The futures of old age /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Sage Publications, British Society of Gerontology
Other Authors: Vincent, John A., 1947-, Phillipson, Chris, Downs, Murna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE, c2006.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
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.
Item Description:Published in association with BSG.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 255 pages) : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781446211533 (ebook) :