Soc 321 Final

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4 facts about Latin American Aging

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1) rapid urbanization with large differentiation between rural and urban welfare 2) rapid population aging 3) competition between age groups fo limited resources 4) large amounts of inequality

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7 Unique qualities of Chinese Population

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1) Incredible Speed of population aging 2) large floating immigration population 3) strong sense of filial piety 4) strong central gov't 5) large differences between rural and urban populations 6)rapid population aging in the context of a much poorer population 7)incredble projected size of 65+ population

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absolute poverty

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poverty in relation to the access of basic survival needs

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relative poverty

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poverty in relation to the distrbution of income within a population

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3 options of financing ssc system

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1) pay-as-you-go 2)anuity with employee/employer contributions 3) anuity with employee only contributions

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4 Chinese Health Care Features

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1) centralized and universal health care access 2) focusing on chronic disease prevention 3) rapid disparities in access to care 4) moving toward a system of shared payment

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4 Causes of Extreme Poverty

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1) historical colonialism 2) ethnic/poitical/religious strife 3) economies dependant on exportation of raw materials 4) demographies

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4 Age Structures

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1) precentage of population 65+ 2) Aging Index 3) Aging Dependancy Ratio 4)Population Pyramid

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Pension systems

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Contrbutory v. non contributory and continuatio of financial flow for people with salaries v. benefit to all

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The State Role

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1) Proactive Role 2) limit role to regulation of financial and insurance market 3) actively intervene in process by providing finanical support

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5 Reasons to Care about Population Aging

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1) political pull of elderly 2)status of elderly 3) growing centenarium population 4) heath care and retirement 5) health and health care of older and older population

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4 uses of medicare spending

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1) high tech 2)end of life care 3)high cost of prescription drug 4) highbureaucratic costs