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 48
... institutional structure of the state has ' been formed by and through gender ' . A crucial question is : ' How are men's interests and masculinity . . . intertwined in the creation and mainten- ance of particular institutions , and how ...
... institutional structure of the state has ' been formed by and through gender ' . A crucial question is : ' How are men's interests and masculinity . . . intertwined in the creation and mainten- ance of particular institutions , and how ...
Page 49
... institutions ' , Acker contends that Gender is a dimension of domination and discrimination [ that is ] neither obviously discrete nor structurally analogous [ to social class and race ] . Class relations do not function in the same way ...
... institutions ' , Acker contends that Gender is a dimension of domination and discrimination [ that is ] neither obviously discrete nor structurally analogous [ to social class and race ] . Class relations do not function in the same way ...
Page 150
... institutions to manage the growth of an ageing population . The second phase began their fragmentation , with increasing variation in individual and societal responses to growing old . With the third phase of global ageing , these ...
... institutions to manage the growth of an ageing population . The second phase began their fragmentation , with increasing variation in individual and societal responses to growing old . With the third phase of global ageing , these ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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