Affiliation:
1. Professor of Sociology at Simon Fraser University and has served on the executive of the Canadian Association on Aging, the Canadian Population Society, and the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association.
2. Professor of Sociology at the University of Alberta, Past President of the Canadian Population Society, and Chair of the Statistics Canada Advisory Committee on Demographic Statistics and Studies.
Abstract
This paper provides a discussion of general issues and debates associated with population aging in Canada, using a framework that focuses upon: historical and present-day tensions regarding the principles underlying social policies, and between economic and social policies; the salience of gender to social policy; and the relevance of social policy challenges to persons of all ages in an aging population. Four policy issues regarding the aged are discussed: criteria for resource allocation, service delivery, models of care, and workplace policies. Selected social policy issues related to an aging society are examined, including intergenerational equity/economics of aging, demographie policies, child care policy, and informal care-giving.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
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