Results from the perception and attitudes towards ageing and seniors survey (2013/2014)

• Main Authors: MATHEWS, Mathew, STRAUGHAN, Paulin Tay
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: Singapore; aged; survey; senior citizens; Asian Studies; Community-Based Research; Family, Life Course, and Society
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2220; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3477/viewcontent/wp22_1510151.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

While discussions on ageing previously centred on dependency ratios and healthcare infrastructure, there has been a growing attention to the other aspects of growing old, such as its social and emotional dimensions. There has also been a move in recent years to rethink the construct of ageing an fra...