Aging in Australia

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses age-identity researches conducted on older and middle-aged persons in Australia and focuses on a study where a small group of women aged 40-65 were interviewed on how they viewed their lives at their stage in life. The paper relates the findings of this study that most participants had a satisfying life, benefiting from the disappearance of previous stressors in their lives. The paper highlights the implication that what counts is not one's age but the meaning people place on their experiences. The paper then examines the problem of care transitions and looks at studies on residential care facilities.

From the Paper:

"A national summit was held in Melbourne, Australia to address two major population issues, one on the declining population growth and the other on the ageing and retiring population (Stoneman 2002). According to current projections, Australia's population would be 25 million by the year 2050. By then, the average Australian would be 47 years old and 26% would be 80 years old and above. Managers have been aware of the trend for many years now. It has also infused pressure into government policies, affected the labor market and raised retirement ages. Yet virtually nothing has been done to handle the looming problem (Stoneman)."

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