Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing: Critical PerspectivesMcGraw-Hill Education, 2003 M11 1 - 200 pages In this important new book, three leading social theorists of old age present a critical review of key theoretical developments and issues influencing the study of adult ageing. The authors explore contemporary 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, successful and productive ageing, globalization and migration and the politics of ageing. Consideration is given in each case to the interaction between structural influences on social ageing and the experience of age and identity. The work ends with a manifesto for social theory, social policy and social change. Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing will be valuable reading for advanced students and practitioners taking courses in social theory, the sociology of old age and social gerontology. |
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... course perspective . If certain periods of the life course are particu- larly concerned with production , both in terms of work and in terms of rearing the next generation , then these periods tend to be seen as the most important ...
... course perspective . If certain periods of the life course are particu- larly concerned with production , both in terms of work and in terms of rearing the next generation , then these periods tend to be seen as the most important ...
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... course have been marked by attempts to distinguish differences in existential priorities between younger and older adults , a perspective that Eriksonian theorizing avoids by centring on genera- tivity and a life well lived . Cole ...
... course have been marked by attempts to distinguish differences in existential priorities between younger and older adults , a perspective that Eriksonian theorizing avoids by centring on genera- tivity and a life well lived . Cole ...
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... course is it anyway ?, in R. Stetteron , An Invitation to the Life Course . New York , NY : Springer . Dannefer , D. ( 2002 ) Towards a global geography of the life course : challenges of late modernity for life course theory , in J.T. ...
... course is it anyway ?, in R. Stetteron , An Invitation to the Life Course . New York , NY : Springer . Dannefer , D. ( 2002 ) Towards a global geography of the life course : challenges of late modernity for life course theory , in J.T. ...
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Social theory and ageing | 8 |
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
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