Description
Populations globally are ageing rapidly. Consistently lower birth rates and higher levels of life expectancy are transforming population structures, and the proportion of older people has surpassed that of younger people in many countries. Advances in life expectancy are a testament to human achievement, and growing numbers of older people are a cause for celebration. However, continued squeezing of dependency ratios, with fewer people of working age available to support younger and older people, presents a challenge to decision-makers in (re)developing social policies that transform traditional notions of ageing and older age across a range of policy areas. This module will critically explore the challenges of population ageing from a number of standpoints, and will encourage students to consider the extent to which policy-makers are also responding to the opportunities that increasing numbers of older people in society can bring.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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