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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... health care sys- tems themselves . There is no justifiable case that the costs of a society that is ageing are primarily the outcome of demographic trends ( Navarro 2000 ) . A study by Evans et al . ( 2001 ) of British Columbian elders ...
... health care sys- tems themselves . There is no justifiable case that the costs of a society that is ageing are primarily the outcome of demographic trends ( Navarro 2000 ) . A study by Evans et al . ( 2001 ) of British Columbian elders ...
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... health and social care , as well as minimum levels of social protection . With the exception of the USA , virtually all industrialized countries have established universal systems of health care based upon general taxation or social ...
... health and social care , as well as minimum levels of social protection . With the exception of the USA , virtually all industrialized countries have established universal systems of health care based upon general taxation or social ...
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... health facilities : We believe we can make much progress in the negotiations [ at the WTO meeting in Seattle ] to allow the opportunity for USA businesses to expand into foreign health care markets ... historically health care services ...
... health facilities : We believe we can make much progress in the negotiations [ at the WTO meeting in Seattle ] to allow the opportunity for USA businesses to expand into foreign health care markets ... historically health care services ...
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Social theory and ageing | 8 |
beyond disengagement theory | 19 |
Key Points | 25 |
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