Aging, social inequality, and public policy [[electronic resource] /] / Fred C. Pampel |
Autore | Pampel Fred C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, : Pine Forge, c1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.26 |
Collana | Sociology for a new century |
Soggetto topico |
Equality - United States
Equality Old age assistance - United States Old age assistance Older people - Government policy - United States Older people - Government policy Older people - Social conditions Older people - United States - Social conditions |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4833-2830-9
1-4522-5092-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Images of Old Age; Improvements in the Status of the Elderly; Remaining Problems for the Elderly; Changing Stereotypes; Inequality in Old Age; Problems of Public Funding; Problems of Health Care; A Combined View of Old Age; Conclusion; Chapter 2 - Public Policy in Old Age; Government Social Protection; The Logic of Social Protection; A Brief History; A Welfare State for the Elderly; The Meaning of Social Security; Support for the Elderly in the United States; Support for Other Age Groups; Support for Public Programs
Social Insurance and Means TestingA European Perspective; Sources of Inequality; The Politics of Inequality; Conclusion; Chapter 3 - Class Differences before and during Old Age; Stability and Change in Inequality from Middle Age to Old Age; Sources of Declining Inequality in Old Age; Sources of Increasing Inequality in Old Age; Studying Changes over the Life Course; Changes in Work and Retirement; Changes in Health, Disability, and Mortality; Changes in Poverty and Income; Conclusion; Chapter 4 - Race, Ethnic, and Gender Differences in Old Age; Combining Negative Statuses Leveling of Race and Ethnic DifferencesDouble Jeopardy in Old Age; Leveling and Double Jeopardy in Race and Ethnic Differences; Retirement; Health; Poverty and Income; Gender and Age; Familism; Economic Sources of Familism; Cultural Sources of Familism; Conclusion; Chapter 5 - Old Age Support in Comparative Perspective; Comparing Public Pension Systems; National Levels of Spending; Public Pension Rights; Public Pension Programs and Inequality; Pension Regimes; Aging and Pension Support in Japan; Sources of National Divergence; Class Interests; Classes in the United States Role of the Middle ClassState Structure; A Feminist Critique; Conclusion; Chapter 6 - Inequality across Age Groups and Generations; Consequences of Population Aging; The Nature and Sources of Generational Inequity; A Reversal of Generational Support; The Need for Policy Changes; Opposition to Claims of Generational Inequity; Exaggerations of Generational Inequity; Real Sources of Concern; The Historical Context of Debates over Generational Inequity; The National Context of Debatesover Generational Inequity; Spending for Children and the Elderly Sources of Relative Spending on Children and the ElderlyConclusion; Epilogue; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480404103321 |
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Aging, social inequality, and public policy [[electronic resource] /] / Fred C. Pampel |
Autore | Pampel Fred C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, : Pine Forge, c1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 176 p.) : ill |
Disciplina | 305.26 |
Collana | Sociology for a new century |
Soggetto topico |
Older people - Social conditions
Older people - United States - Social conditions Older people - Government policy Older people - Government policy - United States Old age assistance Old age assistance - United States Equality Equality - United States |
ISBN |
1-4833-2830-9
1-4522-5092-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Images of Old Age; Improvements in the Status of the Elderly; Remaining Problems for the Elderly; Changing Stereotypes; Inequality in Old Age; Problems of Public Funding; Problems of Health Care; A Combined View of Old Age; Conclusion; Chapter 2 - Public Policy in Old Age; Government Social Protection; The Logic of Social Protection; A Brief History; A Welfare State for the Elderly; The Meaning of Social Security; Support for the Elderly in the United States; Support for Other Age Groups; Support for Public Programs
Social Insurance and Means TestingA European Perspective; Sources of Inequality; The Politics of Inequality; Conclusion; Chapter 3 - Class Differences before and during Old Age; Stability and Change in Inequality from Middle Age to Old Age; Sources of Declining Inequality in Old Age; Sources of Increasing Inequality in Old Age; Studying Changes over the Life Course; Changes in Work and Retirement; Changes in Health, Disability, and Mortality; Changes in Poverty and Income; Conclusion; Chapter 4 - Race, Ethnic, and Gender Differences in Old Age; Combining Negative Statuses Leveling of Race and Ethnic DifferencesDouble Jeopardy in Old Age; Leveling and Double Jeopardy in Race and Ethnic Differences; Retirement; Health; Poverty and Income; Gender and Age; Familism; Economic Sources of Familism; Cultural Sources of Familism; Conclusion; Chapter 5 - Old Age Support in Comparative Perspective; Comparing Public Pension Systems; National Levels of Spending; Public Pension Rights; Public Pension Programs and Inequality; Pension Regimes; Aging and Pension Support in Japan; Sources of National Divergence; Class Interests; Classes in the United States Role of the Middle ClassState Structure; A Feminist Critique; Conclusion; Chapter 6 - Inequality across Age Groups and Generations; Consequences of Population Aging; The Nature and Sources of Generational Inequity; A Reversal of Generational Support; The Need for Policy Changes; Opposition to Claims of Generational Inequity; Exaggerations of Generational Inequity; Real Sources of Concern; The Historical Context of Debates over Generational Inequity; The National Context of Debatesover Generational Inequity; Spending for Children and the Elderly Sources of Relative Spending on Children and the ElderlyConclusion; Epilogue; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791726703321 |
Pampel Fred C
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Thousand Oaks, : Pine Forge, c1998 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aging, social inequality, and public policy [[electronic resource] /] / Fred C. Pampel |
