354213121

Social policy for an aging society [Elektronische Ressource] : a human rights perspective / Carole B. Cox

New York : Springer, 2015

xi, 211 S.

Description based upon print version of record

978-0-8261-9653-8

MS 2700 MS 1235

 

USA  Alternde Bevölkerung  Altenpolitik  Menschenrecht 

 

Online-Ausg.: Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest

Online-Ressource

978-0-8261-9656-9

 

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 insure that the rights of older adul...