Ageing and social policy in Ireland /
Kennedy, Patricia.
Ageing and social policy in Ireland / edited by Patricia Kennedy and Suzanne Quin. - Dublin : University College Dublin Press, 2008. - 256 p. ; 24 cm.
Introduction, Suzanne Quin and Patricia Kennedy; The social construction of ageing, Maria Pierce; Ageing, the labour market and retirement, Tony Fahey; Poverty and ageing, Martina Prunty; Housing and accommodation for older people, Michelle Norris and Nessa Winston; Older returning emigrants, Joan O\'Flynn; Ageing and ethnic minorities/ new communities, Joe Moran; Alzheimer\'s disease, activism and the pharmaceutical industry, Orla O\'Donovan; Health care for older people, Suzanne Quin; Disability in old age, Anne O\'Connor. Personal social services and older people, John Brennan; Elder abuse, Ann O\'Loughlin; Notes; References; Index.
In the coming decades, Ireland, like other European countries, is facing demographic changes and parallel policy changes. This book will serve as a appraisal of policy developments to date and as a point of departure for future challenges.
9781904558958 (pbk.) : £16.95 9781904558958
Social Policy--Ireland
Ageing.
Population aging--Government policy--Ireland
Older people--Services for--Government policy--Ireland
Health and Wellbeing.
Ireland--Social policy--Forecasting.
HQ1061
362.609417 KEN
Ageing and social policy in Ireland / edited by Patricia Kennedy and Suzanne Quin. - Dublin : University College Dublin Press, 2008. - 256 p. ; 24 cm.
Introduction, Suzanne Quin and Patricia Kennedy; The social construction of ageing, Maria Pierce; Ageing, the labour market and retirement, Tony Fahey; Poverty and ageing, Martina Prunty; Housing and accommodation for older people, Michelle Norris and Nessa Winston; Older returning emigrants, Joan O\'Flynn; Ageing and ethnic minorities/ new communities, Joe Moran; Alzheimer\'s disease, activism and the pharmaceutical industry, Orla O\'Donovan; Health care for older people, Suzanne Quin; Disability in old age, Anne O\'Connor. Personal social services and older people, John Brennan; Elder abuse, Ann O\'Loughlin; Notes; References; Index.
In the coming decades, Ireland, like other European countries, is facing demographic changes and parallel policy changes. This book will serve as a appraisal of policy developments to date and as a point of departure for future challenges.
9781904558958 (pbk.) : £16.95 9781904558958
Social Policy--Ireland
Ageing.
Population aging--Government policy--Ireland
Older people--Services for--Government policy--Ireland
Health and Wellbeing.
Ireland--Social policy--Forecasting.
HQ1061
362.609417 KEN