Older Workers in Europe

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-335-22275-9
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 325 g

This fascinating book brings together an extraordinarily diverse collection of insights, from a wide range of experts. A broad overview is created by the foreword, from Jumbo Klercq. This sets the scene for the subsequent chapters which examine more specific approaches and ways of tackling age diversity and ageing in the workplace. A key contribution, by Sarah Harper, analyses the research and evidence on factors which impact on older workers. This is complemented by an exploration of older workers’ attitudes to work based on primary research undertaken by Stephen McNair and Mat Flynn. Chiva and Manthorpe also include examples of innovative practice in working with individuals, employers and intermediaries and feature contributions from researchers in the UK, France, Poland, Spain and Norway.Older Workers in Europe is ideal for students of gerontology, social policy, sociology and human resource management. It will also be of interest to policy makers and professionals working in the fields of employment and guidance, policy, economics, labour force development and research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chiva, Anthony

Manthorpe, Jill

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Alterssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1Introduction
Part One – The Research Context and Evidence
2Background and Conceptual Analysis
3The Experience of Work in Later Life
Part Two - Policy review and prognosis4An overview of policies: the ageing workforce
5Ageism, legislation and control over work in later life
6Older workers in social care: Under-valued and over-looked?
7An overview of Developing a Mature Workforce
8The Response of Universities to Demographic Ageing (Provisional title)
9Comparison of approaches to the 50+ Workforce in Europe
10Making the most of experience – the East Midlands story
11The working experiences of older nurses and midwives in the NHS
12Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Tony Chiva has spent most of his working life in education. He has worked in the fields of education and health, with the focus on gerontology and jointly with the University of Surrey and Life Academy. He is also a psycho-spiritual teacher. He is co-editor of Promoting the Health of Older People (Open University Press, 2001). Jill Manthorpe is Professor of Social Work at King's College London, UK. She is director of the Social Care Workforce Research Unit and has wide experience of working with older people, researching into areas such as adult protection, community care and mental health. She has published, edited and co-authored numerous texts on the social care workforce and mental health topics.