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1、.Soc.Sci.Med.Vol.39,No.9,pp.1323-1338,1994Coovriehtm1994ElsevierScienceLtdPergamon0277-9536(94)00212-6Printedih&eatBritain.Allrightsreserved0277-9536/94167.00+0.00SECTIONNTHESOCIALIMPACTOFAGINGPOPULATIONS:SOMEMAJORISSUESHELENAE.RESTREPOandMANUELROZENTALDivisi
2、onofHealthPromotion&Protection,PanAmericanHealthOrganization,525-23rdStreet,NW,Washington,DC20037-2895,U.S.A.Abstract-Demographictrendsregardingtheissueofagingunderscorethefactthatbothcurrentsituationsandfuturetrendsdirectlyconcernsallofus.Agingistherealityfo
3、rthefutureworld.Thepaceatwhichdemographictransitiondevelopsvariesamongcountriesandregionsoftheworld,butmostofthedevelopedanddevelopingcountrieswillbechallengedbyincreasingnumbersofdependentindividuals.Thisisparticularlycriticalintheless-developedcountrieswher
4、eolderpopulationswillincreasesubstantiallyfaster.Itisexpectedthatbytheyear2000,LatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanwillhave41millionelderly,7.2%ofthetotalpopulation.By2025thispercentagewillincreaseto10.8%.Thestunninggrowthoftheelderlydemandsspecialattentionofpolicyand
5、decision-makers.ThetotaldependencyratiowilldecreaseintheAmericasbetween1980and2025duetoamarkeddecreaseinthefertilityrate,whereasoldagedependencyratioswillshowamarkedincreaseinallcountriesexceptHaitiandSurinam.Mostoftheelderlypopulations,predominantlywomen,are
6、livinginurbancenters.ThisfactisoneofthemostimportantcharacteristicofthesocioeconomicpictureinLatinAmericanandCaribbeancountries:urbanizationwithpooewy.Womenarebearingmainlytheburden.Itisobviousthat,fromaculturalperspective,thesocialimpactofagingpopulationsisa
7、complexissue.Thewiderangeofpossiblefutureprogramswillbetheresultofdifferencesandsimilaritiesinsocialvalues,relationships,anddynamicswithineachsociety.Itisimportanttorecognizethatsincemodernindustrializedsocietiesliveinacultureemphasizingcompetitionforeconomic
8、wealth,thatvalueseconomicoversocialproductivity,andwhereinequitiesbasedonclass.gender,andraceareaccepted,thatthesearetheissuesinfluencingtheparametersofagingpopulations.Socialpolicydevelo
