1st Edition

Handbook of Asian Aging

By Hyunsook Yoon, Jon Hendricks Copyright 2006
396 Pages
by Routledge

396 Pages
by Routledge

396 Pages
by Routledge

In western countries, the rising tide of population aging took 100 years to alter the face of societies, but Asia is experiencing comparable changes in not much more than a quarter of a century. Contributors to "The Handbook of Aging" describe the magnitude of these changes and their effects on the aged and on societies attempting to adapt to the dramatic improvements in life expectancy brought on... Read more

Introduction: The Sweep of Asian Aging: Changing Mores, Changing Policies Jon Hendricks and Hyunsook Yoon

Part I: Asian Aging in Social Context

 Demography of Aging Across Asia Andrew Mason, Sang-Hyop Lee, and Gerard Russo

 Economic Resources: Implications for Aging Policy in Asia Yung-Ping Chen and John Turner

 The Politics and Policies of Aging, Asian Style Laura Katz Olson

 Culture as the Context of Aging John van Willigen and Densie C. Lewis

Part II: Economic Status, Work, and Retirement

 Economic Status, Work, and Retirement in China Peng Du

 Economic Resources of the Elderly Within the Japanese Family Nobuko Nagase

 Empowering Older Adults as Key Resources in Development in Malaysia Poo Chang Tan and Nai Peng Tey

 Economic Status, Work, and Retirement Among Korean Elders Sung-Jae Choi

Part III: Living Arrangements, Family Caregiving, and Social Support

 Living Arrangements and Social Support for Older Adults in India Phoebe Liebig and P. V. Ramamurti

 Living Arrangements and Social Interaction of the Elderly in Taiwan Te-hsiung Sun and Ming-cheng Chang

 Intergenerational Support Mechanisms for Filipino Elderly Mercedes B. Concepcion and Aurora E. Perez

 Welfare Policy for Older Adults and Caregiving Burden in South Korea Ka-Oak Rhee

Part IV: Health and Long-Term Care

 Health Insurance in South Korea Sang-soo Bae and Tae-jin Lee

 Long-Term Care Insurance in Japan Koichi Hiraoka

 Healthcare and Long-Term Care Financing in Singapore Kai Hong Phua

Part V: Community Social Services

 Family Support and Community Services for Older Adults in China: Integration and Partnership Joe C. B. Leung

 Community Services for Older People in Australia Hal Kendig and Susan Quine

 Community-Care Services in Japan Daisaku Maeda and Hisanori Ishikawa

Meet the Contributors

 Index

Biography

Hyunsook Yoon, Jon Hendricks