Adapting to an ageing society: The need to reimagine growing old

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2-2022

Abstract

The chapter covers understanding an ageing population in Singapore; adapting to an ageing population; reframing ageing; Singapore’s current ageing initiatives; and concludes with a vision for an age-friendly Singapore in 50 years.

Keywords

Ageing population, older adults, Singapore

Discipline

Asian Studies | Gerontology | Place and Environment | Sociology

Research Areas

Sociology

Publication

Social context, policies and changes in Singapore: Beyond the first 50 years

Editor

Intan Azura Mokhtar, & Yaacob Ibrahim

First Page

287

Last Page

302

ISBN

9789811247750

Identifier

10.1142/9789811247750_0017

Publisher

World Scientific

City or Country

Singapore

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811247750_0017

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