Society and Adjustment to Old Age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2301563 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Faina Jyrkilä (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1962 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 87-90 |
| Publication date | 1962-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Sociologica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-6993 • E-ISSN: 1502-3869 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000169936200500109 |
| OpenAlex | W2095282199 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Tlhe Problenm of Old Age. Simultaneously with the rapid social change in all western countries the problem of old age has emerged. The changing age structure implies a continuously increasing amount of older people. This is due to the decline in fertility and mortality rates and to the greater mobility of people both within countries and over national boundaries. It is relatively easy to see that this kind of demographic development soon produces an economic problem. The living costs of the older unproductive part of the population will become an encumbrance to the younger productive part in the form of taxes etc. This economic side of the problem of old age is, however, less than the parallel problem of the younger unproductive part of population. The expenditure caused by children under 14 years of age may amount to several times as much as that of the corresponding older part of the population (1). On the other hand, the economic problem of old age is less complex to solve than the reverse of the medal, the adjustment of old people. The problem of adjustment in old age in a changing society may be said to arise from two main sources: firstly, it is assumed to be a result of the changes taking place in the individual himself with advancing age and secondly, it arises because of the changed way the modern industrialized society treats its aged members
Age structure · Birth rate · Demographic economics · Developed country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Family planning · Fertility · Old Age Security · Older people · Population · Population ageing · Research methodology · Sociology · Total fertility rate · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Medicine · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2001 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |