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Contents: Social gerontology: origin, scope and trends, by Clark Tibbitts; Demographic ageing, by Alfred Sauvy: Ageing and problems of adjustment, by Hans Thomae; Further thoughts on the theory of disengagement, by Elaine Cumming; Economic aspects of ageing, by Dorothy Cole Wedderburn; Propositions for a sociological theory of ageing and the family, by Leopold Rosenmayr and Eva Köckeis; The argument for gradually abandoning communal homes for the aged, by Peter Townsend; Retirement and leisure, by Joffre Dumazedier and Aline Ripert.

Based on themes such as status and welfare, Old Age from Antiquity to Post-Modernity examines the role of the elderly in history. This empirical study represents a substantial contribution to both the historical understanding of old age in past societies as well as the discussion of the contribution of post-modernism to historical scholarship.

Contents: Do we need state old age pensions: yes, by Charles Denby, jr; Same: no, by W. E. Odom; The American state old age pension system in operation, by Abraham Epstein.

Recent decades have seen a fundamental change in the age structure of many western societies. In these societies it is now common for a fifth to a quarter of the population to be retired, for fewer babies to be born than is required to sustain the size of the population and for life expectancy to exceed eighty years old. This book provides an overview of the key issues arising from this demographic change

Surprisingly, the discourse on ageism hardly profits from stigma research despite their common denominator—discrimination. The goal of this article is to discuss the stigma concept developed on micro-level interactions and apply it to ageism research on the macro level, i.e. using Round 4 data of the representative international European Social Survey (2008). The data analysis is focused on dominant opinions of the Lithuanian population (N=2002) and usual behavior toward older people, while international comparison is used for interpretation of results. The results show that old age in the Lithuanian society is an "open secret" type of stigma: verbal praise of older people, high assessment of their morals and polite declaration of respect conceal intolerance, disregard and discrimination on the behavioral level. The old age stigma is widespread in Lithuania and stronger than in advanced European countries. Its level is close to discrimination particular to other post-communist and Mediterranean countries.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Old Age Homes - Myths and Realities -- 2 Styles of Old Age Homes -- 3 Participant Observation in Old Age Homes -- 4 Comparative Background Information -- 5 Going into a Home -- 6 Daily Life for Residents in The Pines -- 7 Mr Jepson and Mrs Williams - Pictures of Two Residents -- 8 Departure -- 9 I Hope We Can Make Them Happy -- 10 Norms and Controls -- 11 Ageing in the Institution -- 12 The Function of Old Age Homes -- 13 The Old: Adults with Rights to Services -- Appendix 1: Staff Questionnaire -- Appendix 2: Resident Interview -- Bibliography -- Index.

"This book explores an issue central to the study of age and ageing: Do we wish to preserve old age as a discrete stage of life, to be protected by welfare policies specifically targeting 'the old'? Should old age be accorded a privileged status? This may recognise the needs of a particular age group with regard to health, income and social care. But by doing so, we support the inaccurate and possibly offensive definition of 'old age' as the stage of life beyond age 65 - a demarcation line which has no biological or cognitive significance, since human beings age at very different rates. Defining old age in this way may ghettoise and marginalise one group of people in society, encouraging prejudice against them via policies that 'single out, stigmatise and isolate the aged from the rest of society', in a way that can be seen as subtly ageist. On the other hand, should we dispense with age as a categorisation and work towards an 'age-irrelevant', 'age-neutral' or 'ageless' society - one in which individuals will be judged by the content of their character, rather than their chronological age? Is the concept of old age an outmoded relic from the past?"--

AbstractThe conditions imposed upon the states to received federal aid for old‐age assistance follow the trends in state legislation.