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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... understanding the construc- tions of personal meaning in the lives of older people and the settings in which these meanings emerge and evolve . Jaber Gubrium ( 1993 , 1996 ) , for example , has focused on the issue of Alzheimer's ...
... understanding the construc- tions of personal meaning in the lives of older people and the settings in which these meanings emerge and evolve . Jaber Gubrium ( 1993 , 1996 ) , for example , has focused on the issue of Alzheimer's ...
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... understanding of macro - structural forces . In similar vein , Hagestad and Dannefer ( 2002 : 4 ) refer to what they view as a ' persistent tendency towards microfication in social science approaches to aging ' . They argue that ...
... understanding of macro - structural forces . In similar vein , Hagestad and Dannefer ( 2002 : 4 ) refer to what they view as a ' persistent tendency towards microfication in social science approaches to aging ' . They argue that ...
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A Critical Introduction Carroll L. Estes, Simon Biggs, Chris Phillipson. technical understanding of ageing as illness ... understandings of ageing . Strategies for ageing and identity The threats and opportunities that have been ...
A Critical Introduction Carroll L. Estes, Simon Biggs, Chris Phillipson. technical understanding of ageing as illness ... understandings of ageing . Strategies for ageing and identity The threats and opportunities that have been ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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