The Aging of Populations and Societies

Donald O. Cowgill
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Donald O. Cowgill: University of Pennsylvania

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1974, vol. 415, issue 1, 1-18

Abstract: Modernization of societies is accompanied by a demographic transition which results in the aging of popula tions. Yet, modernization also results in a lowered status for older people. The salient aspects of modernization which pro duce this effect are held to be: (1) the application of modern technology in the fields of health and economics, (2) urbaniza tion and (3) education. Each of these factors sets in motion a chain reaction which tends to undermine the status of the aged. However, there are some signs that this trend is being reversed in the most modernized societies.

Date: 1974
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