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Old Age
Author(s): John Vincent (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: January 16, 2003
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415268230
- ISBN-13: 9780415268233
Book Description
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.
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About the Author
John Vincent is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Exeter.
