Population Ageing from a Lifecourse Perspective
Critical and international approaches
This much-needed volume, part of the Ageing and the Lifecourse series, combines insights from different disciplines and real-life experiences to argue that the lifecourse perspective helps us understand causes and effects of population ageing.
Populations around the globe are ageing rapidly. This demographic shift affects families, market structures and social provisions. This timely volume, part of the Ageing and the Lifecourse series, argues that the lifecourse perspective helps us understand the causes and effects of population ageing. The lifecourse perspective suggests that individuals’ experiences at an early age can influence their decisions and behaviour at a later age. This much-needed volume combines insights from different disciplines and real-life experiences to describe the theories and practices behind this idea. It therefore caters to the needs of scholars, practitioners and policy makers in a range of areas including sociology and political science.
Kathrin Komp is adjunct professor in social gerontology at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and chair of the “Research Network on Ageing in Europe”. Her research interests are population ageing, welfare states, and economic crises.
Stina Johansson is professor emerita in social work at Umea University, Sweden, and Chief Editor of “Socialvetenskaplig tidskrift/Swedish Journal of Social Sciences". Her research interests are social care, social gerontology and comparative social policy.
Author/Editor details at time of book publication.
We are a leading social science publisher
committed to making a difference.
Bristol University Press and
Policy Press
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk
Powered by PubFactory