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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... particular interpretation of the effects of globalization ( in the uncritical extension of capital and corporate values ) . A critical analysis of ageing sees these phenom- ena as indicating particular sites of struggle in which ...
... particular interpretation of the effects of globalization ( in the uncritical extension of capital and corporate values ) . A critical analysis of ageing sees these phenom- ena as indicating particular sites of struggle in which ...
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... particular , is vitally affected by first , the dominance of market relations as the basis of distribution ; and second , the indifference of the economic system to the reproduction of the working class and the demands of working ...
... particular , is vitally affected by first , the dominance of market relations as the basis of distribution ; and second , the indifference of the economic system to the reproduction of the working class and the demands of working ...
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... particular forms of pro- fessional power and knowledge . So , while abuse is a real issue , responses to it were shaped by contemporary policy priorities and enterprises ( Biggs and Powell 2000 ) . Even the policy of holistic care ...
... particular forms of pro- fessional power and knowledge . So , while abuse is a real issue , responses to it were shaped by contemporary policy priorities and enterprises ( Biggs and Powell 2000 ) . Even the policy of holistic care ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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