Jordan I. Kosberg

International Handbook on Services for the Elderly

Herausgeber: Kosberg, Jordan I.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This international reference guide analyzes the role and structure of care of the elderly and describes available services in 32 representative countries around the world. Discussed is income maintenance and employment resources, health care, housing, support systems, leisure time resources, and advocacy and protective programs of different kinds. Chapters closely parallel each other in the information they provide, offering suggestions for methods that can be used to satisfy present and future needs of elderly populations. The guide is designed for students at undergraduate and graduate levels, teachers, scholars, and professionals (e.g. policymakers, programmers, or providers) in fields of gerontology, health, social work, or public policy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 953g
• ISBN-13: 9780313283383
• ISBN-10: 0313283389
• Artikelnr.: 25568801

Autorenporträt

JORDAN I. KOSBERG is the Philip S. Fisher Professor in the School of Social Work at McGill University.

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations Foreword by Alfred Grech Preface Argentina by Roberto E.
Barca Australia by John McCallum Austria by Josef Hörl Barbados by Farley
S. Brathwaite Canada by Victor W. Marshall and Blossom T. Wigdor China by
Cai Wenmei, Song Yuhua, Yue Xiaohui, and Jiang Leifen Czech and Slovak
Federal Republic (Former) by Ladislav J. Hegyi France by Jean-Claude
Henrard Germany by Fred Karl Ghana by Charles K. Brown Hong Kong by Nelson
W. S. Chow India by S. D. Gokhale and Chandra Dave Israel by Howard Litwin
Italy by Massimo Mengani, Cristina Gagliardi, Micaela Tonucci, and Giovanni
Lamura Japan by Yutaka Shimizu and Junko Wake Jordan by Amal H. El-Farhan
and Muhsen Makhamreh Malaysia by Cho Kah Sin and Abdullah Malim Baginda
Malta by Marisa Scerri and Mario D. Garrett Netherlands by Theo N. M.
Schuyt and Gerard H. van der Zanden New Zealand by Peggy G. Koopman-Boyden
Norway by Eva Beverfelt Poland by Brunon Synak South Korea by Kyu-taik Sung
Spain by Ricardo Moragas Moragas Sudan by Niemat A. Latiff Mursi Sweden by
Gerdt Sundström and Mats Thorslund Switzerland by Hans-Dieter Schneider
Thailand by Malinee Wongsith and Chanpen Saengtienchai United Kingdom by
Malcolm L. Johnson United States by Abraham Monk USSR (Former) by Vladislav
V. Bezrukov and Nina V. Verzhikovskaya Zimbabwe by Andrew C. Nyanguru
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