Ageing in SocietyJohn Bond SAGE Publications, 2007 M03 8 - 364 pages The Third Edition of this popular and widely-used text provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of aging, exploring the key behavioral and social science theories, concepts, and methods. This new edition of Ageing in Society has been extensively rewritten and reflects new trends in European gerontology, incorporating recent developments in theory and research from international and interdisciplinary perspectives. |
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Page 81
... global world ( Held et al . , 1999 ; Hutton and Giddens , 2000 ) . In general terms , globalization has produced a distinctive stage in the history of ageing , with tensions between nation state - based policies concerning demo- graphic ...
... global world ( Held et al . , 1999 ; Hutton and Giddens , 2000 ) . In general terms , globalization has produced a distinctive stage in the history of ageing , with tensions between nation state - based policies concerning demo- graphic ...
Page 82
... global organisations - has elevated ageing to an issue that transcends individual societies or states . Gerontology , for much of the twentieth century , was preoccupied with issues affecting older people in advanced capitalist ...
... global organisations - has elevated ageing to an issue that transcends individual societies or states . Gerontology , for much of the twentieth century , was preoccupied with issues affecting older people in advanced capitalist ...
Page 301
... global ' problem ' . Worldwide dependency ratios are greater than ever , reflecting not only increasing life expectancy for older people but also the devastating impact of AIDS on the younger populations in many areas of the world . As ...
... global ' problem ' . Worldwide dependency ratios are greater than ever , reflecting not only increasing life expectancy for older people but also the devastating impact of AIDS on the younger populations in many areas of the world . As ...
Contents
The biology of ageing | 15 |
Psychological ageing | 38 |
Social theory and social ageing | 68 |
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