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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... factors in aging . [ Moreover ] age stratification's emphasis on the rela- tions of cohorts within the age structure of society offers a useful analytic framework for distinguishing between developmental changes and cohort age ...
... factors in aging . [ Moreover ] age stratification's emphasis on the rela- tions of cohorts within the age structure of society offers a useful analytic framework for distinguishing between developmental changes and cohort age ...
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... factors that constrain or promote insurgency ( Kuumba 2001 : 140 ) . Scholarly efforts are contributing to a ' systematic theory of gender and social movements ' ( Taylor 1999 ) , including work on : the creation of gender hierarchies ...
... factors that constrain or promote insurgency ( Kuumba 2001 : 140 ) . Scholarly efforts are contributing to a ' systematic theory of gender and social movements ' ( Taylor 1999 ) , including work on : the creation of gender hierarchies ...
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... factors that have led to a concentration of medical and technical attention on old age . Because this concentration of factors has happened within the framework of market capit- alism , it is argued that particular processes have also ...
... factors that have led to a concentration of medical and technical attention on old age . Because this concentration of factors has happened within the framework of market capit- alism , it is argued that particular processes have also ...
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Social theory and ageing | 8 |
beyond disengagement theory | 19 |
Key Points | 25 |
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