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 70
... approach successfully divides the population into the ' wellderly ' and the ' illderly ' , and that successful ageing is essentially about survivorship . To be successful is to have life satisfaction for as long as possible . Once ...
... approach successfully divides the population into the ' wellderly ' and the ' illderly ' , and that successful ageing is essentially about survivorship . To be successful is to have life satisfaction for as long as possible . Once ...
Page 92
... approach , with serious racial , ethnic and gender undertones ( Binney and Estes 1990 ) . The point , from a political economy perspective , is the same whether it is medical or social arguments that are at stake . Under both the ...
... approach , with serious racial , ethnic and gender undertones ( Binney and Estes 1990 ) . The point , from a political economy perspective , is the same whether it is medical or social arguments that are at stake . Under both the ...
Page 147
... approaches should encourage . From a critical perspective , some priority areas include studies of discursive ... approach to critical gerontology is that it assumes ( and interrogates ) the interpenetration of the spheres of ...
... approaches should encourage . From a critical perspective , some priority areas include studies of discursive ... approach to critical gerontology is that it assumes ( and interrogates ) the interpenetration of the spheres of ...
Contents
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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