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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... structure versus agency and culture versus structure has given way to an appreciation of the interplay and ' recursive ' relationships of culture , structure and agency ( Giddens 1991 ; Estes 1999 ) . Cultural gerontol- ogy is part of ...
... structure versus agency and culture versus structure has given way to an appreciation of the interplay and ' recursive ' relationships of culture , structure and agency ( Giddens 1991 ; Estes 1999 ) . Cultural gerontol- ogy is part of ...
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... structure of family life ' ( Pateman 1989 : 183 ) . Theories of patriarchy have been critiqued for giving insufficient attention both to social class and to ideology , and for being too deterministic and functionalist in assuming the ...
... structure of family life ' ( Pateman 1989 : 183 ) . Theories of patriarchy have been critiqued for giving insufficient attention both to social class and to ideology , and for being too deterministic and functionalist in assuming the ...
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... structure of gender relations which he calls ' gender regimes ' - he distinguishes between the relations of labour , power and cathexis or emotional attachment ( Connell 1987 ) . The structure of labour ( labour market ) is such that ...
... structure of gender relations which he calls ' gender regimes ' - he distinguishes between the relations of labour , power and cathexis or emotional attachment ( Connell 1987 ) . The structure of labour ( labour market ) is such that ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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