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 81
... experience ? An answer lies in three directions . First , in order to understand the blind spots of current thinking it is important to know how we have arrived where we are now . We may be there , not because of the spread of reason ...
... experience ? An answer lies in three directions . First , in order to understand the blind spots of current thinking it is important to know how we have arrived where we are now . We may be there , not because of the spread of reason ...
Page 96
... experience When seen from the perspective of critical gerontology , the ethicist's solution to interpersonal relations between older people and health professionals appears to ignore group experience of structural inequalities and the ...
... experience When seen from the perspective of critical gerontology , the ethicist's solution to interpersonal relations between older people and health professionals appears to ignore group experience of structural inequalities and the ...
Page 97
... experience of ageing is broken down into a number of separate age categories each with its accompanying medical specialism . Second , the dominance of biomedical perspectives on ageing has led to an acceptance of the association between ...
... experience of ageing is broken down into a number of separate age categories each with its accompanying medical specialism . Second , the dominance of biomedical perspectives on ageing has led to an acceptance of the association between ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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