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Ageing and health : the politics of better policies

Title

Ageing and health : the politics of better policies / Scott L. Greer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, [and six others].

Author

Greer, Scott L.

Publication

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
©2021

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xvii, 167 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm.

Summary

"We too often form our perspectives or design policies based on simplistic notions of generational warfare or stereotypes. Precise definitions and examination of data on the life conditions of older people lead us to the same conclusion as a quick contemplation of our own lives: the situations, goals and behaviours of older people are very diverse. Defining older people is not simple. Even though population ageing is something that clearly occurs due to shifts in age-demographics in their entirety (i.e. increases in the number of people at older ages relative to the number of people at younger ages), when we talk about population ageing - and especially when we warn of the consequences of population ageing - usually we are really focusing our attention on older people. To understand then the consequences of population ageing it makes sense to turn our attention to focus primarily on the people that make up this group. It must be acknowledged that there is no age grouping that universally defines people as being older. Often (as we will discuss further below) age 65 is taken as a cut-off point, with anyone above age 65 being considered older. In fact, the diversity of the ageing experience can be divided to encompass 'older adults' (65-84) and the 'older old' (85+). These categories can be further divided by including the 'younger old' (65-74), but for the purposes of this book the two categories will suffice. Although it is convenient, using calendar age to identify older people is virtually meaningless in practice. People at the same age have varying degrees of health and activity, which ultimately affects their role in society"--

Series Statement

European observatory on health systems and policies

Uniform Title

European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN

9781108972871
110897287X
9781108973236 (canceled/invalid)
9781108968294 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2021012173

OCLC

on1243037225
1243037225
SCSB-14465101

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Columbia University Libraries