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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... productive ageing maintain that productivity does not decrease with age . This approach appears radical because it takes as its object the negative stereotyping of older people and is a reaction to intergen- erational equity debates in ...
... productive ageing maintain that productivity does not decrease with age . This approach appears radical because it takes as its object the negative stereotyping of older people and is a reaction to intergen- erational equity debates in ...
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... productive ' activities would include meditation , excursions , carrying on cor- respondence , worship , or visiting with family and friends . It has been observed that including activities that occur outside the formal market raises ...
... productive ' activities would include meditation , excursions , carrying on cor- respondence , worship , or visiting with family and friends . It has been observed that including activities that occur outside the formal market raises ...
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... productive ageing The criticisms voiced in the preceding section claim that productive ageing fails to examine how identity and inequality are socially mediated . The current section extends that argument by considering how definitions ...
... productive ageing The criticisms voiced in the preceding section claim that productive ageing fails to examine how identity and inequality are socially mediated . The current section extends that argument by considering how definitions ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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