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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... relationship between identity and adult ageing . Identity is seen as having both social and personal characteristics . With respect to ageing , stability of identity can act as a source of restriction but also a grounding for social ...
... relationship between identity and adult ageing . Identity is seen as having both social and personal characteristics . With respect to ageing , stability of identity can act as a source of restriction but also a grounding for social ...
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... relationships between different groups in society , whose livelihood depends upon these changing means of production ... relationship and in some way free oneself from it . This is necessary in order to achieve a more enhancing and less ...
... relationships between different groups in society , whose livelihood depends upon these changing means of production ... relationship and in some way free oneself from it . This is necessary in order to achieve a more enhancing and less ...
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... relationship between professionals and the needs of older people has tended to focus on issues such as : what to divulge to patients about their own health status and in what form ; the need for privacy and confidentiality and its ...
... relationship between professionals and the needs of older people has tended to focus on issues such as : what to divulge to patients about their own health status and in what form ; the need for privacy and confidentiality and its ...
Índice
Social theory and ageing | 8 |
beyond disengagement theory | 19 |
Key Points | 25 |
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Social Theory, Social Policy And Ageing: A Critical Introduction: Critical ... Biggs, Simon,Estes, Caroll,Phillipson, Chris Vista previa restringida - 2003 |
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