North American elders : United States and Canadian perspectives

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North American elders : United States and Canadian perspectives

edited by Eloise Rathbone-McCuan and Betty Havens

(Contributions to the study of aging, no. 8)

Greenwood Press, c1988

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Bibliography: p. [291]-292

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Description

This collection of essays provides an analysis of Canadian/U.S. social policy toward aging. The first chapter presents a continental view of demography. Subsequent chapters examine the Canadian and U.S. perspectives on social policy, long-term care, the chronic mentally ill, rural aging, aging veterans, native elders, and cross-national intergenerational families. Current Literature on Aging This volume represents a pioneering effort in Canadian-U.S. social policy analysis in the field of gerontology. Beginning with a continental viewpoint on demography, the book proceeds to deal with seven specific topics by means of a nation-to-nation analysis. Topics include social policy, long-term care, the chronic mentally ill, rural aging, aging veterans, native elders, and cross-national and intergenerational families. The last three topics are seldom addressed in books on aging; they are a vital new contribution to gerontological knowledge in both the U.S. and Canada.

Table of Contents

Foreword Demography Social Policy Long-Term Care The Chronic Mentally Ill Rural Aging Aging Veterans Native Elders Cross-National and Intergenerational Families Conclusion Bibliography Index

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