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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... 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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... understanding personal identity . This is particularly true of old age , where the ' progressive betrayals ' of the body accumulate and force themselves onto identity's agenda . Thus , there may be younger selves trapped in ageing ...
... understanding personal identity . This is particularly true of old age , where the ' progressive betrayals ' of the body accumulate and force themselves onto identity's agenda . Thus , there may be younger selves trapped in ageing ...
Contents
Social theory and ageing | 8 |
3 | 25 |
Desire for continuity | 31 |
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