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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... role of intergovernmental organizations is critically examined , given their role in shaping a new order for later life . These developments are seen to change the quality of life of older people living within the structures of existing ...
... role of intergovernmental organizations is critically examined , given their role in shaping a new order for later life . These developments are seen to change the quality of life of older people living within the structures of existing ...
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... role of state policy in mediating race relations and for its blindness to ' a defin- ing feature of social provision ... role , the caregiving role of women is assumed as the natural and pre - political place for females . Under the ...
... role of state policy in mediating race relations and for its blindness to ' a defin- ing feature of social provision ... role , the caregiving role of women is assumed as the natural and pre - political place for females . Under the ...
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... role of women , 51-2 , 53 , 56-7 , 59 valuing , 61 , 142 , 143-4 Caro , F. et al . , 70–1 Carstensen , L. , 69 Baltes , M.M. and , 68-9 Cavan , R. et al . , 13 ' choice ' , 135 Chopra , D. , 90 chronic illness , 77-8 , 98 Cisel , D.H. ...
... role of women , 51-2 , 53 , 56-7 , 59 valuing , 61 , 142 , 143-4 Caro , F. et al . , 70–1 Carstensen , L. , 69 Baltes , M.M. and , 68-9 Cavan , R. et al . , 13 ' choice ' , 135 Chopra , D. , 90 chronic illness , 77-8 , 98 Cisel , D.H. ...
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Social theory and ageing | 8 |
beyond disengagement theory | 19 |
Key Points | 25 |
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