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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... violence , a kind of gentle invisible pervasive violence that is experienced through the everyday practices of social life ' . Robert Connell advances the concept of hegemonic masculinity , referring to the gender practices of everyday ...
... violence , a kind of gentle invisible pervasive violence that is experienced through the everyday practices of social life ' . Robert Connell advances the concept of hegemonic masculinity , referring to the gender practices of everyday ...
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... violence ( Pateman 1989 ; O'Connor et al . 1999 ) . O'Connor and her colleagues ( 1999 : 3 ) argue that the state has promoted an ' agenda for gender equality ' and has also served as an instrument ' for reshaping family practices ...
... violence ( Pateman 1989 ; O'Connor et al . 1999 ) . O'Connor and her colleagues ( 1999 : 3 ) argue that the state has promoted an ' agenda for gender equality ' and has also served as an instrument ' for reshaping family practices ...
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... violence to the relational and dialogical realities of interpersonal exchange . Here , relation and dialogue refer to the ways in which each social situation constitutes a form of negotiation , whereby meaning is constructed mutually ...
... violence to the relational and dialogical realities of interpersonal exchange . Here , relation and dialogue refer to the ways in which each social situation constitutes a form of negotiation , whereby meaning is constructed mutually ...
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Desire for continuity | 31 |
Identity and the body | 37 |
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