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 86
... argued that particular processes have also come to dominate deci- sion taking . First , medical expertise has moved away from the remedy of need to the maximization of profit . Second , it has led to the monopoly control of expertise by ...
... argued that particular processes have also come to dominate deci- sion taking . First , medical expertise has moved away from the remedy of need to the maximization of profit . Second , it has led to the monopoly control of expertise by ...
Page 88
... argued that society needs a forum in which discourse on the value of suffering and decline can take place . He claims contemporary western societies have ignored the ' elderly's particular obligation to the future ' and discusses the ...
... argued that society needs a forum in which discourse on the value of suffering and decline can take place . He claims contemporary western societies have ignored the ' elderly's particular obligation to the future ' and discusses the ...
Page 149
... argued that a new formulation is required which at the very least maintains the idea of protection associated with welfare provi- sion but also recognizes the diverse and unequal networks in and through which people interact throughout ...
... argued that a new formulation is required which at the very least maintains the idea of protection associated with welfare provi- sion but also recognizes the diverse and unequal networks in and through which people interact throughout ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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