Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing: A Critical IntroductionOpen University Press, 2003 - 191 páginas 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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... World Bank , observes that --- ... we have a system of global governance without global government [ author's emphasis ] , one in which a few institutions the World Bank , the IMF , the WTO - and a few players - the finance , commerce ...
... World Bank , observes that --- ... we have a system of global governance without global government [ author's emphasis ] , one in which a few institutions the World Bank , the IMF , the WTO - and a few players - the finance , commerce ...
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... World Bank and the IMF . Additionally , globalization , as a process that stimu- lates population movement and migration , may also produce changes that disrupt the lives of older people ( Phillipson 2001 ) . But older people have also ...
... World Bank and the IMF . Additionally , globalization , as a process that stimu- lates population movement and migration , may also produce changes that disrupt the lives of older people ( Phillipson 2001 ) . But older people have also ...
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... world's population falling by over a quarter , whereas the share of the richest 10 per cent rose by 8 per cent . Wade comments here that It is remarkable how unconcerned the World Bank ... Bank's World Devel- opment Report for 2000 even said ...
... world's population falling by over a quarter , whereas the share of the richest 10 per cent rose by 8 per cent . Wade comments here that It is remarkable how unconcerned the World Bank ... Bank's World Devel- opment Report for 2000 even said ...
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Social theory and ageing | 8 |
beyond disengagement theory | 19 |
Key Points | 25 |
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