UCL - Ageing and inter-generational relations

[DEMO2611]

[30h] 5 credits

Teacher(s):

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
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Aims

Understand social and demographic causes of the population ageing process and its economic, social, political consequences but also the simultaneous changing relations between generations.

Main themes

The main themes developed are:
- Population ageing and individual ageing
- Causes of ageing: decrease of fertility, decrease of mortality, effect of migrations
- Measuring ageing: mean age, ageing ratios, dependency ratios, life expectancy without disability
- Rectangularization of the survival curve: what progress can still be expected?
- Physical, social and mental health among old people
- Feminization of ageing
- Traditional and new forms of solidarity between ages
- Economic and social consequences of society's ageing process: impact on employment, social security (de-pendency insurance) and health
" Place of the aged in society: social policies adapted to ageing.

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Oral or written examination

References, papers and other course documents available on Icampus.
Portfolio of readings.