Ageing in Singapore : service needs and the state
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Bibliographic Information
Ageing in Singapore : service needs and the state
(RoutledgeCurzon contemporary Southeast Asia series)
Routledge, 2012, c2006
- : pbk
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [154]-175) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Older persons are often portrayed as social and financial burdens because pensions, health and social care have to withstand increasing old age dependency ratios. Due to a lack of access to representation or a lack of social and economic power, older people have found few opportunities to have their voices heard, making age an immensely political issue.
Written by an impressive team of authors, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the experience of ageing in Singapore examining key issues such as health, work, housing, family ties and care giving. It looks at how social categorization enters into everyday life to elucidate the multiple meanings of age and identity encountered in a rapidly changing economy and society.
Providing original critical discourse from Asian writers recording Asian voices, Ageing in Singapore will appeal to a wide readership and is an invaluable resource for policy makers, service practitioners and scholars working on Asian gerontology.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. Singapore's Ageing Population: The Demographic Profile 3. Policy Concerns and the Framework of Support 4. Employment, Ageism and Work 5. Is there Enough? Financing Old Age 6. Reconciling State Perspectives and Individual Perceptions on Health Care 7. Carers: Interfacing Family and Community 8. Home and Heart: Domestic Space as a Place for Caregiving 9. Intergenerational Ties that Bind 10. The Journey after Widowhood 11. Conclusion
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