Preventing Ageing Unequally

Preventing Ageing Unequally
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Publisher : OECD Publishing
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9789264279087
ISBN-13 : 9264279083
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Preventing Ageing Unequally by : OECD

This report examines how the two global mega-trends of population ageing and rising inequalities have been developing and interacting, both within and across generations.

Ageing, Diversity and Equality

Ageing, Diversity and Equality
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 391
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ISBN-10 : 9781351851312
ISBN-13 : 1351851314
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Ageing, Diversity and Equality by : Sue Westwood

Current understandings of ageing and diversity are impoverished in three main ways. Firstly, with regards to thinking about what inequalities operate in later life there has been an excessive preoccupation with economic resources. On the other hand, less attention has been paid to cultural norms and values, other resources, wider social processes, political participation and community engagement. Secondly, in terms of thinking about the ‘who’ of inequality, this has so far been limited to a very narrow range of minority populations. Finally, when considering the ‘how’ of inequality, social gerontology’s theoretical analyses remain under-developed. The overall effect of these issues is that social gerontology remains deeply embedded in normative assumptions which serve to exclude a wide range of older people. Ageing, Diversity and Equality aims to challenge and provoke the above described normativity and offer an alternative approach which highlights the heterogeneity and diversity of ageing, associated inequalities and their intersections. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781351851329, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 licence.

Ageing and Employment Policies: United States 2018 Working Better with Age and Fighting Unequal Ageing

Ageing and Employment Policies: United States 2018 Working Better with Age and Fighting Unequal Ageing
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Publisher : OECD Publishing
Total Pages : 150
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ISBN-10 : 9789264190115
ISBN-13 : 9264190112
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Ageing and Employment Policies: United States 2018 Working Better with Age and Fighting Unequal Ageing by : OECD

This report looks at the various pathways out of the labour market for older workers in the United States and at how employers can be supported to retain and hire older workers.

What We Owe Each Other

What We Owe Each Other
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9780691207643
ISBN-13 : 069120764X
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis What We Owe Each Other by : Minouche Shafik

From one of the leading policy experts of our time, an urgent rethinking of how we can better support each other to thrive Whether we realize it or not, all of us participate in the social contract every day through mutual obligations among our family, community, place of work, and fellow citizens. Caring for others, paying taxes, and benefiting from public services define the social contract that supports and binds us together as a society. Today, however, our social contract has been broken by changing gender roles, technology, new models of work, aging, and the perils of climate change. Minouche Shafik takes us through stages of life we all experience—raising children, getting educated, falling ill, working, growing old—and shows how a reordering of our societies is possible. Drawing on evidence and examples from around the world, she shows how every country can provide citizens with the basics to have a decent life and be able to contribute to society. But we owe each other more than this. A more generous and inclusive society would also share more risks collectively and ask everyone to contribute for as long as they can so that everyone can fulfill their potential. What We Owe Each Other identifies the key elements of a better social contract that recognizes our interdependencies, supports and invests more in each other, and expects more of individuals in return. Powerful, hopeful, and thought-provoking, What We Owe Each Other provides practical solutions to current challenges and demonstrates how we can build a better society—together.

Preventing Dementia?

Preventing Dementia?
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 9781789209105
ISBN-13 : 1789209102
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Preventing Dementia? by : Annette Leibing

The conceptualization of dementia has changed dramatically in recent years with the claim that, through early detection and by controlling several risk factors, a prevention of dementia is possible. Although encouraging and providing hope against this feared condition, this claim is open to scrutiny. This volume looks at how this new conceptualization ignores many of the factors which influence a dementia sufferers’ prognosis, including their history with education, food and exercise as well as their living in different epistemic cultures. The central aim is to question the concept of prevention and analyze its impact on aging people and aging societies.

Secretary-General's Report to Ministers 2016

Secretary-General's Report to Ministers 2016
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Publisher : OECD Publishing
Total Pages : 140
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ISBN-10 : 9789264257153
ISBN-13 : 9264257152
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Secretary-General's Report to Ministers 2016 by : OECD

The OECD Secretary-General's annual report to ministers covers not only the activities of the SG and his office, horizontal programs and activities of the directorates but also the activities of its agencies and special entities.

Handbook on Migration and Ageing

Handbook on Migration and Ageing
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 375
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ISBN-10 : 9781839106774
ISBN-13 : 1839106778
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook on Migration and Ageing by : Sandra Torres

This comprehensive Handbook explores the fundamental concepts surrounding the ageing-migration nexus. It is indispensable reading, presenting interdisciplinary research to investigate the unique experiences of older migrants, migrant eldercare workers and older people left behind.

Ageing and Employment Policies Working Better with Age

Ageing and Employment Policies Working Better with Age
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Publisher : OECD Publishing
Total Pages : 84
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ISBN-10 : 9789264402195
ISBN-13 : 9264402195
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Ageing and Employment Policies Working Better with Age by : OECD

People today are living longer than ever before, but what is a boon for individuals can be challenging for societies. If nothing is done to change existing work and retirement patterns, the number of older inactive people who will need to be supported by each worker could rise by around 40% between 2018 and 2050 on average in the OECD area. This would put a brake on rising living standards as well as enormous pressure on younger generations who will be financing social protection systems. Improving employment prospects of older workers will be crucial. At the same time, taking a life-course approach will be necessary to avoid accumulation of individual disadvantages over work careers that discourage or prevent work at an older age.

Handbook on the Sociology of Health and Medicine

Handbook on the Sociology of Health and Medicine
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Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages : 589
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ISBN-10 : 9781839104756
ISBN-13 : 1839104759
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook on the Sociology of Health and Medicine by : Alan Petersen

This timely Handbook provides an essential guide to the major topics, perspectives, and scholars in the sociology of health and medicine. Contributors prove the immense value of a sociological understanding of central health and medical concerns, including public health, the COVID-19 pandemic, and new medical technologies.