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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... inequalities that shape the everyday experience of growing old . Critical gerontology asks why a particular analogy or metaphor is used to explain adult ageing and how the assumptions contained within theory and policy influence our ...
... inequalities that shape the everyday experience of growing old . Critical gerontology asks why a particular analogy or metaphor is used to explain adult ageing and how the assumptions contained within theory and policy influence our ...
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... inequalities and differences between dominant and subordinate cultures , both within and between nations , are interactive . He argues that not only are inequalities played out between cul- tures but that these affect life opportunities ...
... inequalities and differences between dominant and subordinate cultures , both within and between nations , are interactive . He argues that not only are inequalities played out between cul- tures but that these affect life opportunities ...
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... inequalities and divi- sions . In concluding this book , we develop this theme by highlighting five main issues that a critical gerontology will need to focus on over the next decade : developing critical theory ; theorizing the ageing ...
... inequalities and divi- sions . In concluding this book , we develop this theme by highlighting five main issues that a critical gerontology will need to focus on over the next decade : developing critical theory ; theorizing the ageing ...
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Social theory and ageing | 8 |
beyond disengagement theory | 19 |
Key Points | 25 |
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