Population Ageing from a Lifecourse Perspective : : Critical and International Approaches / / ed. by Kathrin Komp, Stina Johansson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Complete eBook-Package 2015
• MitwirkendeR: Aboim, Sofia,; Brown, J. Scott,; Cong, Zhen,; Franke, Annette,; Haapola, Ilkka,; Johansson, Stina,; Karisto, Antti,; Keene, Jennifer R.,; Komp, Kathrin,; Larsson, Daniel,; Lynch, Scott M.,; Marier, Patrik,; Melnyk, Timothy S.,; Monnat, Shannon M.,; Motel-Klingebiel, Andreas,; Perek-Białas, Jolanta,; Phillips, Judith,; Smedley, Anna C.,; Stattin, Mikael,; Stypińska, Justyna,; Thomese, Fleur,; Turek, Konrad,; Wall, Karin,; Warbuton, Jeni,; Winterton, Rachel,; Yamashita, Takashi,
• HerausgeberIn: Johansson, Stina,; Komp, Kathrin,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of tables and figures -- Notes on the contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- A demographer’s view: population structures tell a story about lifecourses -- A lifecourse scholar’s view: lifecourses crystallise in demographic structures -- Critical Perspectives -- Generations in ageing Finland: finding your place in the demographic structure -- Gender in ageing Portugal: following the lives of men and women -- Socioeconomic status in ageing Poland: a question of cumulative advantages and disadvantages -- Ethnicity in ageing America: a tale of cultures and lifecourse -- The urban–rural split in ageing Australia: diverging lifecourses, diverging experiences -- Practical Implications -- The individual in ageing Germany: how the self-employed plan for their old age -- Families in ageing Netherlands and ageing China: redefining intergenerational contracts in lengthened lives -- Social care in ageing Sweden: learning from the life stories of care recipients -- The labour market in ageing Sweden: lifecourse influences on workforce participation -- The state in ageing Canada: from old-age policies to lifecourse policies -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Discussion and conclusion -- Index