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How long can humans live? This open access book documents, verifies and brings to life the advance of the frontier of human survival. It carefully validates data on supercentenarians, aged 110+, and semi-supercentenarians, aged 105-109, stored in the International Database on Longevity (IDL). The chapters in this book contribute substantial advances in rigorously checked facts about exceptional lifespans and in the application of state-of-the-art analytical strategies to understand trends and patterns in these rare lifespans. The book includes detailed accounts of extreme long-livers and how their long lifespans were documented, as well as reports on the causes of death at the oldest ages. Its key finding, based on the analysis of 1,219 validated supercentenarians, is that the annual probability of death is constant at 50% after age 110. In contrast to previous assertions about a ceiling on the human lifespan, evidence presented in this book suggests that lifespan records in specific countries and globally will be broken again and again as more people survive to become supercentenarians. .
Demography. --- Aging. --- Internal medicine. --- Internal Medicine. --- Medicine, Internal --- Medicine --- Age --- Ageing --- Senescence --- Developmental biology --- Gerontology --- Longevity --- Age factors in disease --- Historical demography --- Social sciences --- Population --- Vital statistics --- Physiological effect --- Demography --- Aging --- Internal Medicine --- Aging Population --- Population and Demography --- Supercentenarians --- Oldest-old --- Mortality --- Age validation --- open access --- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research --- International Database on Longevity IDL --- Population & demography --- Age groups: the elderly --- Age groups: adults --- Clinical & internal medicine
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This volume addresses the current debate on extended working life policy by considering the influence of gender and health on the experiences of older workers. Bringing together an international team of scholars, it tackles issues as gender, health status and job/ occupational characteristics that structure the capacity and outcomes associated with working longer. The volume starts with an overview of the empirical and policy literature; continues with a discussion of the relevant theoretical perspectives; includes a section on available data and indicators; followed by 25 very concise and unique country reports that highlight the main extended working life (EWL) research findings and policy trajectories at the national level. It identifies future directions for research and addresses issues associated with effective policy-making. This volume fills an important gap in the knowledge of the consequences of EWL and it will be an invaluable source for both researchers and policy makers. .
Social policy. --- Industrial sociology. --- Employee health promotion. --- Aging. --- Sociology. --- Social Policy. --- Sociology of Work. --- Employee Health and Wellbeing. --- Gender Studies. --- Social theory --- Social sciences --- Age --- Ageing --- Senescence --- Developmental biology --- Gerontology --- Longevity --- Age factors in disease --- Employee wellness programs --- Employees --- Health promotion in the workplace --- Occupational health promotion --- Workplace health promotion --- Worksite health promotion --- Health promotion --- Occupational health services --- Sociology --- Industrial organization --- Industries --- National planning --- State planning --- Economic policy --- Family policy --- Social history --- Physiological effect --- Social aspects --- Social Policy --- Sociology of Work --- Employee Health and Wellbeing --- Aging --- Gender Studies --- Human Resource Management --- Extended Working Life (EWL) --- Influences of Gender and Health on EWL --- Foundation for Evidence-Based Policymaking --- Extended Working Life Debate --- Gender and Health of Older Workers --- Extended Working Life and Pension Policies --- Introduction of Extended Working Life (EWL) Policies --- Europe and Dealing with Extending the Working Life --- Extended Working Life Under Neoliberal Societal Change --- Indicators for Health and Socio-Economic Well-Being --- Implications for Well-Being in a Gender Perspective --- Extended Working Life and Employment Policies --- Extended Working Life and Health Policies --- Precarious Emplyment and Improving Policies --- Open Access --- Political economy --- Social & ethical issues --- Sociology: work & labour --- Personnel & human resources management --- Age groups: the elderly --- Age groups: adults --- Gender studies, gender groups
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