Contents

pp iii-iv

List of tables and figures

pp v-vi

Notes on contributors

pp vii-xii

Foreword

pp xiii-xiv

One - Introduction

pp 1-10

Part I - Theoretical framework

pp 11-12

Two - A demographer’s view: population structures tell a story about lifecourses

pp 13-28

Three - A lifecourse scholar’s view: lifecourses crystallise in demographic structures

pp 29-42

Part II - Critical perspectives

pp 43-44

Four - Generations in ageing Finland: finding your place in the demographic structure

pp 45-64

Five - Gender in ageing Portugal: following the lives of men and women

pp 65-84

Six - Socioeconomic status in ageing Poland: a question of cumulative advantages and disadvantages

pp 85-106

Seven - Ethnicity in ageing America: a tale of cultures and lifecourse

pp 107-128

Eight - The urban–rural split in ageing Australia: diverging lifecourses, diverging experiences

pp 129-146

Part III - Practical implications

pp 147-148

Nine - The individual in ageing Germany: how the self-employed plan for their old age

pp 149-166

Ten - Families in ageing Netherlands and ageing China: redefining intergenerational contracts in lengthened lives

pp 167-182

Eleven - Social care in ageing Sweden: learning from the life stories of care recipients

pp 183-202

Twelve - The labour market in ageing Sweden: lifecourse influences on workforce participation

pp 203-220

Thirteen - The state in ageing Canada: from old-age policies to lifecourse policies

pp 221-236

Part IV - Discussion and conclusion

pp 237-238

Fourteen - Discussion and conclusion

pp 239-250

Index

pp 251-258