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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... theory within gerontology , and in particular the struggle to incorporate theory into research on ageing . Sec- ond , distinctive phases in the development of social theory as applied to age- ing are outlined , with examples of key theories ...
... theory within gerontology , and in particular the struggle to incorporate theory into research on ageing . Sec- ond , distinctive phases in the development of social theory as applied to age- ing are outlined , with examples of key theories ...
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... theory , this perspective drew inspiration from the functionalist paradigm , focusing on the way in which social institutions promote disengagement , for the benefit of the ... theory asserts that 14 SOCIAL THEORY , SOCIAL POLICY AND AGEING.
... theory , this perspective drew inspiration from the functionalist paradigm , focusing on the way in which social institutions promote disengagement , for the benefit of the ... theory asserts that 14 SOCIAL THEORY , SOCIAL POLICY AND AGEING.
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... theory asserts that ageing persons have the need and the tendency to maintain the same personalities , habits and ... theory and ageing : beyond disengagment theory From the mid - 1970s onwards a range of new theories were introduced ...
... theory asserts that ageing persons have the need and the tendency to maintain the same personalities , habits and ... theory and ageing : beyond disengagment theory From the mid - 1970s onwards a range of new theories were introduced ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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