El envejecimiento de la poblaciónun fenómeno que está cambiando radicalmente la sociedad

  1. García-Valdecasas, José Ignacio
Journal:
Razón y fe

ISSN: 0034-0235

Year of publication: 2019

Tome: 279

Issue: 1437

Pages: 21-33

Type: Article

More publications in: Razón y fe

Abstract

This article has a fivefold aim: first, to define social ageing and distinguish it from chronological, physical and mental ageing; second, to describe empirically the phenomenon of population ageing, especially in modern societies; third, to investigate the causes and social consequences of such ageing; fourth, to discuss the meaning of agony, death and mourning in modern societies; and, finally, to address the possible future scenarios that older people can expect.

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