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Advanced Foundation Course
COMMUNICATION AND STUDY SKILL ASSIGNMENT
Compare and contrast attitudes towards the elderly in the UK and Russia
Name: Akhan Maxutov
Group: CSS 3
Tutor: Beth Willson
Date of submission: 09/11/12
Contents
Page No.
Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3
Section 1. Comparison and contrast of the healthcare provisions in the UK and Russia…........................................................................................................................... 5
Section 2. Comparison and contrast of social benefits for the elderly in the UK and Russia…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12
References…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13
CSS Assignment
Introduction
It is believed that around the world, including developed and developing countries, the tendency of the continuous increase of a share of elderly people is observed. It contains two reasons: first, the quality of medical care may improve. Therefore, average life expectancy of people can increase. Second, practically all around the world, especially in European countries, the reduction of the birth rate is observed, so the death rate exceeds the birth rate. Respectively in society the share of children and teenagers may decrease. Thus, it is possible to draw the conclusion that mankind grows old and it becomes a serious problem for which decisions should be developed at state level.
According to Economic Policy Committee (2001) elderly people are persons aged 65 and above. Consequently, in many countries governments define the age of retirement.
According to Ministry of Labour (2003) in 1950 the United Nations counted that approximately 200 million people aged 60 and above lived in the world. By 1975 the quantity has increased to 350 million. Some people predict that by 2025 the number of people aged 60 and above may reach 1 billion
Advanced Foundation Course
COMMUNICATION AND STUDY SKILL ASSIGNMENT
Compare and contrast attitudes towards the elderly in the UK and Russia
Name: Akhan Maxutov
Group: CSS 3
Tutor: Beth Willson
Date of submission: 09/11/12
Contents
Page No.
Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3
Section 1. Comparison and contrast of the healthcare provisions in the UK and Russia…........................................................................................................................... 5
Section 2. Comparison and contrast of social benefits for the elderly in the UK and Russia…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12
References…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13
CSS Assignment
Introduction
It is believed that around the world, including developed and developing countries, the tendency of the continuous increase of a share of elderly people is observed. It contains two reasons: first, the quality of medical care may improve. Therefore, average life expectancy of people can increase. Second, practically all around the world, especially in European countries, the reduction of the birth rate is observed, so the death rate exceeds the birth rate. Respectively in society the share of children and teenagers may decrease. Thus, it is possible to draw the conclusion that mankind grows old and it becomes a serious problem for which decisions should be developed at state level.
According to Economic Policy Committee (2001) elderly people are persons aged 65 and above. Consequently, in many countries governments define the age of retirement.
According to Ministry of Labour (2003) in 1950 the United Nations counted that approximately 200 million people aged 60 and above lived in the world. By 1975 the quantity has increased to 350 million. Some people predict that by 2025 the number of people aged 60 and above may reach 1 billion
References: Books Kayser-Jones, 1990, Old, Alone, and Neglected: Care of the Aged in Scotland and the United States, The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles. Economist Intelligence Unit, 2010, The quality of death: Ranking end-of-life care across the world, viewed 2 November 2012, < http://graphics.eiu.com/upload/QOD_main_final_edition_Jul12_toprint.pdf >.