(DOWNLOAD) "Ageing in Singapore" by Peggy Teo, Kalyani Mehta, Leng Leng Thang & Angelique Chan # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Ageing in Singapore
- Author : Peggy Teo, Kalyani Mehta, Leng Leng Thang & Angelique Chan
- Release Date : January 27, 2006
- Genre: Political Science,Books,Politics & Current Events,Science & Nature,Earth Sciences,Nonfiction,Social Science,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 1349 KB
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.