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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... old age . Linking issues include a movement from local to global theoretical approaches to old age ; multiplicity , diversity and stability as factors in age identity ; global challenges to social patriarchy and state masculinism ; and ...
... old age . Linking issues include a movement from local to global theoretical approaches to old age ; multiplicity , diversity and stability as factors in age identity ; global challenges to social patriarchy and state masculinism ; and ...
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... old age over the past 50 years . In the first phase , the nation state introduced new institutions to manage the growth of an ageing population . The second phase began their fragmentation , with increasing variation in individual and ...
... old age over the past 50 years . In the first phase , the nation state introduced new institutions to manage the growth of an ageing population . The second phase began their fragmentation , with increasing variation in individual and ...
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... Old Age . London : UCL Press . Vincent , J. ( 1999 ) Politics , Power and Old Age . Buckingham : Open University Press . Vincent , J. , Patterson , G. and Wale , K. ( 2001 ) Politics and Old Age . Aldershot : Ashgate Books . Wade , R ...
... Old Age . London : UCL Press . Vincent , J. ( 1999 ) Politics , Power and Old Age . Buckingham : Open University Press . Vincent , J. , Patterson , G. and Wale , K. ( 2001 ) Politics and Old Age . Aldershot : Ashgate Books . Wade , R ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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