Overview

In western countries, the rising tide of population aging took 100 years to alter the face of societies, but Asia is experiencing comparable changes in not much more than a quarter of a century. Contributors to ""The Handbook of Aging"" describe the magnitude of these changes and their effects on the aged and on societies attempting to adapt to the dramatic improvements in life expectancy brought on by rapid economic and social transformations. Asia encompasses a vast reach from Pakistan and India to Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia, and in this book including Australia. ""The Handbook of Aging"" provides a framework for making sense of the meeting between reverential views of the elderly and contemporary priorities as Asia arrives at the crossroads. The need for innovative approaches to social policy and personal practices is nowhere more evident than in Asian countries, where modern marketing economies have forced hard political choices. The economic tigers of the Asian-Pacific region experienced the aging of their populations ahead of other Asian countries, but solutions reached during times of financial boom are being re-examined as economies come back to earth, with soft or hard landings. ""The Handbook of Asian Aging"" provides an atlas of the far-reaching changes that are afoot and that will become even more pronounced in the near future.

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Author:   Hyunsook Yoon ,  Jon Hendricks
Publisher:   Baywood Publishing Company Inc
Imprint:   Baywood Publishing Company Inc
Weight:   0.793kg
ISBN:  

9780895033161

ISBN 10:   089503316
Pages:   396
Publication Date:   01 September 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Sweep of Asian Aging: Changing Mores, Changing Policies Jon Hendricks and Hyunsook Yoon Part I: Asian Aging in Social Context Demography of Aging Across Asia Andrew Mason, Sang-Hyop Lee, and Gerard Russo Economic Resources: Implications for Aging Policy in Asia Yung-Ping Chen and John Turner The Politics and Policies of Aging, Asian Style Laura Katz Olson Culture as the Context of Aging John van Willigen and Densie C. Lewis Part II: Economic Status, Work, and Retirement Economic Status, Work, and Retirement in China Peng Du Economic Resources of the Elderly Within the Japanese Family Nobuko Nagase Empowering Older Adults as Key Resources in Development in Malaysia Poo Chang Tan and Nai Peng Tey Economic Status, Work, and Retirement Among Korean Elders Sung-Jae Choi Part III: Living Arrangements, Family Caregiving, and Social Support Living Arrangements and Social Support for Older Adults in India Phoebe Liebig and P. V. Ramamurti Living Arrangements and Social Interaction of the Elderly in Taiwan Te-hsiung Sun and Ming-cheng Chang Intergenerational Support Mechanisms for Filipino Elderly Mercedes B. Concepcion and Aurora E. Perez Welfare Policy for Older Adults and Caregiving Burden in South Korea Ka-Oak Rhee Part IV: Health and Long-Term Care Health Insurance in South Korea Sang-soo Bae and Tae-jin Lee Long-Term Care Insurance in Japan Koichi Hiraoka Healthcare and Long-Term Care Financing in Singapore Kai Hong Phua Part V: Community Social Services Family Support and Community Services for Older Adults in China: Integration and Partnership Joe C. B. Leung Community Services for Older People in Australia Hal Kendig and Susan Quine Community-Care Services in Japan Daisaku Maeda and Hisanori Ishikawa Meet the Contributors Index

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