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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... challenges to the nation state hold profound implications for policy on ageing both locally and transnationally . The role of intergovernmental organizations is critically examined , given their role in shaping a new order for later ...
... challenges to the nation state hold profound implications for policy on ageing both locally and transnationally . The role of intergovernmental organizations is critically examined , given their role in shaping a new order for later ...
Page 69
... challenges of ageing posed in his continuing career . He played a smaller number of pieces ( selection ) , practising them more often ( optimization ) and slowing down immediately before fast movements to create the impression of speed ...
... challenges of ageing posed in his continuing career . He played a smaller number of pieces ( selection ) , practising them more often ( optimization ) and slowing down immediately before fast movements to create the impression of speed ...
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... Challenges . Baltimore , MD : Johns Hopkins University Press . Moody , H.R. ( 2002 ) The changing meaning of aging , in R. Weiss and S. Bass , Challenges of the Third Age . Oxford : Oxford University Press . Morgan , J. ( 1986 ) Unpaid ...
... Challenges . Baltimore , MD : Johns Hopkins University Press . Moody , H.R. ( 2002 ) The changing meaning of aging , in R. Weiss and S. Bass , Challenges of the Third Age . Oxford : Oxford University Press . Morgan , J. ( 1986 ) Unpaid ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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