Social Policy for an Aging Society
Subtitle: A Human Rights Perspective
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated; Springer Publishing Company
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780826196538
Subjects: Aging, economic aspects; Human rights; United states, social policy
Description: As people age, they are at increased risk of having their basic human rights threatened or violated. When age is perceived as incompetence, it can easily lead to discrimination that impacts human rights. Based on the premise that social policy must reflect human rights principles, this graduate-level textbook views the challenges associated with aging as opportunities for policy development that stresses the rights of older adults rather than needs. The text distinguishes between needs and rights and describes those policies and services that best ensure that the rights of older adults are actually met particularly programs that enable people to remain in their own communities so they can benefit from continued integration and participation in society. Issues and challenges surrounding such efforts, and gaps in social policies faced by specific subsets of older people, are critically examined.