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Zero Population Growth and the Family Life of Old People
Author(s) -
Shanas Ethel,
Hauser Philip M.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1974.tb01756.x
Subject(s) - recreation , population , zero (linguistics) , government (linguistics) , population growth , population ageing , gerontology , psychology , demography , medicine , sociology , political science , linguistics , philosophy , law
Discussing the place of the elderly in a technologically advanced society, the authors relate demographic change to social structure and social psychological changes. A series of model population profiles, including one which assumes zero population growth by 2028, are given. The present elderly population and its family characteristics are described, and the situation of the elderly under conditions of zero population growth is considered. It is felt that zero population growth would accelerate the role of government in providing housing, recreation, health care, and income maintenance for the elderly.