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Population Ageing from a Lifecourse Perspective : Critical and International Approaches
Grandparenting and elder care as sources of ambivalence in the Netherlands.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol :
Policy Press,
2015.
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| Edición: | Online-ausg. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Grandparenting and elder care as sources of ambivalence in the Netherlands. Rurality and healthy ageing: a lifecourse perspectiveDiscussion; 9. The individual in ageing Germany: how the self-employed plan for their old age; Introduction; Current state of research; Paths of transition to retirement in Germany; Selected gerontological and lifecourse concepts for individual age planning; Results from a qualitative study on older self-employed in Germany; Conclusion; 10. Families in ageing Netherlands and ageing China: redefining intergenerational contracts in lengthened lives; Introduction; Theoretical background; Changes in the lifecourse and family structures. Transition of lifecourse regimes in PolandDiscussion; 7. Ethnicity in ageing America: a tale of cultures and lifecourse; Introduction: race and ethnicity and population ageing; The concepts of race and ethnicity in the American context; Theoretical perspectives on race and ethnicity, social inequality and population ageing; Sociodemographic and socioeconomic trends by race and ethnicity; Concluding remarks; 8. The urban-rural split in ageing Australia: diverging lifecourses, diverging experiences; Introduction; Understanding the demography of rural ageing. From physical to spiritual: different activity domainsThe age, period and cohort effects of travel; Conclusions; 5. Gender in ageing Portugal: following the lives of men and women; Introduction; Background to the research: the pre-baby boom generation in historical and social context; Data and methods; The lifecourse in the transition to later life: gender and diversity; Conclusions; 6. Socioeconomic status in ageing Poland: a question of cumulative advantages and disadvantages; Introduction; Theoretical perspective; Socioeconomic differences in today's Poland. The need for a demographic view to fully understand the lifecourseConclusion; 3. A lifecourse scholar's view: lifecourses crystallise in demographic structures; Introduction: changing population structures and the lifecourse; On the lifecourse: what are we talking about?; The impact of changing lifecourses on demographic trends - and vice versa; Summary and conclusions; 4. Generations in ageing Finland: finding your place in the demographic structure; The baby boom in Finland; The third age; Doing as a part of wellbeing; The data; New beginnings; Possibilities for living an active life. POPULATION AGEING FROM A LIFECOURSE PERSPECTIVE; Contents; List of tables and figures; Tables; Figures; Notes on the contributors; Foreword; 1. Introduction; When demography and lifecourse research meet; Different lifecourses - different contributions to population ageing; We talk the talk, let's walk the walk; Overview of the book; 2. A demographer's view: population structures tell a story about lifecourses; Introduction; Population dynamics; Population dynamics and population ageing; Population ageing and lifecourse implications. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (304 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781447310723 |