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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... movements and questions of diversity in old age , including the impact of arguments asserting civil rights in old age and the notion of citizenship . Examples are drawn primarily from the USA and Europe , with consideration given to the ...
... movements and questions of diversity in old age , including the impact of arguments asserting civil rights in old age and the notion of citizenship . Examples are drawn primarily from the USA and Europe , with consideration given to the ...
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... movements and in understanding the 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 ...
... movements and in understanding the 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 ...
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... movement ' that may be labelled the ' care movement ' , which Deborah Stone contends is developing around three ... movements along the lines proposed by Kuumba ( 2001 ) ( see above ) . From a critical theoretical perspective , some ...
... movement ' that may be labelled the ' care movement ' , which Deborah Stone contends is developing around three ... movements along the lines proposed by Kuumba ( 2001 ) ( see above ) . From a critical theoretical perspective , some ...
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Social theory and ageing | 8 |
beyond disengagement theory | 19 |
Key Points | 25 |
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