People, Population Change and Policies [electronic resource] : Lessons from the Population Policy Acceptance Study Vol. 2: Demographic Knowledge - Gender - Ageing / edited by Charlotte Höhn, Dragana Avramov, Irena E. Kotowska.

Demographic Trends, Population Related Policies and General Attitudes -- Demographic Change and Family Policy Regimes -- Demographic Knowledge and Evaluation of Demographic Trends -- Who Should Take Care for Them? -- Changing Attitudes on Population Trends and Policies? -- Comparative Delphi-study -- 2030: Another Europe? -- Action Programs of Socio-political Actors -- Making Dialog Possible -- Gender Roles -- Family-related Gender Attitudes -- Gender and Fertility -- Intergenerational Solidarity and Elderly -- Attitudes Towards Population Ageing and Older People -- Activating Older Workers: Policies Versus Opinions and Expectations -- Only Fools Rush In? -- Policy Implications and Conclusions -- The Need to Adapt and Reform Social Policy: Setting the Stage for Effective Population-friendly Policies -- Conclusions.

This two-volume work presents social cohesion and demographic challenges that are associated with low birth rates and population ageing. It does so from the perspective of citizens and key policy actors. The work analyses peoples' attitudes about demographic trends and expectations towards private networks and public policies. It places these in the societal context of national specificities in the fourteen countries and regards them as part of the dynamics of the European integration process. Volume 2 focuses on research findings related to general knowledge of people concerning demographic developments, gender issues, and ageing. In addition, it presents the results of a Delphi-Study on the views of key policy actors in the area of demographic developments. The volume concludes with policy implications of the findings, and a reflected overview of all results collected in the two volumes of this work. This book is the outcome of the DIALOG research project, funded by the European Commission under the 5th Framework Programme.