Productive Roles in an Older Society

Productive Roles in an Older Society

  • Éditeur: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309036375
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309595582
  • Lieu de publication:  United States
  • Année de publication électronique: 1986
  • Mois : Janvier
  • Pages: 165
  • Langue: Anglais

This second volume in the Institute of Medicine's series on America's Aging explores the various productive roles that the growing number of elderly individuals can play in society through volunteer work. Some of the issues addressed include the main incentives and impediments to elderly volunteerism, the various forms of unpaid productive work and how they affect the health and well-being of the volunteer, and the recruitment of elderly volunteers that is done by various organizations. For policymakers, economists, sociologists, gerontologists, and social services agencies, this is an indispensable resource for the future.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Summary
  • The Economics of Volunteerism: A Review
  • The Older Volunteer Resource
  • Unpaid Productive Activity Over the Life Course
  • Sociodemographic Aspects of Future Unpaid Productive Roles
  • Index

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