EBOOK: Older Workers in Europe
EBOOK: Older Workers in Europe

Author: Anthony Chiva

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 2008-11-16

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0335236707

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This fascinating book brings together an extraordinarily diverse collection of insights, from a wide range of experts. A broad overview is created by the foreword, from Jumbo Klercq. This sets the scene for the subsequent chapters which examine more specific approaches and ways of tackling age diversity and ageing in the workplace. A key contribution, by Sarah Harper, analyses the research and evidence on factors which impact on older workers. This is complemented by an exploration of older workers’ attitudes to work based on primary research undertaken by Stephen McNair and Mat Flynn. Chiva and Manthorpe also include examples of innovative practice in working with individuals, employers and intermediaries and feature contributions from researchers in the UK, France, Poland, Spain and Norway. Older Workers in Europe is ideal for students of gerontology, social policy, sociology and human resource management. It will also be of interest to policy makers and professionals working in the fields of employment and guidance, policy, economics, labour force development and research.

EBOOK: Growing Older in Europe
EBOOK: Growing Older in Europe

Author: Alan Walker

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 2004-12-16

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 0335228232

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This book provides a comprehensive picture of quality of life in old age in five very different European Union countries. Based on systematic review of the evidence in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UIKL by leading national experts the volume constitutes a unique resource for anyone interested in ageing in Europe. As well as covering all the most important issues concerning quality in later life, including physical and mental health, the environments of ageing, employment and income, family and support networks and participation and social integration, each chapter follows a standard format to ensure maximum accessibility of the material presented and comparisons between the countries. A comparative framework is provided in the introductory chapter which also places the five countries in their broad European context. The research evidence contained in this volume has never been available previously in the one place and, therefore, it represents a unique contribution to the literature. The book is intended as a companion volume to the others in the Growing Older series providing the only comparative European perspective. This comparative analysis shows that many similar quality of later life issues are being faced by older people in different EU countries but that the policy and service contexts are quite different, as are the research traditions.

The Political Participation of Older People in Europe
The Political Participation of Older People in Europe

Author: A. Goerres

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2009-03-26

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 0230233953

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The first comparative analysis of the political behaviour of older people, using evidence from 20+ European democracies. In contrast to younger people across European societies, older people do not behave uniformly. For political participation in later life, it matters where and when individuals have grown up and in which country they become old.

Work and Aging
Work and Aging

Author: Jan Snel

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-11-25

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 1000162680

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In the past few years the topic of work and ageing has received much public and professional interest. The progressive "greying" of the population and its impact on work is a problem of widespread and growing concern, with major consequences for the economy in terms of productivity, performance, health care, work design and entry opportunities; and for the individual older worker. A European Symposium on Work and Ageing was held in Amsterdam in 1993. It was intended not only for a forum of scientists but also for practitioners and policy-makers who are actually involved in this growing field of social interest.; "Work and Aging", a multi-disciplinary book derives, in part, from this symposium, but also includes especially invited contribributions from experts in occupational health and safety, organizational psychology, cognitive science, and ergonomics.; Throughout the diverse chapters, incentives are suggested on how and why an organization could benefit from the asset of an ageing worker. Training programmes for human resource management, with respect to the elderly and disabled worker in particular, are offered in order to deal effectively with vocational rehabilitation.

Older Workers in an Ageing Society
Older Workers in an Ageing Society

Author: Phillip Taylor

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2013-09-30

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1782540105

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Prolonging working lives is high on the agenda of policy makers in most of the world�s major industrialized nations. This book explains how they are keen to tackle issues associated with the ageing of populations, namely the funding of pension systems

Ageing and the Care of Older People in Europe
Ageing and the Care of Older People in Europe

Author: Richard Hugman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1994-08-23

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1349235245

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As the population of all European countries ages rapidly, understanding the phenomenon of ageing and social responses to old age has become a vital contemporary issue. The diverse ways in which old age is seen across Europe are compared and different forms of care for the needs of older people are examined. With the demise of large institutions, and increasing demands on families and on domiciliary care, the question of inter-generational relations is seen as a key element in the future of old age. It is argued that much is to be learned from cross-national comparisons in developing social responses to old age.

Ageing, Health and Pensions in Europe
Ageing, Health and Pensions in Europe

Author: Lans Bovenberg

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-10-27

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 0230307345

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Providing an overview of the future research challenges for economists and social scientists concerning population ageing, pensions, health and social care in Europe, this book examines how scientific research can provide cutting-edge evidence on income security and well-being of the elderly, and labour markets and older workers.

EBOOK: Older People And Community Care
EBOOK: Older People And Community Care

Author: Beverly Hughes

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 1995-09-16

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0335231853

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Older People and Community Care sets social and health care practice with older people firmly in the context of the new community care arrangements and the consequent organizational trends towards a market culture. However, it also questions the relative lack of attention given by professionals to issues of structural inequality in old age, compared for example to race and gender. Thus, the book tackles a double agenda: How can community care practice be suffused with anti-ageist values and principles? Addressing this question the book sets out the foundation knowledge and values which must underpin the development of anti-discriminatory community care practice and examines the implications for practitioners in terms of the essential skills and inherent dilemmas which arise. Older People and Community Care is essential reading for all those working with and managing services to older people, and who aspire to make empowerment for older people a reality.

EBOOK: The Social World of Older People: Understanding Loneliness and Social Isolation in Later Life
EBOOK: The Social World of Older People: Understanding Loneliness and Social Isolation in Later Life

Author: Christina Victor

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 2008-12-16

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0335237711

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"A timely and welcome contribution to the research on loneliness and kindred phenomena." Lars Andersson, International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 2010. Developments to the physical environment, scientific and technological innovation, the reorganisation of work and leisure and the impact of globalization and global capitalism have all influenced the nature of the world in which we now live. Social engagement and relationships, however, remain important at any age and their quality is a key element contributing to the quality of life of older people. This book provides a detailed account of loneliness and social isolation as experienced by older people living in Britain. The authors consider the incidence and effects of isolation and loneliness, identifying the factors which lead to such experiences and considering potential interventions. They also argue that these feelings are experienced at all stages of the life course and not unique to the social world of older people. Victor, Scambler and Bond rationalise that this is an important area, as both loneliness and social isolation are negatively associated with both quality and quantity of life - whilst the maintenance of social relationships is seen as a key component of 'successful ageing'. The Social World of Older People is important reading for students of social work, gerontology, community care and social policy as well as being of interest to policy makers and practitioners in these fields.