Ageing and social policy in Ireland / edited by Patricia Kennedy and Suzanne Quin.
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TextPublication details: Dublin : University College Dublin Press, 2008.Description: 256 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781904558958 (pbk.) :
- 9781904558958
- 362.609417 KEN
- HQ1061
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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.