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 39
... appear- ance and identity in terms of depth and surface and have used a masquerade motif to examine the ageing self . Masquerade is of particular interest because it occurs at the meeting point of both the personal and the social and ...
... appear- ance and identity in terms of depth and surface and have used a masquerade motif to examine the ageing self . Masquerade is of particular interest because it occurs at the meeting point of both the personal and the social and ...
Page 88
... appear to believe that it contains natural stages and a natural duration . Death becomes tolerable , it is argued , once life possibilities are accomplished and moral obligations discharged . It is ' an understanding of the process of ...
... appear to believe that it contains natural stages and a natural duration . Death becomes tolerable , it is argued , once life possibilities are accomplished and moral obligations discharged . It is ' an understanding of the process of ...
Page 91
... appear to be the case . Just as Beveridge ( 1942 ) discovered , following the birth of the UK National Health Service , demand has not withered away as existing illnesses are overcome ; it has simply changed . It is perhaps ironic that ...
... appear to be the case . Just as Beveridge ( 1942 ) discovered , following the birth of the UK National Health Service , demand has not withered away as existing illnesses are overcome ; it has simply changed . It is perhaps ironic that ...
Contents
Social theory and ageing | 8 |
beyond disengagement theory | 19 |
Key Points | 25 |
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