Rural Aging in 21st Century America

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

Del 7 i serien Understanding Population Trends and Processes

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Beskrivning

This book examines features of rural aging across economic, racial, ethnic, migration and other structures and patterns, with a focus on debunking myths and an emphasis on opportunities and challenges experienced by older populations in rural places.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-12-14
Mått:155 x 235 x 27 mm
Vikt:716 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Understanding Population Trends and Processes
Antal sidor:384
Upplaga:2013
Förlag:Springer
ISBN:9789400755666

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Innehållsförteckning

1: Introduction to Rural Aging in 21st Century America: Nina Glasgow and E. Helen Berry.- Part I: Overview of the Rural Elderly Population.- 2:Demography of Rural Aging: E. Helen Berry and Annabel Kirschner.- 3: The Geography of Rural Aging in a Regional Context, 1990–2008: Peter B. Nelson.- Part II: Economic Inequalities.- 4: Aging and Economic Well-Being in Rural America: Exploring Income and Employment Challenges: Tim Slack and Tracey E. Rizzuto.- 5: Baby Boomers’ Impact on Work Force and Tax Issues in the Great Plains: Richard Rathge, Justin Garosi and Karen Olson.- Part III: Race/Ethnic Inequalities: 6: Place and Race: Health of African Americans in Nonmetropolitan Areas: Marlene Lee and Joachim Singelmann.- 7: Latino Elderly in Nonmetropolitan America: Rogelio Saenz, Amber Fox and San Juanita Garcia.- 8: Elderly Asian Americans in the Nonmetropolitan and Rural United States: Dudley L. Poston, Yu-Ting Chang and Lei He.- 9: Aging on Indian Reservations: The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good: Gundars Rudzitis, Nicolas Barbier and Diane Mallickan.- Part IV: Rural Institutional and Community Structures: 10: Health and Healthcare among the Rural Aging: Lois Wright Morton and Chih-Yuan Weng.- 11: Rural Long-term Care and Informal Caregiving: Nan E. Johnson.- 12: Aging Populations and Rural Places: Impacts on and Innovations in Land Use Planning: Kathryn Brasier, Anouk Patel-Campillo and Jill Findeis.- 13: Volunteerism and Social Entrepreneurship among Older In-Migrants to Rural Areas: Nina Glasgow, Hosik Min and David L. Brown.- 14: Intergenerational Relationships and Rural Return Migration: Christiane von Reichert, John B. Cromartie and Ryan O. Arthun.- Part V: Older Rural Migration and Aging-in-Place: 15: Rural Retirement Destinations: Natural Decrease and the SharedDemographic Destinies of Elderly and Hispanics: Kenneth M. Johnson and Daniel T. Lichter.- 16: Comparisons across Three Race/Ethnic Groups in Rural Retirement Counties: Glenn V. Fuguitt.- 17: Retirement Migration to Unconventional Places: Benjamin C. Bolender and László J. Kulcsár.- 18: Elderly Immigrants in Rural America: Trends and Characteristics: Douglas T. Gurak and Mary M. Kritz.- Part VI: Conclusions and Policy Recommendations:19: Conclusions and Policy Implications for Aging in Rural Places: E. Helen Berry and Nina Glasgow.