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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... nomic needs based on the changing demography of the British workforce and an unwillingness to meet pension needs . The call for greater social inclusion promises inclusion under very restricted criteria , driven by the priorities of ...
... nomic needs based on the changing demography of the British workforce and an unwillingness to meet pension needs . The call for greater social inclusion promises inclusion under very restricted criteria , driven by the priorities of ...
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... nomic issues of productivity . His final conclusions are consonant with some in the radical US Right and those of Daniels ( 1988 ) , reflecting concern about the low returns expected from state spending on older citizens . The ' natural ...
... nomic issues of productivity . His final conclusions are consonant with some in the radical US Right and those of Daniels ( 1988 ) , reflecting concern about the low returns expected from state spending on older citizens . The ' natural ...
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... nomic and cultural structures and institutions ; historical and contemporary forms of domination ; the politics of representation ; and emerging forms of human and political agency – and the effects of each of these on social policy and ...
... nomic and cultural structures and institutions ; historical and contemporary forms of domination ; the politics of representation ; and emerging forms of human and political agency – and the effects of each of these on social policy and ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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Social Theory, Social Policy And Ageing: A Critical Introduction: Critical ... Biggs, Simon,Estes, Caroll,Phillipson, Chris Vista previa restringida - 2003 |
Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing: Critical Perspectives Caroll Estes,Simon Biggs,Chris Phillipson Vista de fragmentos - 2003 |
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