Issues in global aging /

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Imprint:New York : Haworth Press, c2001.
Description:xii, 165 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4770985
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Other uniform titles:Social thought.
Other authors / contributors:Ahearn, Frederick L.
ISBN:0789014394 (hbk.)
0789014408 (pbk.)
Notes:"Co-published simultaneously as Social thought, volume 20, numbers 3/4 2001."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • In Memoriam
  • Part I. Global Dimensions of Aging
  • The Future Is Aging
  • Social Security Benefits for the Family: An Issue in Social Protection
  • Retirement Patterns and Pension Policy: An International Perspective
  • Who Is Responsible for the Care of the Elderly? A Comparison of Policies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel
  • Pakistan's Zakat System: A Policy Model for Developing Countries as a Means of Redistributing Income to the Elderly Poor
  • Part II. Religion, Spirituality, and Aging
  • Religiosity as a Factor Affecting Adjustment of Minority Elderly to a Nursing Home
  • Physical Dysfunction and Social Participation Among Racial/Ethnic Groups of Older Americans: Implications for Social Work
  • A Logotherapeutic Approach to the Quest for Meaningful Old Age
  • Aging, Religion, and Spirituality: Advancing Meaning in Later Life
  • Examining Role Change: A Qualitative Study of Catholic Sisters Who Became Family Caregivers
  • Index