Population Ageing from a Lifecourse Perspective: Critical and International Approaches

ISBN-13: 9781447310716 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 304 str.

Kathrin Komp; Stina Johansson

Opis

As populations around the globe age, it s more important than ever that we understand how aging affects families, market structures, and social provisions. This volume, part of the Ageing and the Lifecourse series, argues that taking the life course perspective offers the best way to understand the causes and effects of population aging. The book combines insights from a number of different disciplines, as well as real-life experiences, to describe the theories and practices behind the life course approach."

Spis treści

Introduction ~ Kathrin Komp and Stina Johansson; Part One: Theoretical framework: A demographer’s view: population structures tell a story about lifecourses ~ J. Scott Brown and Scott M. Lynch; A lifecourse scholar’s view: lifecourses crystallise in demographic structures ~ Andreas Motel-Klingebiel; Part Two: Critical perspectives: Generations in ageing Finland: finding your place in the demographic structure ~ Antti Karisto and Ilkka Haapola; Gender in ageing Portugal: following the lives of men and women ~ Karin Wall and Sofia Aboim; Socioeconomic status in ageing Poland: a question of cumulative advantages and disadvantages ~ Konrad Turek, Jolanta Perek-Białas and Justyna Stypińska; Ethnicity in ageing America: a tale of cultures and lifecourse ~ Takashi Yamashita, Timothy S. Melnyk, Jennifer R. Keene, Shannon M. Monnat and Anna C. Smedley; The urban–rural split in ageing Australia: diverging lifecourses, diverging experiences ~ Rachel Winterton and Jeni Warburton; Part Three: Practical implications: The individual in ageing Germany: how the self-employed plan for their old age ~ Annette Franke; Families in ageing Netherlands and ageing China: redefining intergenerational contracts in lengthened lives ~ Fleur Thomese and Zhen Cong; Social care in ageing Sweden: learning from the life stories of care recipients ~ Stina Johansson; The labour market in ageing Sweden: lifecourse influences on workforce participation ~ Mikael Stattin and Daniel Larsson; The state in ageing Canada: from old-age policies to lifecourse policies ~ Kathrin Komp and Patrik Marier; Discussion and conclusion ~ Stina Johansson and Kathrin Komp.