ISBN:
9780826196538
,
9780826196569 (Sekundärausgabe)
Language:
English
Pages:
xi, 211 S.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Ann Arbor, Michigan ProQuest Online-Ressource ISBN 9780826196569
Edition:
[Online-Ausg.]
DDC:
304.60973
Keywords:
Alternde Bevölkerung
;
Altenpolitik
;
Menschenrecht
;
USA
Abstract:
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...
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Online-Ausg.:
