The Overselling of Population Ageing: Apocalyptic Demography, Intergenerational Challenges, and Social Policy. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.The Overselling of Population Ageing: Apocalyptic Demography, Intergenerational Challenges, and Social Policy

This volume tackles a number of popular misconceptions about the social and economic impact of an aging population. It emphasizes the specific demographic and policy changes taking place in Canada and focuses on trends in social policy that affect pensions, healthcare, and retirement. It provides a critical look at how an apocalyptic approach to the aging population is being used by the conservative parties to dismantle the Canadian welfare state. It also examines the many ways in which intergenerational relationships are changing and challenges the popular image of the elderly population as a burden on the younger generations.

Gloria Gutman has a B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia and an M.A. from the University of Alberta. She is well known in the field of gerontology as an educator, author, and consultant. Dr. Gutman developed and directs the Gerontology Research Centre at Simon Fraser University. She is the author/editor of eighteen books and over a hundred scholarly articles, reports, and papers. Her research insterests are wide-ranging; they include seniors' housing, long term care, health promotion, dementia care and environmental design.