Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Washington, DC : , : IOS Press, , [2013]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (236 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina	305.26
Altri autori (Persone)	Auffret. Jean-Pierre IwasakiNaoko <1961-> ObiToshio
Collana	Global e-governance series
Soggetto topico	Computers and older people Population aging
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-61499-307-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910453465303321

Autore	Overall Christine <1949->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (278 p.)
Disciplina	305.26
Soggetto topico	Aging Longevity Terminal care
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-520-93880-1 1-59734-455-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: "Death Twitches My Ear"; 2. "Remember You Must Die": Arguments against Prolonging Human Life; 3. Age Rationing and "Generational Cleansing": Evaluating the "Duty to Die"; 4. "One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer": Arguments in Favor of Prolonging Human Life; 5. "From Here to Eternity": Is It Good to Live Forever?; 6. "The Death of Death": Immortality, Identity, and Selfhood; 7. Personal and Policy Implications: "Rage against the Dying of the Light"?; Notes; References; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910455660003321

Autore	Overall Christine <1949->
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (278 p.)
Disciplina	305.26
Soggetto topico	Aging Longevity Terminal care
ISBN	0-520-93880-1 1-59734-455-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: "Death Twitches My Ear"; 2. "Remember You Must Die": Arguments against Prolonging Human Life; 3. Age Rationing and "Generational Cleansing": Evaluating the "Duty to Die"; 4. "One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer": Arguments in Favor of Prolonging Human Life; 5. "From Here to Eternity": Is It Good to Live Forever?; 6. "The Death of Death": Immortality, Identity, and Selfhood; 7. Personal and Policy Implications: "Rage against the Dying of the Light"?; Notes; References; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910821452403321

Autore	Baars Jan
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London : , : Routledge, , 2017
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (300 pages)
Disciplina	305.26
Collana	Society and Aging Series
Soggetto topico	Gerontology Older people - Social conditions - 21st century Aging - Social aspects Globalization - Social aspects Equality
ISBN	1-351-84591-8 1-315-22511-5 1-351-84592-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	section 1. Dimensions of critical gerontology -- section 2. Critical dimensions of medicalization : aging and health as cultural products -- section 3. Age and inequality : local, national, and global dynamics.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910149176403321

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