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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... construction of reality . Lynott and Lynott ( 1996 : 754 ) sum- marize this approach as follows : Instead of asking how things like age cohorts , life stages , or system needs organise and determine one's experience , [ the question ...
... construction of reality . Lynott and Lynott ( 1996 : 754 ) sum- marize this approach as follows : Instead of asking how things like age cohorts , life stages , or system needs organise and determine one's experience , [ the question ...
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... construction and distribution of resources for older people ( Estes and Associates 2001 ; Blackburn 2002 ) , and a further dimension concerns the extent to which there is a collective consciousness about old age and ageing ( Estes 1979b ) ...
... construction and distribution of resources for older people ( Estes and Associates 2001 ; Blackburn 2002 ) , and a further dimension concerns the extent to which there is a collective consciousness about old age and ageing ( Estes 1979b ) ...
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... construction of reality : a framework for inquiry , in P.R. Lee , N.B. Ramsay and I. Red ( eds ) The Nation's Health . San Francisco , CA : Boyd and Fraser . Estes , C.L. ( 1983 ) Social security : the social construction of a crisis ...
... construction of reality : a framework for inquiry , in P.R. Lee , N.B. Ramsay and I. Red ( eds ) The Nation's Health . San Francisco , CA : Boyd and Fraser . Estes , C.L. ( 1983 ) Social security : the social construction of a crisis ...
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Social theory and ageing | 8 |
beyond disengagement theory | 19 |
Key Points | 25 |
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