Social Policy for an Aging Society
Springer Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8261-9653-8 (ISBN)
The book first analyzes current aging policies and rights and considers the Older American's Act as a basic policy framework. With an eye to promoting independence, the book discusses issues of income, housing, transportation, health, and home care and what constitutes a ""livable community,"" along with policies that promote wellbeing and focus on preventing senior abuse and exploitation. Challenges faced by older workers are covered, as are issues particular to family caregivers, older women, and grandparents as caregivers. Gaps in social policies for LGBT seniors and older members of specific ethnic groups are discussed. Particular attention is given to global issues and aging policies in diverse countries and the ways in which they reflect human rights concerns. Each chapter concludes with probing discussion questions for classroom use.
Key Features:
Presents a human rights framework for aging policy
Distinguishes between needs and rights of older persons
Focuses on policies and programs that can help older people to remain in the community
Explores the issues and challenges of specific older populations
Discusses global responses and concerns with regards to older persons and human rights
Carole B. Cox, PhD, is Professor, Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, USA. She is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and the author of more than 50 journal articles and chapters dealing with various aspects of aging and caregiving. Dr. Cox has done extensive research on caregivers for persons with Alzheimer's disease, their needs, and use of services with a particular focus on ethnicity. In the last few years, she has expanded her interest in caregiving to that of grandparents raising their grandchildren. She has developed a program and curriculum for empowerment training for grandparents, Empowering Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Training Manual for Group Leaders (Springer Publishing Company, 2000) and is also the editor of To Grandmothers House We Go and Stay: Perspectives on Custodial Grandparents (Springer Publishing Company, 2000). Her other books include Home Care for the Elderly: An International Perspective, co-authored with Abraham Monk (1991); The Frail Elderly: Problems, Needs, and Community Responses (1993); Ethnicity and Social Work Practice, co-authored with Paul Ephross (1998); Community Care for an Aging Society: Policies and Services (Springer Publishing Company, 2005); and Dementia and Social Work Practice (Springer Publishing Company, 2007).
Contents
Preface
1. Social Policy, Human Rights, and Older Adults
2. The Framework for Federal Involvement: The White House Conference on Aging and the Older Americans Act
3. Income Policy and Human Rights
4. Policy and the Right to Liberty and Security
5. Policy and the Right to Health and Health Care
6. Employment, Retirement, and Human Rights
7. Policy, Family, and Human Rights
8. The Most Vulnerable Groups of Older Adults
9. Global Aging, Policy, and Human Rights
10. Policy Challenges in Meeting the Rights of Older Adults
Appendix: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Index
| Verlagsort | New York |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 456 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Märchen / Sagen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Altenpflege | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8261-9653-5 / 0826196535 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8261-9653-8 / 9780826196538 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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