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The futures of old age /
Contributor(s): Vincent, John A
| Phillipson, Chris | Downs, Murna | British Society of Gerontology.
Publisher: London : Sage Publications ; BSG, 2006Description: xv, 255 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1412901073 (hbk.); 9781412901079:; 1412901081 (pbk.).Subject(s): Old age | Older people -- Social conditions | Retirement | Older people -- Economic aspects | Older people -- Economic conditions | Older people -- Health and hygieneDDC classification: 305.26 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.