Longevity and social change in Australia /

Longevity and social change in Australia / edited by Allan Borowski, Sol Encel and Elizabeth Ozanne. - Sydney, NSW : UNSW Press, 2007. - x, 397 p. : illus. ; pbk ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine derived contents note: FOREWORD - Norman Swan I -- Introduction 4 -- 1 The Dimensions And Implications Of Australian 15 -- Population Ageing -- Allan Borowski and Peter McDonald -- 2 The Health Of Older Australians 40 -- Colin D Mathers -- 3 Indigenous Australians: Ageing Without Longevity? 65 -- Philippa Cotter, Ian Anderson and Len R Smith -- 4 Gender And Ageing 99 -- Cherry Russell -- 5 Ethnicity And Ageing I17 -- Donald T Rowland -- 6 Age And Employment 142 -- Sol Encel and Rob Ranzijn -- 7 Health Policy For A Long-Lived Society 167 -- Hal Swerissen and Stephen Duckett -- 8 Retirement Income Policy For A Long-Lived Society 189 -- Allan Borowski and Diana Olsberg -- 9 Housing Policy For A Long-Lived Society 219 -- Hal Kendig and Catherine Bridge -- 10 Ageing In Space: Transport, Access And Urban Form 239 -- Mike Berry -- 11 Uncertain Prospects: Aged Care Policy For A 265 -- Long-Lived Society -- Michael Fine -- 12 The Politics Of Ageing 296 -- Sol Encel and Elizabeth Ozanne -- 13 Lifelong Education And Lifelong Learning 316 -- Sheila Rimmer -- 14 Family And Intergenerational Relationships In 334 -- The Long-Lived Society -- Elizabeth Ozanne -- 15 Ageing And The Law 363 -- Terry Carney -- Index 386.

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Older people--Government policy--Australia.
Older people--Legal status, laws, etc--Australia.
Older people--Health and hygiene--Australia.
Older people--Finance, Personal.--Australia
Older people--Housing--Australia.
Older people--Education--Australia.

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