Author

Publication

2015 - Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated

Language

English

Word Count

56,000 words, Guess

Page Count

224 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780826196538
  • Open LibraryOL29550452M

Classifications

  • LCCHN65.C679 2015
  • LCCHN65 .C679 2015

Description

As people age, they are at increased risk of having their basic human rights threatened or violated. When age is perceived as incompetence, it can easily lead to discrimination that impacts human rights. Based on the premise that social policy must reflect human rights principles, this graduate-level textbook views the challenges associated with aging as opportunities for policy development that stresses the rights of older adults rather than needs. The text distinguishes between needs and rights and describes those policies and services that best ensure that the rights of older adults are actually met particularly programs that enable people to remain in their own communities so they can benefit from continued integration and participation in society. Issues and challenges surrounding such efforts, and gaps in social policies faced by specific subsets of older people, are critically examined.

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Other Editions

  • Social Policy for an Aging Society: A Human Rights PerspectiveSpringer Publishing Company, Incorporated2015-01-01

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