Global Aging

Masa Higo; John B. Williamson

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-7374-0_8

Global Aging

Masa Higo, John B. Williamson

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Abstract

In the sociology of aging and life course, global aging is relatively a new issue; but it has become an increasingly important subject since the early 1990s (Estes and Phillipson 2002). Many factors are contributing to population aging. The single most important factor is the decline of fertility that is taking place in many countries around the globe (Lloyd-Sherlock 2010). Another major factor is decline in mortality rates at all age levels, a trend which translates into increases in life expectancy (Uhlenberg 2009). Because people have come to live longer, including more disability-free years, population aging can and should be viewed as a positive achievement associated with improved healthcare, more government spending on social security, and other age-related social welfare programs, as well as changes in life style, such as less smoking and more exercise (National Research Council 2001).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages	117-129
Number of pages	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7374-0_8
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
ISSN (Print)	1389-6903
ISSN (Electronic)	2542-839X

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Social Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science
Psychology (miscellaneous)

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