Demography of Aging (Paperback)

As the United States and the rest of the world face the unprecedented challenge of aging populations, this volume draws together for the first time state-of-the-art work from the emerging field of the demography of aging. The nine chapters, written by experts from a variety of disciplines, highlight data sources and research approaches, results, and proposed strategies on a topic with major policy implications for labor forces, economic well-being, health care, and the need for social and family supports. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 The Formal Demography of Population Aging, Transfers, and the Economic Life Cycle 3 Retirement and Labor Force Behavior of the Elderly 4 Income, Wealth, and Intergenerational Economic Relations of the Aged 5 The Elderly and Their Kin: Patterns of Availability and Access 6 Care of the Elderly: Division of Labor Among the Family, Market, and State 7 Medical Demography: Interaction of Disability Dynamics and Mortality 8 Socioeconomic Differences in Adult Mortality and Health Status 9 Geographic Concentration, Migration, and Population Redistribution Among the Elderly 10 Research on the Demography of Aging in Developing Countries Appendix: Letter to Richard Suzman of the National Institute on Aging from the Committee on Population, March 2, 1993

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 1994
Authors:	National Research Council • Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education • Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education • Committee on Population
Editors:	Samuel H Preston • Linda G. Martin
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	424
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-05085-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General
LSN:	0-309-05085-5
Barcode:	9780309050852

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