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Download full textMetzler, Birgit – Basis-Info, 1998
Life expectancies are rising all over the world, leading to higher proportions of older adults in the population. This is especially true in Japan and Germany. In Germany today, "old" no longer means necessarily "poor and frail." Through volunteer work, lifelong learning, study tours, and participation in sports, older Germans…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Leisure Time
