most vulnerable groups of older adults
  • Global aging, policy, and human rights
  • Policy challenges in meeting the rights of older adults
  • Appendix: the universal declaration of human rights.

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