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 56
... dependency of older women increases as they move through the life course ( Arber and Ginn 1995 ) . This is especially associated with widowhood , divorce , retirement and the associated declines in eco- nomic and health status . The ...
... dependency of older women increases as they move through the life course ( Arber and Ginn 1995 ) . This is especially associated with widowhood , divorce , retirement and the associated declines in eco- nomic and health status . The ...
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... dependency ' which play differently in a global as opposed to a national context . Structured dependency theory in critical gerontology has been criticized from a number of perspectives : for playing down human agency on the one hand ...
... dependency ' which play differently in a global as opposed to a national context . Structured dependency theory in critical gerontology has been criticized from a number of perspectives : for playing down human agency on the one hand ...
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... dependency in old age , Journal of Social Policy , 9 : 49-75 . Walker , A. ( 1981 ) Towards a political economy of old age , Ageing and Society , 1 ( 1 ) : 73-94 . Walker , A. ( 1986 ) The politics of ageing in Britain , in C ...
... dependency in old age , Journal of Social Policy , 9 : 49-75 . Walker , A. ( 1981 ) Towards a political economy of old age , Ageing and Society , 1 ( 1 ) : 73-94 . Walker , A. ( 1986 ) The politics of ageing in Britain , in C ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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