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 72
... nomic and cultural change was viewed as limiting the value of older people's con- tribution to the social system – views that Townsend ( 1986 ) was to summarise as a form of ' acquiescent functionalism ' and which featured prominently ...
... nomic and cultural change was viewed as limiting the value of older people's con- tribution to the social system – views that Townsend ( 1986 ) was to summarise as a form of ' acquiescent functionalism ' and which featured prominently ...
Page 141
... nomic ( cost containment , mixed healthcare system management ) and ideological ( demand for quality care ) problems and experiences will tend to favour a certain kind of asymmetric convergence regarding the vision and development of ...
... nomic ( cost containment , mixed healthcare system management ) and ideological ( demand for quality care ) problems and experiences will tend to favour a certain kind of asymmetric convergence regarding the vision and development of ...
Page 165
... nomic and distributional effects . First of all , privatisation of old age income security in Germany creates a severe social risk for those who in general do not fulfil important prerequisites for a satisfactory and sufficient ...
... nomic and distributional effects . First of all , privatisation of old age income security in Germany creates a severe social risk for those who in general do not fulfil important prerequisites for a satisfactory and sufficient ...
Contents
The biology of ageing | 15 |
Psychological ageing | 38 |
Social theory and social ageing | 68 |
Copyright | |
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