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Additional authors

1. Geiselhart, Karin.

Description

1. xi, 145 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

1. Australia's New Aged examines public policy for the aged in the context of an increasingly vocal and active elderly population and cutbacks to health and welfare spending. The authors argue that policy makers have become trapped in a 'social problem' approach to ageing that assumes the elderly are a homogenous, disadvantaged group with common interests. They examine a range of cases and identify negative consequences of inappropriate assumptions in terms of structural blindness and brutality. They show that this approach is no longer viable and argue that both policy makers and the aged care industry will need to be more sensitive to diversity and more flexible than ever before. Australia's New Aged is essential reading for students, policy makers and anyone working with the aged.

Series statement

1. Studies in society

Uniform title

1. Studies in society (Sydney, N.S.W.)

Subject

1. Older people > Government policy > Australia
2. Older people > Care > Australia
3. Older people > Health and hygiene > Australia
4. Older people > Services for > Australia
5. Home Care Services
6. Health Services for the Aged
7. Older people
8. Aged
9. Aged, 80 and over
10. Australia

Contents

1. 1. Our ageing population: Part of a global wave -- 2. Post-modern ageing: Unpicking poorly knit structures -- 3. Safer than houses? A new age for retirement incomes -- 4. Ageing and health: The failures of success? -- 5. Home versus homes: Aged care services for the new aged -- 6. Carers come out! Family and community support of the aged -- 7. Care for sale? Marketing services for the aged in Asia -- 8. The new aged confront the third millennium

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-140) and index.

Processing action (note)

1. committed to retain