Growing Old With The Welfare State
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Growing Old With The Welfare State
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Author : Nick Hubble
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-05-16
Growing Old With The Welfare State written by Nick Hubble and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-16 with History categories.
The combined effect of the welfare state and medical advances means that more people now live longer lives than ever before in history. As a consequence, the experience of ageing has been transformed. Yet our cultural and social perceptions of ageing remain governed by increasingly dated images and narratives. Growing Old with the Welfare State challenges these stereotypes by bringing together eight previously unpublished stories of ordinary British people born between 1925 and 1945 to show contemporary ageing in a new light. These biographical narratives, six of which were written as part of the Mass Observation Project, reflect on and compare the experience of living in two post-war periods of social change, after the first and second world wars. In doing so, these stories, along with their accompanying contextual chapters, provide a valuable and accessible resource for social historians, and expose both historical and contemporary views of age and ageing that challenge modern assumptions.
Growing Old With The Welfare State
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Author : Nick Hubble
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-05-16
Growing Old With The Welfare State written by Nick Hubble and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-16 with History categories.
The combined effect of the welfare state and medical advances means that more people now live longer lives than ever before in history. As a consequence, the experience of ageing has been transformed. Yet our cultural and social perceptions of ageing remain governed by increasingly dated images and narratives. Growing Old with the Welfare State challenges these stereotypes by bringing together eight previously unpublished stories of ordinary British people born between 1925 and 1945 to show contemporary ageing in a new light. These biographical narratives, six of which were written as part of the Mass Observation Project, reflect on and compare the experience of living in two post-war periods of social change, after the first and second world wars. In doing so, these stories, along with their accompanying contextual chapters, provide a valuable and accessible resource for social historians, and expose both historical and contemporary views of age and ageing that challenge modern assumptions.
Growing Old
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Author : Elizabeth S. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
Release Date : 1980
Growing Old written by Elizabeth S. Johnson and has been published by New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Social Science categories.
The social problems of aging
Old Age And The Welfare State
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Author : Anne Marie Guillemard
language : en
Publisher: London ; Beverly Hills, Calif. : Sage Publications
Release Date : 1983
Old Age And The Welfare State written by Anne Marie Guillemard and has been published by London ; Beverly Hills, Calif. : Sage Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Aged categories.
The modern welfare state is above all a welfare state for the elderly. An overwhelming proportion of its services and benefits go to them. The current crisis of the welfare state is also, therefore, a crisis of policy concerned with the aged. The essays in this volume examine not only interventions by governments on behalf of the old, but the very basis and history of the welfare state itself. From a variety of perspectives ranging from structural functionalism to neomarxism, they examine old age policy in six advanced industrial nations -- the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, West Germany, and France. The essays in Part One deal with the process of making public policy on old age and changes in it during the current economic crisis. Contributions in the second part examine the impact of existing policies on older people. The focus of the essays on social, economic, and political aspects amounts to a new approach in gerontology that has been called by some the political economy of ageing. This book is unique in providing research on the relationship between old age policy and the larger class structure, economy, and state apparatus of more than one country. It will become a classic in the field, and an example of how sociology can be relevant to deal with our current social and economic crisis.' -- "Manuel Castells, University of California at Berkeley"
Age In The Welfare State
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Author : Julia Lynch
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006-06-05
Age In The Welfare State written by Julia Lynch and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-05 with Political Science categories.
This book asks why some countries devote the lion's share of their social policy resources to the elderly, while others have a more balanced repertoire of social spending. Far from being the outcome of demands for welfare spending by powerful age-based groups in society, the 'age' of welfare is an unintended consequence of the way that social programs are set up. The way that politicians use welfare state spending to compete for votes, along either programmatic or particularistic lines, locks these early institutional choices into place. So while society is changing - aging, divorcing, moving in and out of the labor force over the life course in new ways - social policies do not evolve to catch up. The result, in occupational welfare states like Italy, the United States, and Japan, is social spending that favors the elderly and leaves working-aged adults and children largely to fend for themselves.
Age In The Welfare State
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Author : Janice and Julian Bers Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences Julia Lynch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-05-14
Age In The Welfare State written by Janice and Julian Bers Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences Julia Lynch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with Political Science categories.
This book asks why some countries devote the lion's share of their social policy resources to the elderly, while others have a more balanced repertoire of social spending. Far from being the outcome of demands for welfare spending by powerful age-based groups in society, the 'age' of welfare is an unintended consequence of the way that social programs are set up. The way that politicians use welfare state spending to compete for votes, along either programmatic or particularistic lines, locks these early institutional choices into place. So while society is changing - aging, divorcing, moving in and out of the labor force over the life course in new ways - social policies do not evolve to catch up. The result, in occupational welfare states like Italy, the United States, and Japan, is social spending that favors the elderly and leaves working-aged adults and children largely to fend for themselves.
Ageing And Migration In A Global Context
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Author : Marion Repetti
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-08-14
Ageing And Migration In A Global Context written by Marion Repetti and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-14 with Social Science categories.
This book brings together two major trends influencing economic and social life: population ageing on the one side, and migration on the other. Both have assumed increasing importance over the course of the 20th and into the 21st century. The book offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective on the challenges posed by the globalisation of the life course to welfare states’ old age and family policies. Through a variety of case studies, it covers a wide range of migration scenarios: those who migrate in later life; migrants from earlier years who age in place; and old people who hire migrant caregivers. It shows how both local and global economic inequalities intersect to frame interactions between ageing, migration, and family support. Across a wide variety of situations, it highlights that migration can both create risks for older people, but also serve as an answer to ageing-related social, economic, and health risks. The book explores tensions between national and global contexts in experiences of migration across the life course. As such this book offers a fascinating read to scholars, students, practitioners, and policy makers in the fields of aging, migration, life course, and population health.
Selfish Generations
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Author : David Thomson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Selfish Generations written by David Thomson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Political Science categories.
"New Zealand comment ... re-presented, and comparative material added on Britain in particular"--P. 7.
The Aging Population And The Size Of The Welfare State
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Author : Assaf Razin
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 2001
The Aging Population And The Size Of The Welfare State written by Assaf Razin and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Aging categories.
Data for the United States and countries in Western Europe indicate a negative correlation between the dependency ratio and labor tax rates and the generosity of social transfers, after controlling for other factors that influence the size of the welfare state. This is despite the increased political clout of the dependent population implied by the aging of the population. This paper develops an overlapping generations model of intra-and inter-generational transfers (including old-age social security) and human capital formation which addresses this seeming puzzle. We show that with democratic voting, an increase in the dependency ratio can lead to lower taxes or less generous social transfers.
Eldercare Distributive Justice And The Welfare State
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Author : Derek G. Gill
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1994-02-03
Eldercare Distributive Justice And The Welfare State written by Derek G. Gill and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-02-03 with Social Science categories.
The essays in this book describe the situation of the elderly today, taking into account the major political, economic, and social variations of service provided in a variety of countries. Although the welfare state exists in all developed and developing countries, its content and administration varies substantially. The editors first develop a framework of concepts and perspectives that establish links between eldercare, distributive justice, and the welfare state. This is followed by analyses of the services provided to the elderly in selected countries. Finally, the editors show how and in what ways the concepts developed earlier in the introductionequity, uniformity, public accountability, individualism, collectivism, institutional or residual welfare state orientation, high or low wage economyapply to and explain the differences in care of the elderly.