Ageing and inter-generational relations [ LDEMO2611 ]
5.0 crédits ECTS
30.0 h
1q
| Teacher(s) |
Rizzi Ester Lucia ;
Gourbin Catherine ;
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| Language |
French
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Place
of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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| 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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| 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.
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| Other information |
Oral or written examination
References, papers and other course documents available on Icampus.
Portfolio of readings.
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Cycle et année
d'étude |
> Master [120] in Population and Development Studies
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Faculty or entity
in charge |
> PSAD
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