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Older persons are often portrayed as social and financial burdens
because pensions, health and social care have to withstand
increasing old age dependency ratios. Due to a lack of access to
representation or a lack of social and economic power, older people
have found few opportunities to have their voices heard, making age
an immensely political issue. Written by an impressive team of
authors, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the experience
of ageing in Singapore examining key issues such as health, work,
housing, family ties and care giving. It looks at how social
categorization enters into everyday life to elucidate the multiple
meanings of age and identity encountered in a rapidly changing
economy and society. Providing original critical discourse from
Asian writers recording Asian voices, Ageing in Singapore will
appeal to a wide readership and is an invaluable resource for
policy makers, service practitioners and scholars working on Asian
gerontology.
The demographic reality of ageing has been well documented and
researched in Europe, Japan and the United States of America.
Recognition of its importance in newly industrialized economies
such as Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan is only
recent. Whether the scholarship originates from the developed West
or the Asia-Pacific, older persons are often portrayed as social
and financial burdens because pensions, health and social care have
to withstand increasing old age dependency ratios. Due to a lack of
access to representation and/or a lack of social and economic
power, older persons have found few opportunities to have their
voices heard, making age an immensely political issue. Ageing in
Singapore explores how structure (the state) and agency (older
people, family members or community groups) interact within a
specific set of predominantly Asian values. Taking a post-colonial
position in its research, with Asian writers recording Asian
voices, this thought-provoking book highlights how older persons
are marginalized in the Singapore situation, acknowledging the
importance of place-bound contextualizations in social
constructions. an invaluable resource for policy-makers, service
providers and scholars working on Asian gerontology.
Social change affects all quarters of life and human society
whether in individual neighbourhoods, communities or nations, or in
the world as a whole - encompassing many issues of gender, age,
social class and ethnicity. This book examines both the conceptual
as well as operational aspects of social transformation and social
development. It examines societal transformation at the individual,
group, community, national and international levels using a range
of case studies from Singapore, Asia and around the world. The four
parts of this book highlight the challenges of social development;
issues concerning workforce and migration; welfare, women and
social care; as well as, community development and capacity
building. Social development and social transformation are
presented as intertwined concepts that affect citizens in profound
ways from social care to social well-being, construction of social
relationship as well as community life, capacity building and
nation building.
Social change affects all quarters of life and human society
whether in individual neighbourhoods, communities or nations, or in
the world as a whole - encompassing many issues of gender, age,
social class and ethnicity. This book examines both the conceptual
as well as operational aspects of social transformation and social
development. It examines societal transformation at the individual,
group, community, national and international levels using a range
of case studies from Singapore, Asia and around the world. The four
parts of this book highlight the challenges of social development;
issues concerning workforce and migration; welfare, women and
social care; as well as, community development and capacity
building. Social development and social transformation are
presented as intertwined concepts that affect citizens in profound
ways from social care to social well-being, construction of social
relationship as well as community life, capacity building and
nation building.
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