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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... problems that interventions should be made ; if not they seem doomed to failure . The problem of integrating theory has , however , been exacerbated by the way in which gerontology has tended to insulate itself from the dominant social ...
... problems that interventions should be made ; if not they seem doomed to failure . The problem of integrating theory has , however , been exacerbated by the way in which gerontology has tended to insulate itself from the dominant social ...
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... problems in theorizing about the life course : ( a ) a tendency to equate the significance of social forces with social change ; ( b ) a neglect of intra - cohort variability ; and ( c ) an unwarranted affirmation of choice as an ...
... problems in theorizing about the life course : ( a ) a tendency to equate the significance of social forces with social change ; ( b ) a neglect of intra - cohort variability ; and ( c ) an unwarranted affirmation of choice as an ...
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... problems of ageing are needed to ensure continued agency in later life , and yet they exact a price . The price can be thought of in terms of the dominance of medical definitions of the problems faced in old age and what constitutes ...
... problems of ageing are needed to ensure continued agency in later life , and yet they exact a price . The price can be thought of in terms of the dominance of medical definitions of the problems faced in old age and what constitutes ...
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Social theory and ageing | 8 |
beyond disengagement theory | 19 |
Key Points | 25 |
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