Handbook of aging, health and public policy : perspectives from Asia / / edited by S. Irudaya Rajan
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| Autore: |
Rajan S. Irudaya
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| Titolo: |
Handbook of aging, health and public policy : perspectives from Asia / / edited by S. Irudaya Rajan
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| Pubblicazione: | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2025. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (4880 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 305.26095 |
| Soggetto topico: | Age distribution (Demography) |
| Clinical health psychology | |
| Sociology | |
| Social groups | |
| Public health | |
| Aging Population | |
| Health Psychology | |
| Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging | |
| Public Health | |
| Nota di contenuto: | Section 1 -- The Pension System in -- Section 2 -- Social Protection for the Elderly -- Section 3 -- Cultural Gerontology -- Section 4 -- Health and Disability -- Section 5 -- Poverty and Health among Elderly in India -- Section 6 -- Demography of Aging -- Section 7 -- Elder Abuse and Crime against the Elderly -- Section 8 -- Elderly Organisations in India: Issues and Challenges -- Section 9 -- Ageing and Care -- Section 10 -- Economics of Ageing -- Section 11 -- Health and Health Policy -- Section 12 -- Emerging Issues in Aging. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This handbook presents the latest information on all aspects of global aging, with a focus on Asia, including policies, age-associated diseases and conditions, health services, long-term care, living arrangements, income and social security, preventing abuse, and the impact of migration on the elderly. Further, the book presents a synthesis of research on population aging, social protection policies, crimes against the elderly, new analyses of trends, and discussions of major social policy strategies. Written by academics, practitioners and policymakers in the field of gerontology, the book offers an informative resource for demographers, gerontologists, economists, anthropologists and other social scientists studying various facets of aging, as well as students in the social and health sciences. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Handbook of Aging, Health and Public Policy |
| ISBN: | 981-9978-42-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9911031567903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Social Sciences Series