Handbook of Asian Aging
Handbook of Asian Aging
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Author(s): Hendricks, Jon
Yoon, Hyungsook
ISBN No.: 9780895033161
Pages: 396
Year: 200509
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 154.75
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

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 atus, 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 vices 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.



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