Population ageing from a lifecourse perspective

This much-needed volume, part of the Ageing and the Lifecourse series, combines insights from different disciplines and real-life experiences to argue that the lifecourse perspective helps us understand causes and effects of population ageing.

About the author

Kathrin Komp is adjunct professor of social gerontology at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Stina Johansson is professor emerita in social work at Umea University, Sweden.

Summary

This much-needed volume, part of the Ageing and the Lifecourse series, combines insights from different disciplines and real-life experiences to argue that the lifecourse perspective helps us understand causes and effects of population ageing.

Product details

• Authors: Kathrin Komp
• Assisted by: Stina Johansson (Editor), Stina (Department of Social Welfare Johansson (Editor), Kathrin Komp (Editor), Kathrin (University of Helsinki) Komp (Editor)
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.03.2015
• EAN: 9781447310716
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-1071-6
• No. of pages: 274
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 250 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 657 g
• Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series; Ageing and the Lifecourse
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories