Old Age

ISBN-13: 9780415268226 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 208 str.

John A. Vincent

Opis

The latter decades of the 20th century saw a fundamental change in the age structure of many Western societies. In these societies it is now common for a fifth to a quarter of the population to be retired, for fewer babies to be born than is required to sustain the size of the population and for life expectancy to exceed 80 years old.

Spis treści

1. The Experience of Old Age 2. The Succession of Generations 3. Global Crises and Old Age 4. Old Age, Equity and Intergenerational Conflict? 5. Consumerism, Identity and Old Age 6. Old Age, Sickness Death and Immortality

O autorze

John Vincent is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Exeter.