Age And Inequality
Diverse Pathways Through Later Life
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | Angela O'rand | ISBN: | 9780429982071 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | March 9, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Angela O'rand |
| ISBN: | 9780429982071 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | March 9, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
In the United States, older populations exhibit the highest levels of economic inequality of all age groups. Across all advanced societies, the inequalities observed in older populations stem from structural and individual processes that differentiate the life courses of women and men and yield distinctive patterns of economic inequality in adulthood and old age.
In the United States, older populations exhibit the highest levels of economic inequality of all age groups. Across all advanced societies, the inequalities observed in older populations stem from structural and individual processes that differentiate the life courses of women and men and yield distinctive patterns of economic inequality in adulthood and old age.
