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Calenti, Millán; Carlos, José - In: Revista Galega de Economía 20 (2011) ex

In recent years, particularly in developed societies, we have witnessed a spectacular advanced in the “amount” of lived years, but the same cannot be stated if we refer to the “quality” of those years, i.e. the amount of years lived free of illness or disability. The quality of life...

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Motivations of older volunteers in three European countries

Principi, Andrea; Chiatti, Carlos; Lamura, Giovanni - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) May, pp. 704-722

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate older volunteers’ motivations, with special focus on country differences, considering the kind of activities carried out and age differences. Design/methodology/approach – Using the Volunteer Function Inventory (VFI), the authors...

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Volunteering in older age: an organizational perspective

Principi, Andrea; Lindley, Robert; Perek-Bialas, Jolanta; … - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) May, pp. 685-703

The purpose of this paper is to shed light on organizational perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of engaging older volunteers, and on how they might best capitalize on the availability of older volunteers in different countries and sectors. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...

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Inmigración y cuidados de mayores en la Comunidad de Madrid

… - Fundación BBVA

La presente monografía muestra una mirada sobre los cuidados de las personas mayores ofrecidos por cuidadoras inmigrantes en el ámbito familiar en Madrid, en un mercado informal. A ello se llega a través de los discursos proporcionados por los actores que intervienen en ese proceso, las...

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A comparative study of well-being for elders in Mexico and England

Guzman, David Vázquez - Departamento de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad … - 2012

This paper establishes econometrically a clear connection between levels of happiness, health and cognition with their … with income, education, with a partner and when healthier, but decrease with unemployment and divorce. Mexican cognition …, but the English are the healthiest living under this family organization. Mental health, approximated with cognition …

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Análisis de la evolución de la dependencia en la tercera edad en España

Casado Marín, Casado Marín David - Fundación BBVA - 2007

One of the main concerns about the demographic ageing projected for these coming decades is the impact it might have on future numbers of elderly dependents.This working paper, which exploits microdata from the Spanish National Health Survey of 1993 and 2001, has a dual objective: first, to...

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The Relationships between Living Conditions and Life Satisfaction of Elderly People in Istanbul

Berkoz, Lale - European Regional Science Association - 2014

The Relationships between Living Conditions and life satisfaction of elderly people in Istanbul Lale BERKOZ, Funda YÃRMÃBESOGLU ITU, Faculty of Architecture Department of Urban and Regional Planning Taksim, Taşkışla, 34437, Ãstanbul e-mail: lberkoz@gmail.com The rate of the elderly...

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Nierówności społeczne w kontekście badania kapitału społecznego ludzi starych. Przykład Domu Pomocy Społecznej i Uniwersytetu Trzeciego Wieku w Białymstoku

Klimczuk, Andrzej - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

Complexity of the changes taking place in modern societies makes it is necessary to deepen the analysis of the impact of social inequality on the activity of old people. Dissemination of new technologies and organizational forms allows solving many social problems and improving the quality of...

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Social Work and Elderly: A Glimpse in India

Konnur, Mallikarjun A. - In: Journal of Global Economy 4 (2008) 4, pp. 292-302

According to the 2001 Census of India, there is the pyamidic structure of population that means, there are more proportion of young people. However the projection for 2016 by way of demographic transition indicates larger number of elderly people. Approaching 80 million in number, India has the...

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The Integration of Elderly and Disabled People into Urban and Social Life: A New Model for Konya/Turkey-YEBAM

Meshur, H. Filiz Alkan; Alkan, Ahmet - European Regional Science Association - 2014

The process of demographic change occurring around the world is also reflected in Turkey. The elderly population and thus, the number of people who are in need of care, will increase in Turkey in the future. Furthermore, approximately 13% of Turkey's population consists of disabled people. This...

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