This book explores the issue of global ageing and its impact on different nation states across the world. It is in three parts: the first part sets...

This book explores the relationship between globalisation and global changes in populational structures across the world. The book begins by survey...

Part of the Department of Labor's (DOL) mission is to promote the retirement security of America’s workers, a goal that has become increasingly cha...

In 2014, the federal government will forgo an estimated $17.45 billion in tax revenue from IRAs, which Congress created to ensure equitable tax tre...

The healthy human brain contains tens of billions of neurons, specialized cells that process and transmit information via electrical and chemical s...

This book explores the theoretical issues inherent in exploring later life in modern society. To deal effectively with the challenges created by po...

Health, care and welfare have emerged as key vehicles used to legitimise and position the identities that older people adopt in contemporary modern...

Marriage has historically helped protect the financial health of couples and surviving spouses in old age. Based on their marriage, and independent...

This monograph reviews the epidemiological, demographic, and biological basis of population models of human mortality. These investigations were mo...

For millions of Americans, the heartbreak of watching a loved one struggle with Alzheimer's disease is a pain they know all too well. Alzheimer's d...

The Older Americans Act (OAA) is the major federal vehicle for the delivery of social and nutritional services for older persons. These include sup...

The population of adults 65 and older is the fastest growing demographic in the United States. It is estimated that by 2030, drivers over 65 will r...

Studies find that effective physician-patient communication has specific benefits such as, patients are more likely to adhere to treatment and have...

Social Security (comprising Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and Disability Insurance (DI)) is the largest single program in the federal gove...

This book examines the concept of power. It begins by pointing to its multi-dimensional definition and points to different sociological interpretat...

When one of our parents needs care, the relationship that we have known all of our lives turns upside-down. Suddenly, we are responsible for the wo...

The private sector pension system in the United States represents trillions of dollars in assets and is a key source of financial security for mill...

This book aims to provide a critical reflection on existing epistemologies of ageing and alternatively, introduce post-structuralist insights to ag...

This brief textbook provides a broad critical introduction to social theory in terms of its engagement with modernity and to a lesser extent, with ...

This book explores the concept of ageing and presents it in the disciplinary field entitled 'Social Gerontology'. The book examines key theories th...

This volume presents a survey of technological innovations that enhance both the learning processes and the living conditions of individuals who li...

One of the key issues in recent times in England is the inter-relationship between voluntary organisations and sustainability. It is very tempting ...

The history of longevity is a history of myths. This volume shows that most reported instances of exceptional longevity are incorrect. This was the...

This book analyses the key issues inherent for the voluntary sector as it relates to the experiences of older people. The book reviews the major is...