Contents Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 Part I Ageing : Theoretical Perspectives 1. Generation and Class : Understanding Diversity in the Context of an Ageing Global Society 11 John A. Vincent 2. Globalization and the Future of Ageing : Economic, Social and Policy Implications 28 Chris Phillipson 3. Globalization, Population Ageing, and Ethics : Toward a Just Global Society 38 Larry Polivka and Evelinn A. Borrayo 4. Looking Forward to a General Theory on Population Ageing 56 Jean-Marie Robine and Jean-Pierre Michel 5. Population Ageing: An Unavoidable Future 73 David Coleman 6. The Demographic Transition: Population and Underpopulation 83 Sohail Inayatullah 7. Images of Ageing in the Third Age 95 Jyrki Jyrkama 8. Critical Feminist Perspectives, Ageing, and Social Policy 99 Carroll L. Estes Part II Ageing : Economic and Health Perspectives 9. Economic and Social Structure for an Ageing Population 121 Robert W. Fogel 10. Population Ageing, the Costs of Health Care for the Elderly and Growth 143 Ken Tabata 11. The Changing Elderly Population and Future Health Care Needs 166 David Mechanic 12. Health Care Needs and Services Delivery for Older Persons with HIV/AIDS : Issues and Research Challenges 180 Stephen Crystal and Usha Sambamoorthi 13. Ageing and Disability : Behind and Beyond the Stereotypes 195 Meredith Minkler 14. Active Ageing in Employment: Its Meaning and Potential 211 Alan Walker 15. Active Ageing: A Policy Framework 224 Alexandre Kalache 16. The Benefits of an Ageing Population 273 Judith Healy Part III Ageing: Social and Cultural Perspectives 17. Demographic Transition in Asia and its Consequences 321 Athar Hussain, Robert Cassen and Tim Dyson 18. Ageing in India: Drifting Intergenerational Relations, Challenges and Options 334 Anitha Kumari Bhat and Raj Dhruvarajan 19. Why Can't a Man Be More Like a Woman? : Marital Status and Social Networking of Older Men 350 Kate Davidson 20. The Lived Experience of Oldest: Old Rural Adults 368 Susan Hinck 21. Towards a Positive Psychology of Ageing : Potentials and Barriers 382 Rob Ranzijn 22. A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Spiritual Well-Being, Spiritual Growth, and Spiritual Care in Ageing 397 Amy L. Ai 23. Spatial Mobility Patterns of the Aged : A Case Study in Chatsworth, South Africa 413 Ronnie Chanderjith and Brij Maharaj 24. Population Ageing, Policy Reforms and Endogenous Growth in Japan : A Computable Overlapping Generations Approach 428 Manabu Shimasawa 25. Trends in the Living Arrangements of the Elderly in Ghana : Evidence from DHS Data, 1993-2003 444 ChuksJ. Mba Notes on Contributors 452