Australian Social Work, 62(2), June 2009, pp.132-154.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Much is expected of Australian Baby Boomers as they move through middle to late life over the coming decades. However, there is enormous diversity in the resources and lifestyles of the many birth cohorts that make up this population and some subgroups have been identified as at particular risk. The present article reviews the national and international research on the expectations and behaviours of baby boomers and explores the potentiality that this population, with their diversity and longer life, may contribute to the negotiation of a new social contract and cultural maturity in an Ageing Australia.
Much is expected of Australian Baby Boomers as they move through middle to late life over the coming decades. However, there is enormous diversity in the resources and lifestyles of the many birth cohorts that make up this population and some subgroups have been identified as at particular risk. The present article reviews the national and international research on the expectations and behaviours of baby boomers and explores the potentiality that this population, with their diversity and longer life, may contribute to the negotiation of a new social contract and cultural maturity in an Ageing Australia.
Subject terms:
indigenous people, housing, literature reviews, low income, older people, risk, rural areas, social policy, women, ageing, behaviour, black and minority ethnic people, citizenship, diversity, divorce, economics, families, family relations, health care;
Looks at ageing and social policy in an Australian context and from an international comparative perspective. Topics covered include: employment, education, housing and incomes, ethnicity, legal matters, gender, and Aboriginal Australians.
Looks at ageing and social policy in an Australian context and from an international comparative perspective. Topics covered include: employment, education, housing and incomes, ethnicity, legal matters, gender, and Aboriginal Australians.
Subject terms:
income, housing, law, older people, pensions, policy formulation, retirement, social policy, social care provision, women, ageing, black and minority ethnic people, comparative studies, demographics, education, employment, ethnicity, gender;