The Ageing of Portuguese Society
No. 26 MAY 2012
We all age, so the individual ageing (of each one of us) is part of our daily lives. However, we have recently begun to be faced with collective ageing: the ageing of the general population. The population ages because humanity has grown in technical and scientific knowledge and people’s living conditions have improved. But, although population ageing can be perceived as a success story, it is often understood as a real threat to the future of the society we live in. This essay begins by talking about the reasons that led to the demographic situation we are in. It then argues that affliction with the ageing of the population is largely explained by another more profound kind of ageing: the inability of society to adapt its social and mental structures to the changes in the facts. Finally, it proposes a course other than social organisation, one that is aimed at the current sociodemographic realities.
We all age, so the individual ageing (of each one of us) is part of our daily lives. However, we have recently begun to be faced with collective ageing: the ageing of the general population. The population ages because humanity has grown in technical and scientific knowledge and people’s living conditions have improved. But, although population ageing can be perceived as a success story, it is often understood as a real threat to the future of the society we live in. This essay begins by talking about the reasons that led to the demographic situation we are in. It then argues that affliction with the ageing of the population is largely explained by another more profound kind of ageing: the inability of society to adapt its social and mental structures to the changes in the facts. Finally, it proposes a course other than social organisation, one that is aimed at the current sociodemographic realities.
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6 × 130 × 200 mm
ISBN
978-989-8424-47-1
Book available only in Portuguese
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