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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... course perspective . If certain periods of the life course are particu- larly concerned with production , both in terms of work and in terms of rearing the next generation , then these periods tend to be seen as the most important ...
... course perspective . If certain periods of the life course are particu- larly concerned with production , both in terms of work and in terms of rearing the next generation , then these periods tend to be seen as the most important ...
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... course have been marked by attempts to distinguish differences in existential priorities between younger and older adults , a perspective that Eriksonian theorizing avoids by centring on genera- tivity and a life well lived . Cole ...
... course have been marked by attempts to distinguish differences in existential priorities between younger and older adults , a perspective that Eriksonian theorizing avoids by centring on genera- tivity and a life well lived . Cole ...
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... course is it anyway ?, in R. Stetteron , An Invitation to the Life Course . New York , NY : Springer . Dannefer , D. ( 2002 ) Towards a global geography of the life course : challenges of late modernity for life course theory , in J.T. ...
... course is it anyway ?, in R. Stetteron , An Invitation to the Life Course . New York , NY : Springer . Dannefer , D. ( 2002 ) Towards a global geography of the life course : challenges of late modernity for life course theory , in J.T. ...
Contents
Social theory and ageing | 8 |
beyond disengagement theory | 19 |
Key Points | 25 |
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