Autore | Pampel Fred C |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, : Pine Forge, c1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 176 p.) : ill |
Disciplina | 305.26 |
Collana | Sociology for a new century |
Soggetto topico |
Older people - Social conditions
Older people - United States - Social conditions Older people - Government policy Older people - Government policy - United States Old age assistance Old age assistance - United States Equality Equality - United States |
ISBN |
1-4833-2830-9
1-4522-5092-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Images of Old Age; Improvements in the Status of the Elderly; Remaining Problems for the Elderly; Changing Stereotypes; Inequality in Old Age; Problems of Public Funding; Problems of Health Care; A Combined View of Old Age; Conclusion; Chapter 2 - Public Policy in Old Age; Government Social Protection; The Logic of Social Protection; A Brief History; A Welfare State for the Elderly; The Meaning of Social Security; Support for the Elderly in the United States; Support for Other Age Groups; Support for Public Programs
Social Insurance and Means TestingA European Perspective; Sources of Inequality; The Politics of Inequality; Conclusion; Chapter 3 - Class Differences before and during Old Age; Stability and Change in Inequality from Middle Age to Old Age; Sources of Declining Inequality in Old Age; Sources of Increasing Inequality in Old Age; Studying Changes over the Life Course; Changes in Work and Retirement; Changes in Health, Disability, and Mortality; Changes in Poverty and Income; Conclusion; Chapter 4 - Race, Ethnic, and Gender Differences in Old Age; Combining Negative Statuses Leveling of Race and Ethnic DifferencesDouble Jeopardy in Old Age; Leveling and Double Jeopardy in Race and Ethnic Differences; Retirement; Health; Poverty and Income; Gender and Age; Familism; Economic Sources of Familism; Cultural Sources of Familism; Conclusion; Chapter 5 - Old Age Support in Comparative Perspective; Comparing Public Pension Systems; National Levels of Spending; Public Pension Rights; Public Pension Programs and Inequality; Pension Regimes; Aging and Pension Support in Japan; Sources of National Divergence; Class Interests; Classes in the United States Role of the Middle ClassState Structure; A Feminist Critique; Conclusion; Chapter 6 - Inequality across Age Groups and Generations; Consequences of Population Aging; The Nature and Sources of Generational Inequity; A Reversal of Generational Support; The Need for Policy Changes; Opposition to Claims of Generational Inequity; Exaggerations of Generational Inequity; Real Sources of Concern; The Historical Context of Debates over Generational Inequity; The National Context of Debatesover Generational Inequity; Spending for Children and the Elderly Sources of Relative Spending on Children and the ElderlyConclusion; Epilogue; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814582903321 |
Pampel Fred C
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Thousand Oaks, : Pine Forge, c1998 | ||
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The institutional context of population change [[electronic resource] ] : patterns of fertility and mortality across high-income nations / / Fred C. Pampel |
Autore | Pampel Fred C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (315 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.6/09172/2 |
Collana | Population and development |
Soggetto topico |
Population policy
Fertility, Human Economic development |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-58496-0
9786612584961 0-226-64527-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The institutional context of population change -- pt. 2. Fertility -- pt. 3. Mortality -- pt. 4. Sex differences in mortality. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459081703321 |
Pampel Fred C
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2001 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The institutional context of population change [[electronic resource] ] : patterns of fertility and mortality across high-income nations / / Fred C. Pampel |
Autore | Pampel Fred C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (315 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.6/09172/2 |
Collana | Population and development |
Soggetto topico |
Population policy
Fertility, Human Economic development |
Soggetto non controllato | population, international, fertility, mortality, suicide, homicide, gender, childbearing, government, social programs, public benefits, working women, labor, economy, nonfiction, class, aging, wealth, stratification, economics, poverty, inequality, income, demographics, economic development, policy, work, crime, violence, employment |
ISBN |
1-282-58496-0
9786612584961 0-226-64527-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The institutional context of population change -- pt. 2. Fertility -- pt. 3. Mortality -- pt. 4. Sex differences in mortality. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792593003321 |
Pampel Fred C
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2001 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The institutional context of population change [[electronic resource] ] : patterns of fertility and mortality across high-income nations / / Fred C. Pampel |
Autore | Pampel Fred C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (315 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.6/09172/2 |
Collana | Population and development |
Soggetto topico |
Population policy
Fertility, Human Economic development |
Soggetto non controllato | population, international, fertility, mortality, suicide, homicide, gender, childbearing, government, social programs, public benefits, working women, labor, economy, nonfiction, class, aging, wealth, stratification, economics, poverty, inequality, income, demographics, economic development, policy, work, crime, violence, employment |
ISBN |
1-282-58496-0
9786612584961 0-226-64527-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The institutional context of population change -- pt. 2. Fertility -- pt. 3. Mortality -- pt. 4. Sex differences in mortality. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817811503321 |
Pampel Fred C
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2001 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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