Social Structures : Demographic Changes and the Well-being of Older Persons.

By: Schaie, K. WarnerContributor(s): Uhlenberg, PeterMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (329 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780826101099Subject(s): Aging -- Social aspects -- United States | Baby boom generation -- United States | Older people -- United States | Population aging -- United States | United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects | United States -- PopulationGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Social Structures : Demographic Changes and the Well-being of Older PersonsDDC classification: 305.260973 LOC classification: HQ1064.U5 -- S597 2007ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Older Immigrants -- 2 Older Immigrants: Cultural Issues in Access to Health Care (Commentary) -- 3 Immigration and an Aging America: Downward Spiral or Virtuous Circle? (Commentary) -- 4 Population Aging and Benefit Sustainability: The Impact of Baby Boomer Aging on the Health Care System -- 5 What Havoc Will the Boomers Wreak? (Commentary) -- 6 Demographic Reflections on the Aging of the Baby Boom and Its Implications for Health Care (Commentary) -- 7 Perspectives on the Economic Implications of the Aging of Baby Boomers -- 8 Futures for the Baby Boom: Described, Inscribed, and Prescribed -- 9 Immigration Effects on Health Care for Older People -- 10 Migration and Health Care for Older People: Developing a Global Perspective (Commentary) -- 11 Immigration, Race/Ethnicity, and Health Care (Commentary) -- 12 The Aging of the Second Demographic Transition -- 13 The Second Demographic Transition, Aging Families, and the Aging of the Institutionalized Life Course (Commentary) -- 14 Some Thoughts on Aging, Marriage, and Well-Being in Later Life (Commentary) -- 15 The Impact of Demographic Changes on Relations Between Age Groups and Generations: A Comparative Perspective -- 16 The Future of Intergenerational Relationships-Variability and Vulnerabilities (Commentary) -- 17 Demographic Transitions, Age, and Culture (Commentary) -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Summary: Examines the effects of the aging baby boomers in America on health care, migration and immigration and how it can support the tax health care networks, cultural issues regarding access to health care, and changing cultural attitudes towards marriage and family that are affecting the relationships between the elderly and their communities.
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Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Older Immigrants -- 2 Older Immigrants: Cultural Issues in Access to Health Care (Commentary) -- 3 Immigration and an Aging America: Downward Spiral or Virtuous Circle? (Commentary) -- 4 Population Aging and Benefit Sustainability: The Impact of Baby Boomer Aging on the Health Care System -- 5 What Havoc Will the Boomers Wreak? (Commentary) -- 6 Demographic Reflections on the Aging of the Baby Boom and Its Implications for Health Care (Commentary) -- 7 Perspectives on the Economic Implications of the Aging of Baby Boomers -- 8 Futures for the Baby Boom: Described, Inscribed, and Prescribed -- 9 Immigration Effects on Health Care for Older People -- 10 Migration and Health Care for Older People: Developing a Global Perspective (Commentary) -- 11 Immigration, Race/Ethnicity, and Health Care (Commentary) -- 12 The Aging of the Second Demographic Transition -- 13 The Second Demographic Transition, Aging Families, and the Aging of the Institutionalized Life Course (Commentary) -- 14 Some Thoughts on Aging, Marriage, and Well-Being in Later Life (Commentary) -- 15 The Impact of Demographic Changes on Relations Between Age Groups and Generations: A Comparative Perspective -- 16 The Future of Intergenerational Relationships-Variability and Vulnerabilities (Commentary) -- 17 Demographic Transitions, Age, and Culture (Commentary) -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Examines the effects of the aging baby boomers in America on health care, migration and immigration and how it can support the tax health care networks, cultural issues regarding access to health care, and changing cultural attitudes towards marriage and family that are affecting the relationships between the elderly and their communities.

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