Ageing in Developing Countries [Paperback]

Ken Tout (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 13, 1989

The increasing life expectancy seen in developing countries has coincided with massive migrations due to urbanization, industrialization, and disasters, both natural and man-made, to cause acute physical and psychological suffering for many old people and their dependents. In this study, Tout takes the first in-depth look at this phenomenon and proposes a new approach to the special needs of the elderly in developing countries. Describing successful national programs already in place for the elderly, he highlights lesser-known difficulties, such as the responsibilities grandmothers may have to assume in the face of heterosexually-transmitted AIDS, and the consequences of the disintegration of the traditional extended family in countries too poor to provide pension schemes.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Gerontologists will find this piece of research helpful and useful owing to its informative and descriptive nature."--Journal of Developing Areas

"In Ageing in Developing Countries, Tout sustains the....note of urgency struck at the World Assembly by presenting an updated overview of projections for dramatic future increases in the percentages of people over the age of 60....Tout's book stretches the temporal boundaries of the subject matter by virtue of its diachronic depth and texture." --Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

About the Author

Ken Tout is at HelpAge International.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (July 13, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198272766
• ISBN-13: 978-0198272762
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,635,607 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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