Ageing and the Care of Older People in Europe

1. Front Matter

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2. Ageing in European Society

   • Richard Hugman

   Pages 1-20

3. Polarities and Similarities: An Outline Framework

   • Richard Hugman

   Pages 21-45

4. History, Economy and Culture

   • Richard Hugman

   Pages 46-72

5. Respect and Abuse

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   Pages 73-96

6. Older People and the Welfare Response

   • Richard Hugman

   Pages 97-124

7. Institution and Community

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8. Europe: An Ageing Society

   • Richard Hugman

   Pages 152-173

9. Back Matter

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As the population of all European countries ages rapidly, understanding the phenomenon of ageing and social responses to old age has become a vital contemporary issue. The diverse ways in which old age is seen across Europe are compared and different forms of care for the needs of older people are examined. With the demise of large institutions, and increasing demands on families and on domiciliary care, the question of inter-generational relations is seen as a key element in the future of old age. It is argued that much is to be learned from cross-national comparisons in developing social responses to old age.

• aging
• care
• Europe

Richard Hugman has published extensively in the last 25 years across many aspects of social work and related topics, such as professional ethics, international social work and social development, mental health, late life and old age. He currently serves as the chair of the ethics committee for the International Federation of Social Workers. Over the last 10 years he also has worked as a consultant to UNICEF Vietnam concerning the development of professional social work.

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