An excellent introduction into "Population Ageing"

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	• Ageing Societies (Hodder Arnold Publication) Sarah Harper A Hodder Arnold Publication, 2006 - 376 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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Ageing Societies

This book is a must for everyone interested in gerontology, and research into ageing. It provides robust arguments, supported by good evidence, on ageing in all societies, from the less developed through to western industrialised societies.

An excellent introduction into "Population Ageing"

Dr. Sarah Harper's book "Ageing Societies" is probably one of the very best text-books in the market; as an introduction into "Population Ageing" as a demographic study. As she introduces at the very beginning, demographic ageing; whether at a global or international, communal or societal, familial or minimalist and individualistic level is a reality, and with:

1. falling fertility,
2. falling infant and adult mortality,
3. falling crude marriage rates (CMR),
4. falling total first marriage rates (TFMR) for men as well as women,
5. falling remarriage rates, and
6. increasing migration; our future generations have to cope with longer lifespan and better longevity for all future generations to come; thereby viewing global ageing of population in all countries across the world. If you are an undergraduate student in Sociology/Anthropology (or any other related stream from the Social Sciences, in general) and looking for an excellent introduction into all the topics related to demographic ageing, with lots of tables, charts and diagrams; then this is it! Also, advanced topics like: intergenerational contracts, retirement policies, Social Security models and Ageism as a crime are introduced and extrapolated.

This is an excellent introduction into the subject of "Population Ageing". 5 stars overall!!!

Subhasish Ghosh

St. Cross College,
University of Oxford

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This unique look at an increasingly important topic examines both the Developed and Less Developed Worlds, challenging the doom and burden scenario to show the opportunities and realities of an increasingly ageing population over the next twenty years. Topics include broad aspects of work, family, and health, as well as the theoretical issues of age, age discrimination, demographic change, and others.