What is the future of old age? How will families, services, and economies adapt to an older population? Such questions often provoke extreme and opposing answers: some see ageing populations as having the potential to undermine economic growth and prosperity; others see new and exciting ways of living in old age. The Futures of Old Age places these questions in the context of social and political change, and assesses what the various futures of old age might be.
Prepared by the British Society of Gerontology, The Futures of Old Age brings together a team of leading international gerontologists from the United Kingdom and United States, drawing on their expertise and research. The book's seven sections deal with key contemporary themes including: population ageing; households and families; health; wealth; pensions; migration; inequalities; gender and self; and identity in later life.
Introduction
PART ONE: THE FUTURE OF THE LIFE COURSE
Visions of Later Life - Andrew Blaikie
Golden Cohort to Generation Z
Future `Conflicts' across Generations and Cohorts? - Vern L Bengtson and Norella M Putney
Developments in the Life Course - Dale Dannefer and Casey Miklowski
PART TWO: THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL DIFFERENTIATION
Ageing and Social Class - Alan Walker and Liam Foster
An Enduring Relationship
Gender and Later Life - Sara Arber
Change, Choice and Constraints
Ethnicity and Old Age - James Nazroo
PART THREE: THE FUTURE OF RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS
The Future of Inequalities in Retirement Income - Debora Price and Jay Ginn
Will the Baby-Boomers be Better off than Their Parents in Retirement? - Maria Evandrou and Jane Falkingham
The Future of Stock Market Pensions - Richard Minns
PART FOUR: THE FUTURE FOR `SELF' IN OLD AGE
Ageing Selves and Others - Simon Biggs
Distinctiveness and Uniformity in the Struggle for Intergenerational Solidarity
Biographical Work and the Future of the Ageing Self - Jaber F Gubrium and James A Holstein
Ageing and Belief - Between Tradition and Change - Peter G Coleman, Marie A Mills and Peter Speck
PART FIVE: THE FUTURE FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN OLD AGE
Will Our Old Age be Healthier? - Christina Victor
Is there a Better Future for People with Dementia and their Families? - Murna Downs and Errollyn Bruce
The Future of Well-Being - John Bond and Lynne Corner
Quality of Life of Older People in the 21st Century
PART SIX: THE FUTURE OF FAMILY AND LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR OLDER PEOPLE
The Ageing of Family Life Transitions - Sarah Harper
Flying Solo in Old Age - Kate Davidson
Widowed and Divorced Men and Women in Later Life
Housing and Future Living Arrangements - Sheila Peace
PART SEVEN: GLOBALIZATION AND THE FUTURE OF OLD AGE
Anti-Ageing Science and the Future of Old Age - John Vincent
Ageing and Globalization - Chris Phillipson
The Future Life Course, Migration and Old Age - Tony Warnes
