The futures of old age. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by John A. Vincent, Chris Phillipson and Murna Downs.
• Other Names: Vincent, John A, 1947-; Phillipson, Chris; Downs, Murna; British Society of Gerontology.
• Contents: Introduction; PART ONE: THE FUTURE OF THE LIFE COURSE; Visions of Later Life - Andrew Blaikie; Golden Cohort to Generation Z; Future `Conflicts' across Generations and Cohorts? - Vern L Bengtson and Norella M Putney; Developments in the Life Course - Dale Dannefer and Casey Miklowski; PART TWO: THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL DIFFERENTIATION; Ageing and Social Class - Alan Walker and Liam Foster; An Enduring Relationship; Gender and Later Life - Sara Arber; Change, Choice and Constraints; Ethnicity and Old Age - James Nazroo; PART THREE: THE FUTURE OF RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS; The Future of Inequalities in Retirement Income - Debora Price and Jay Ginn; Will the Baby-Boomers be Better off than Their Parents in Retirement? - Maria Evandrou and Jane Falkingham; The Future of Stock Market Pensions - Richard Minns; PART FOUR: THE FUTURE FOR `SELF' IN OLD AGE; Ageing Selves and Others - Simon Biggs; Distinctiveness and Uniformity in the Struggle for Intergenerational Solidarity; Biographical Work and the Future of the Ageing Self - Jaber F Gubrium and James A Holstein; Ageing and Belief - Between Tradition and Change - Peter G Coleman, Marie A Mills and Peter Speck; PART FIVE: THE FUTURE FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN OLD AGE; Will Our Old Age be Healthier? - Christina Victor; Is there a Better Future for People with Dementia and their Families? - Murna Downs and Errollyn Bruce; The Future of Well-Being - John Bond and Lynne Corner; Quality of Life of Older People in the 21st Century; PART SIX: THE FUTURE OF FAMILY AND LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR OLDER PEOPLE; The Ageing of Family Life Transitions - Sarah Harper; Flying Solo in Old Age - Kate Davidson; Widowed and Divorced Men and Women in Later Life; Housing and Future Living Arrangements - Sheila Peace; PART SEVEN: GLOBALIZATION AND THE FUTURE OF OLD AGE; Anti-Ageing Science and the Future of Old Age - John Vincent; Ageing and Globalization - Chris Phillipson; The Future Life Course, Migration and Old Age - Tony Warnes;
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Subjects: 305.26; Older people -- Social conditions; Old age; Retirement; Older people -- Economic conditions; Older people -- Health and hygiene
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781446240045; 1446240045
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