Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing: A Critical IntroductionOpen University Press, 2003 - 191 pages Presents a critical review of key theoretical developments and issues influencing the study of adult ageing. This book explores trends in social policy, drawing on the experience of ageing in the USA, Europe and an increasingly global environment. Particular attention is given to feminist perspectives on ageing, ethics and bio-medicine. |
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Page 27
... identity choices avail- able to older people themselves . Identity , gerontology and modernity Contemporary debate on identity hinges ... ageing identity Contemporary concerns about the AGE AND IDENTITY 27 Identity, gerontology and modernity.
... identity choices avail- able to older people themselves . Identity , gerontology and modernity Contemporary debate on identity hinges ... ageing identity Contemporary concerns about the AGE AND IDENTITY 27 Identity, gerontology and modernity.
Page 35
... ageing Identity and consumption The argument that modern concerns have been usurped by those of post- modernity is largely reflected in ... IDENTITY 35 Postmodern identities and ageing 233 Identity and consumption The postmodern life course.
... ageing Identity and consumption The argument that modern concerns have been usurped by those of post- modernity is largely reflected in ... IDENTITY 35 Postmodern identities and ageing 233 Identity and consumption The postmodern life course.
Page 41
... ageing is very similar to that of masquerade , in so far as it opens a critical distance between who we are and what we do . Both allow a potentially ... AGE AND IDENTITY 41 Concluding comments: what hope for a critical gerontology identity?
... ageing is very similar to that of masquerade , in so far as it opens a critical distance between who we are and what we do . Both allow a potentially ... AGE AND IDENTITY 41 Concluding comments: what hope for a critical gerontology identity?
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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