evaluation of ageing population

Are old people usually poor?

• No, they are usually asset rich

• Not dependent like Townsend said

What’s a problem for young families because of the ageing population?

• Less houses to buy from

Piltcher

• Argue problems of an ageing population are also due to social policy not just demography

Blaikie postmodern view of ageing population

• Useful bc old people are consumers

• They have disposable income and products are directly at them