Q4. Evaluate the effects of an increasing dependency ratio on the provision, accessibility, and...

Q4. Evaluate the effects of an increasing dependency ratio on the provision, accessibility, and sustainability of social welfare services in selected economies. Discuss how social workers can adapt their practice to better meet the needs of aging family members, provide care and advocacy for vulnerable populations, and strengthen family and community support systems.
Q5. Critically trace the historical development of social gerontology and evaluate the theoretical, empirical, and philosophical perspectives that underpin and give value to the advancement of knowledge and practice in the understanding of aging. Highlight and critically analyze the role that older persons' rights-based, rights-oriented, and emancipatory frameworks have played in this paradigm shift in influenced contemporary social work practice with older adults.