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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... emergence of a more aggressive form of capitalism , one contrasted with the more controlled and regulated capitalism of the 1950s and 1960s . Hutton and Giddens ( 2000 : 9-10 ) describe the essential features of what has been termed ...
... emergence of a more aggressive form of capitalism , one contrasted with the more controlled and regulated capitalism of the 1950s and 1960s . Hutton and Giddens ( 2000 : 9-10 ) describe the essential features of what has been termed ...
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... emergence of what may be described as ' global families ' – these arising from the communities that emerge from inter- national migration . Arlie Hochschild ( 2000 ) makes the point that most writing about globalization focuses on money ...
... emergence of what may be described as ' global families ' – these arising from the communities that emerge from inter- national migration . Arlie Hochschild ( 2000 ) makes the point that most writing about globalization focuses on money ...
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... emergence of a pensions lobby in the 1950s ( led by seminal figures such as Richard Titmuss and Peter Townsend ) , state policies maintained their role in structuring poverty and deprivation in old age . The ' rediscovery ' of poverty ...
... emergence of a pensions lobby in the 1950s ( led by seminal figures such as Richard Titmuss and Peter Townsend ) , state policies maintained their role in structuring poverty and deprivation in old age . The ' rediscovery ' of poverty ...
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Social theory and ageing | 8 |
beyond disengagement theory | 19 |
Key Points | 25 |
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