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Family Networks In Later Life : Guangzhou And Hong Kong, W. K., Kenneth Law Oct 1998

Family Networks In Later Life : Guangzhou And Hong Kong, W. K., Kenneth Law

APIAS Working Paper 工作論文

No abstract provided.


Silver Bulletin, Volume Xii, Number 4, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, William J. Sagstetter, Felix Nigh Oct 1998

Silver Bulletin, Volume Xii, Number 4, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, William J. Sagstetter, Felix Nigh

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Silver Bulletin volume XII number 4 published October 1998. This publication of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature was edited by William J. (Bill) Sagstetter with Felix Nigh serving as an advisory editor.


Silver Bulletin, Volume Xii, Number 3, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, William J. Sagstetter Jul 1998

Silver Bulletin, Volume Xii, Number 3, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, William J. Sagstetter

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Silver Bulletin volume XII number 3 published July 1998. This publication of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature was edited by William J. (Bill) Sagstetter.


Silver Bulletin, Volume Xii, Number 2, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, William J. Sagstetter Apr 1998

Silver Bulletin, Volume Xii, Number 2, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, William J. Sagstetter

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Silver Bulletin volume XII number 2 published April 1998. This publication of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature was edited by William J. (Bill) Sagstetter.


A Longitudinal Study On Managerial Stress In Hong Kong : Age Differences In Coping Strategies And Locus Of Control, Oi Ling Siu Jan 1998

A Longitudinal Study On Managerial Stress In Hong Kong : Age Differences In Coping Strategies And Locus Of Control, Oi Ling Siu

APIAS Working Paper 工作論文

The present study is a 15-month project which collected data from Hong Kong mangers at three points to examine the role of age, coping strategies, and locus of control in managerial stress in Hong Kong. A total of 634 managers was drawn by random sampling and purposive sampling method. The Occupational Stress Indicator-version 2 (OSI-2) was used as the instrument to collect data by self-administered survey method. The result showed that age was negatively related to job satisfaction, mental well-being, and physical well-being. The result also showed that older managers tended to employ more control coping, and older managers had …


Gender Differences In Retirement Planning : Some Observations On The Case Of Hong Kong, W. K., Kenneth Law Jan 1998

Gender Differences In Retirement Planning : Some Observations On The Case Of Hong Kong, W. K., Kenneth Law

APIAS Working Paper 工作論文

Despite the importance of retirement planning to the maintenance of social and economic well-being in later life (Monk, 1985; Dorfman, 1989, Maule, Cliff, and Taylor, 1996) and in spite of the fact that retirement planning has received increased attention from western gerontology researchers, it is as yet largely missing from the agenda of elderly research in Hong Kong. This paper presents an attempt to introduce some local insights into the subject.


Plant Therapy: Should It Be Given The Green Thumbs Up?, Christy Ann Mahoney Jan 1998

Plant Therapy: Should It Be Given The Green Thumbs Up?, Christy Ann Mahoney

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Modeling Retiree Reciprocity In Organizations, Tracy Lynn Lindbo Jan 1998

Modeling Retiree Reciprocity In Organizations, Tracy Lynn Lindbo

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Ageing In The Asia-Pacific Region : Trends And Policy Implications, David Rosser Phillips Jan 1998

Ageing In The Asia-Pacific Region : Trends And Policy Implications, David Rosser Phillips

APIAS Working Paper 工作論文

Summary

This paper reviews the background to demographic ageing in the Asia-Pacific region and discusses some of the economic and cultural features associated with it. The region includes countries exhibiting a variety of experience in demographic ageing and percentages aged 65 years or more range from 3% to 16%. Fairly distinct sub-regional ageing groupings are emerging. At the demographically older extreme lie Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Korea. With somewhat smaller percentages of elderly people come China (with huge numbers of elderly people but low per capita income), Thailand and Indonesia and which are likely to have above the …


Ag Edwards Investment Account, 1998, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation Jan 1998

Ag Edwards Investment Account, 1998, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Information about the AG Edwards Investment Account, 1998.


Approaches To Ageing Studies, Asia-Pacific Institute Of Ageing Studies, Lingnan University Jan 1998

Approaches To Ageing Studies, Asia-Pacific Institute Of Ageing Studies, Lingnan University

APIAS Working Paper 工作論文

No abstract provided.


Grandparents Today: A Demographic Profile, Maximiliane E. Szinovacz Jan 1998

Grandparents Today: A Demographic Profile, Maximiliane E. Szinovacz

Sociology & Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

This article presents a demographic profile of grandparents, using the National Survey of Families and Households. Specific dimensions of grandparenthood addressed include grandparents' survival, the timing of grandparenthood, grandparents' involvement in other roles, surrogate parenting, and stepgrandparents. The data indicate considerable heterogeneity among grandparents of different genders and races or ethnicities. They also suggest modifications in previous descriptions of modern grandparenthood.


Tshl Resolutions And Individuals, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation Jan 1998

Tshl Resolutions And Individuals, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Documents recognizing TSHL individuals from 1998.


Texas Silver-Haired Legislature Foundation Minutes, 1998, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation Jan 1998

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature Foundation Minutes, 1998, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature Foundation minutes from 1998.


Silver Bulletin, Volume Xii, Number 1, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, William J. Sagstetter Jan 1998

Silver Bulletin, Volume Xii, Number 1, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, William J. Sagstetter

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Silver Bulletin volume XII number 1 published January 1998. This publication of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature was edited by William J. (Bill) Sagstetter.


The Seventh Tshl Legislative Report Resolutions And Priorities, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation Jan 1998

The Seventh Tshl Legislative Report Resolutions And Priorities, Texas Silver Haired Legislature Foundation

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Resolutions and priorities from the seventh Texas Silver-Haired Legislature legislative report, 1998.