The recent explosion in population aging across the globe
represents one of the most remarkable demographic changes in human
history. There is much concern about population aging and its
consequences for nations, for governments, and for individuals. It
has often been noted that population aging will inevitably affect
the economic stability of most countries and the policies of most
state governments. What is less obvious, but equally important, is
that population aging will profoundly affect families. Who will
care for the growing numbers of tomorrow's very old members of
societies? Will it be state governments? The aged themselves? Their
families? The purpose of this volume is to examine consequences of
global aging for families and intergenerational support, and for
nations as they plan for the future. Four remarkable social changes
during the past fifty years are highlighted: (1) Extension of the
life course: A generation has been added to the average span of
life over the past century; (2) Changes in the age structures of
nations: Most nations today have many more elders, and many fewer
children, than fifty years ago; (3) Changes in family structures
and relationships: Some of these differences are the result of
trends in family structure, notably higher divorce rates and the
higher incidence of childbearing to single parents; (4) Changes in
governmental responsibilities: In the last decade, governmental
responsibility appears to have slowed or reversed as states reduce
welfare expenditures. How will families respond to
twenty-first-century problems associated with population aging?
Will families indeed be important in the twenty-first century, or
will kinship and the obligations across generations become
increasingly irrelevant, replaced by "personal communities"? This
volume goes a considerable distance to answer these critical issues
for the twenty-first century. "Vern L. Bengtson" is an
AARP/University Chair in Gerontology and Professor of Sociology,
University of Southern California. "Ariela Lowenstein" is associate
professor and head, Department of Aging Studies, University of
Haifa, Israel.
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