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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... political and economic environment surround- ing the lives of older people . To explore these developments the chapter covers four main areas ... POLITICS OF AGEING 123 The political sociology of ageing: conceptual and theoretical issues.
... political and economic environment surround- ing the lives of older people . To explore these developments the chapter covers four main areas ... POLITICS OF AGEING 123 The political sociology of ageing: conceptual and theoretical issues.
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... political power of older people peaked in the 1980s / early 1990s and that its influence on national politics may be declining ( McKenzie 1993 ; Binstock and Quadagno 2001 ) . Some relevant factors include : first , the diversity of ...
... political power of older people peaked in the 1980s / early 1990s and that its influence on national politics may be declining ( McKenzie 1993 ; Binstock and Quadagno 2001 ) . Some relevant factors include : first , the diversity of ...
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... political gerontology , Sociological Symposium , no . 26 , Spring : 1-25 . Estes , C.L. ( 1981 ) The social ... political economy of aging : introduction and critique in M. Minkler and C.L. Estes ( eds ) Critical Perspectives on Aging ...
... political gerontology , Sociological Symposium , no . 26 , Spring : 1-25 . Estes , C.L. ( 1981 ) The social ... political economy of aging : introduction and critique in M. Minkler and C.L. Estes ( eds ) Critical Perspectives on Aging ...
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Social theory and ageing | 8 |
beyond disengagement theory | 19 |
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