Patrik Marier. The Four Lenses of Population Aging: Planning for the Future in Canada’s Provinces. University of Toronto Press: Toronto, 2021.

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Laura M. Funk
Keyword(s):  
Population Aging ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
The Future

The Civic Apartment for the Aged in the Background of Chinese Population Ageing

2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 4005-4009
Author(s):  
Qian Fei Shi
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Chinese Population ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Population Ageing ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Welfare History ◽  
Aging Stage ◽  
Elderly Living

At the end of 20th century, our country has already entered population aging stage. Along with the aggravation of the population ageing, the change of people’s viewpoint, it makes residential elderly-living mode turned into social elderly-living mode and the apartment for aged also springs up gradually. The paper introduce the development of the foreign representative apartment for the aged and the welfare history of policies and present conditions, analysis the problems of our country’s apartment for the aged and the future development directions of it.

Sociology of Aging in Canada: Issues for the Millennium

2001 ◽  
Vol 20 (S1) ◽  
pp. 82-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neena L. Chappell ◽  
Margaret J. Penning
Keyword(s):  
Population Aging ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
Income Security ◽  
The Future ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Community Environments

AbstractThis paper presents a selective review of sociological gerontology in Canada, examining where it has been, where it is, and where it could go in the future in four general areas: inequality, population aging and the social construction of crisis; family relations and caregiving; work, retirement and income security; and health, health care systems, and health policy. This review suggests that the sociology of aging has not differentiated itself by the topic studied or by its applied and empirical focus, but rather in its unique perspective that reveals the importance of social structures for the personal and private experience of aging. In doing so, sociological gerontology rejects deterministic assumptions ofinevitability. The importance of relating the personal to the public and of continuing a critical examination of existing trends will continue into the future. An additional challenge will be the generation ofnew knowledge on how to transform institutions so that they better enhance the quality oflife ofseniors, including the identification of support of family structures and community environments, as well as more appropriate health and income security policies. This also includes research on effective and appropriate means of introducing new structures and implementing new policies and programs within the context of current social institutions.

scholarly journals How Longer Work Lives Ease the Crunch of Population Aging

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Maestas ◽  
Julie Zissimopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Productive Capacity ◽  
Work Lives ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Skill Composition ◽  
The Future ◽  
Older Men And Women

Population aging is not a looming crisis of the future—it is already here. Economic challenges arise when the increase in people surviving to old age and the decline in the number of young people alive to support them cause the growth in society's consumption needs to outpace growth in its productive capacity. The ultimate impact of population aging on our standard of living in the future depends a great deal on how long people choose to work before they retire from the labor force. Here, there is reason for optimism. A constellation of forces, some just now gaining momentum, has raised labor force participation at older ages at just the time it is needed. We examine the most important factors behind the increase in labor force participation realized to date: the shift in the skill composition of the workforce, and technological change. We argue that forces such as changes in the structure of employer-provided pensions and Social Security are likely to propel future increases in labor force participation at older ages. The labor market is accommodating older workers to some degree, and older men and women are themselves adapting on a number of fronts, which could substantially lessen the economic impact of population aging. Age-related health declines and the reluctance of employers to hire and retain older workers present challenges, but the outlook for future gains in labor force participation at older ages is promising.

scholarly journals THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION FOR THE INFORMATION PROFESSIONS

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Adele Fasick
Keyword(s):  
Basic Education ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Information Studies ◽  
The Future ◽  
Access Information ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Future Of Education ◽  
The University ◽  
Alternative Delivery

Although technology and the Internet have enabled the information professions to make huge strides, there are still many issues to be resolved. This article outlines and discusses many of them including environmental changes; linking - access, knowledge of location is not enough to access information; the proposed Information Commons by the University of Toronto; changes in definition of professions; the need for alternative delivery of education and for service orientation. Finally, the need for flexible basic education for Information Studies students is emphasized in order to guarantee the future of the profession. 

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