Demographic Changes

Silvia Bovenschen; Copyright: S. Fischer Verlag GmbH/Foto: Bettina Keller

Silvia Bovenschen: Älter werden, or "Growing Old"
"Heroes don't die in the intensive care unit"

Silvia Bovenschen's book Älter werden homes in on the trials and tribulations of growing old: illness, loneliness, poverty.More ...
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People in Germany are Growing Older and Older

Life expectancy in Germany is rising by three months every year. People live to be an average of 40 years older than they did 170 years ago.More ...
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Dialog der Generationen: Wie Leihgroßeltern und Wunschenkel zusammenfinden

Um Kindern und Senioren einen gemeinsamen Erfahrungsraum zu eröffnen, gibt es Vermittlungsstellen für so genannte "Leihgroßeltern".More ...
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Demographic changes - Germany Inc. loses personnel

The number of people potentially available for work is expected to plummet from today's figure of almost 42 million to just 30 million by the year 2050.More ...
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Society and Demographic Change in Europe – A Journey Through Time

Among the industrialised countries, it is Europe and Japan that will be hit the hardest by ageing populations.More ...