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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... attempt an initial integration of political economy , cultural and humanistic approaches . Particular attention has been given to historical attempts to define old age through activity , dis- engagement and life course models . In many ...
... attempt an initial integration of political economy , cultural and humanistic approaches . Particular attention has been given to historical attempts to define old age through activity , dis- engagement and life course models . In many ...
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... attempts to shape age identity , and biomedicine and ethics as regulators of intergenerational and professional relations . Chapter 4 addresses the development of a feminist approach to adult age- ing and some implications for social ...
... attempts to shape age identity , and biomedicine and ethics as regulators of intergenerational and professional relations . Chapter 4 addresses the development of a feminist approach to adult age- ing and some implications for social ...
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... attempts to preserve fluidity of identity may paradoxically create new forms of restriction . If , for example , attempts are made to replace the process of ageing with an ' ageless ' identity , then the ori- ginal intention to escape ...
... attempts to preserve fluidity of identity may paradoxically create new forms of restriction . If , for example , attempts are made to replace the process of ageing with an ' ageless ' identity , then the ori- ginal intention to escape ...
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Social theory and ageing | 8 |
beyond disengagement theory | 19 |
Key Points | 25 |
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