Ageing and inter-generational relations

ldemo2611  2017-2018  Louvain-la-Neuve

Ageing and inter-generational relations
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Gourbin Catherine; Gourbin Catherine (compensates Rizzi Ester Lucia); Rizzi Ester Lucia;
Language
French
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.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Other information
Oral or written examination References, papers and other course documents available on Icampus. Portfolio of readings.
Faculty or entity
PSAD


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Population and Development Studies