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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... communities and globalization The pressures associated with globalization have had a particular impact on women in developed and less developed countries . Jill Steans ( 2002 ) makes the point that questions about whether globalization ...
... communities and globalization The pressures associated with globalization have had a particular impact on women in developed and less developed countries . Jill Steans ( 2002 ) makes the point that questions about whether globalization ...
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... communities , have been demoted to the ' private ' sphere . . . Given that ageing has a crucial impact upon women in particular ( Ginn et al . 2001 ) , and that each nation's sex and gender system is an important determinant of state ...
... communities , have been demoted to the ' private ' sphere . . . Given that ageing has a crucial impact upon women in particular ( Ginn et al . 2001 ) , and that each nation's sex and gender system is an important determinant of state ...
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... communities supporting older people . The structured dependency argument is especially significant when related to gender and the problems facing women within what have been termed ' transnational communities ' . Thomas Faist ( 2000 ) ...
... communities supporting older people . The structured dependency argument is especially significant when related to gender and the problems facing women within what have been termed ' transnational communities ' . Thomas Faist ( 2000 ) ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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