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Table of Contents:
Preface
Part One: Setting the Scene, pp. 1-2
Chapter 1: Introduction – Global Aging, pp. 3-6
(Sheying Chen and Jason L. Powell)
Part Two: Case Studies – Nation States and Aging, pp. 7-8
Chapter 2: Quality of Life in Mexico and in Spain, pp. 9-30
(Rocio Fernandez-Ballesterous, Elva-Dolores Arias, Marta Santacreu, Neyda Ruvalcaba)
Chapter 3: Caring for Family and Community Life Instead of Being Cared For: A New Perspective on Ageing Processes in Italy, pp. 31-50
(Candela Filippo, Rabaglietti Emanuela and Ciarano Silvia)
Chapter 4: Work and Later Life in Japan: In Search for New Directions, pp. 51-64
(Tazuko Shibusawa and Miwako Kidahashi)
Chapter 5: Ageing and Older People in the Republic of Ireland, pp. 65-80
(Ricca Edmondson)
Chapter 6: A Qualitative Appraisal of Social and Economic Securities of Older Persons in a Developing Country: A Study of Nigeria, pp. 81-100
(Wahab Elias Olukorede and U.C. Isiugo-Abanihe)
Chapter 7: Aging and Basic Health Issues in Turkey, pp. 101-120
(Yesim Gokce-Kutsal, Dilek Aslan and Murad Basar)
Chapter 8: Migration and Mental Health of Black and Minority Elders in the UK: The Forgotten Patients, pp. 121-146
(Sofia Zarate Escudero and Ajit Shah)
Part Three: Global Issues of Aging, pp. 147-148
Chapter 9: The European Axis: How Nonagenarians View Their Survivorship, pp. 149-170
(Maeve Rea)
Chapter 10: “The Three Pillar Approach to Pension Reform: Pathways to Welfare State Restructuring”, pp. 171-184
(JoEllen Pederson and Jill Quadagno)
Index, pp. 185 |
