Ageing in Singapore: Service needs and the state (Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series)

Teo, Peggy, Mehta, Kalyani, Thang, Leng Leng, Chan, Angeliqu

ISBN 10: 0415374871 / ISBN 13: 9780415374873

Published by Routledge, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ageing in Singapore: Service needs and the state (Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415374871
• ISBN 13: 9780415374873
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Older persons are often portrayed as social and financial burdens because pensions, health and social care have to withstand increasing old age dependency ratios. Due to a lack of access to representation or a lack of social and economic power, older people have found few opportunities to have their voices heard, making age an immensely political issue.

Written by an impressive team of authors, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the experience of ageing in Singapore examining key issues such as health, work, housing, family ties and care giving. It looks at how social categorization enters into everyday life to elucidate the multiple meanings of age and identity encountered in a rapidly changing economy and society.

Providing original critical discourse from Asian writers recording Asian voices, Ageing in Singapore will appeal to a wide readership and is an invaluable resource for policy makers, service practitioners and scholars working on Asian gerontology.

About the Author

Peggy Teo, Kalyani Mehta, Leng Leng Thang, Angelique Chan