Ageing in Singapore; service needs and the state.0415374871 Ageing in Singapore; service needs and the state. Ed. by Peggy Teo et al. Routledge 2006 180 pages $120.00 Hardcover Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. series; 10 HQ1064 The authors (all of the National U. of Singapore) conducted focus group and in-depth qualitative interview research in an effort to identify service gaps for old people in Singapore in the following areas: health, finances, caregiving, and intergenerational in·ter·gen·er·a·tion·al adj. Being or occurring between generations: "These social-insurance programs are intergenerational and all relationships. Their aim is to understand how the social construction of ageing in Singapore influences the interaction between the state and service users and to analyze how globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation is influencing the cultural values within which societal so·ci·e·tal adj. Of or relating to the structure, organization, or functioning of society. so·ci  e·tal·ly adv.Adj. and state approaches to ageing are formulated. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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