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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... interests of older people in alliance with recog- nition that elders , like any other group , are fractured by competing interests based on class , gender and race . This does not , however , imply an uncritical acceptance of whatever ...
... interests of older people in alliance with recog- nition that elders , like any other group , are fractured by competing interests based on class , gender and race . This does not , however , imply an uncritical acceptance of whatever ...
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... interest , when the commercial self - interest of the gatekeeper / physician may not correspond to the patient's needs or the interests of third parties . A physician might refer patients to her or his own private practice or clinic ...
... interest , when the commercial self - interest of the gatekeeper / physician may not correspond to the patient's needs or the interests of third parties . A physician might refer patients to her or his own private practice or clinic ...
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... interests include the political economy of ageing , fiscal austerity and ageing , globalization , and issues of older women and the state . Simon Biggs is Professor of Social Gerontology at Keele University . He has published widely in ...
... interests include the political economy of ageing , fiscal austerity and ageing , globalization , and issues of older women and the state . Simon Biggs is Professor of Social Gerontology at Keele University . He has published widely in ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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