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The new old — why the baby boomers won't be pensioned off
Author(s)	Julia Huber, Paul Skidmore
Corporate Author	Demos; Age Concern England - ACE
Publisher	Demos, London, 2003
Pages	109 pp
Source	Demos, Magdalen House, 136 Tooley Street, London SE1 2TU. E-mail: hello@demos.co.uk Website: www.demos.co.uk
Keywords	Ageing process ; Demography ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Retirement ; Living patterns ; Social surveys.
Annotation	The large post-war baby boomer generation has been at the forefront of social change at every life stage, and will be different from the current generations of older people. The authors suggest that when baby boomers reach retirement age in the next 20 years, then that generation will be the "new old", and will redefine the meaning of retirement. The authors use detailed qualitative and quantitative data to examine: who the members of the baby boomer generation are; what we know about their values and attitudes; and how the key challenges of economic and community participation, self-fulfilment, quality of life, and family and intergenerational obligation might be met through a more positive and proactive approach to the issues and potential for innovation. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040107216 B
Classmark	BG: S8: TOB: G3: K7: 3F
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