There are 550 million older people worldwide. By 2025, there will be 1.2 billion. Such a large and rapid change is without precedent. This book looks at the resulting challenges that face both the UK Government and the individual. Topics discussed include age discrimination in the workplace and the impact of an ageing population on our health, welfare and pensions systems.
The information comes from a wide variety of sources and includes government reports and statistics, newspaper reports, features, magazine articles and surveys, literature from lobby groups and charitable organisations.
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Ageing Trends
Ageing, Older people in the United Kingdom, Male over fifties, reliving the swinging sixties, The young worry more about getting older, The gender gap, New phones help to keep elderly mobile, Grandparents caught by the web, Britain’s old and lonely, Older people at risk of abuse, Older people in care homes.
Chapter Two: Ageism and Employment
Age – a relevant value?, Ageism, Legislation on age discrimination, Flexible working in an ageing society, Discrimination against older women, 90 not out, Why sixty is the new forté.
Chapter Three: Ageing and Health
Goodbye geriatric, hello geri-active, The fabulous fifty, Forever young, Seniors kiss ‘Hello’ lifestyle goodbye, Our good old days, Over-80s will double to 5 million in a generation, Adults in later life with mental health problems, Does religion protect the elderly from depression?.
Key Facts
Additional Resources
Index
Acknowledgements
• In 2003, 6,433 women and 6,283 men were between 45 and 64, the highest figure for any age group. (page 2)
• 1.28 million (14 per cent) older people in the UK regularly feel lonely. One in ten (11 per cent) of older people see their grandchildren less than twice a year; 19 per cent of those who live alone will go more than a month without seeing any members of their family, and 9 per cent will go more than six months. (page 12)
• By 2021 there will be more people over 80 than there are children under 5. (page 19)
• Those in their sixties are more confident and happy to work than is typically believed, with 93 per cent saying they like their jobs. (page 23)
• For each hour that passes, life expectancy increases by 12 minutes. (page 35)
• About 25% of people over 85 have dementia. Between 10 and 15% of people over 65 have depression. (page 37)
Ageing Issues Study Guide
Each book in the Issues series has a study guide. These four-page guides provide a variety of discussion points and other activities to suit a wide range of ability levels and interests.
Publisher: Independence Educational Publishers
Price: £1.50
ISBN: 978 1 86168 331 1
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