Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing: Critical PerspectivesMcGraw-Hill Education, 1 nov 2003 - 200 páginas In this important new book, three leading social theorists of old age present a critical review of key theoretical developments and issues influencing the study of adult ageing. The authors explore contemporary 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, successful and productive ageing, globalization and migration and the politics of ageing. Consideration is given in each case to the interaction between structural influences on social ageing and the experience of age and identity. The work ends with a manifesto for social theory, social policy and social change. Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing will be valuable reading for advanced students and practitioners taking courses in social theory, the sociology of old age and social gerontology. |
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... Desire for continuity Continuity theory , an important approach within gerontology , outlined in Chapter 2 , also has implications for the relationship between ageing and iden- tity . This perspective is again profoundly modern , in so ...
... Desire for continuity Continuity theory , an important approach within gerontology , outlined in Chapter 2 , also has implications for the relationship between ageing and iden- tity . This perspective is again profoundly modern , in so ...
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... desire for profit . There may be a number of influences on contemporary belief and practice that are eclipsed by hegemonic positions . In the case of bio- medicine this would include the structural , economic and political influences of ...
... desire for profit . There may be a number of influences on contemporary belief and practice that are eclipsed by hegemonic positions . In the case of bio- medicine this would include the structural , economic and political influences of ...
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... desire . This critical distance itself facilitates an ability to make a stand , to discriminate between what we are led to believe and what we experience , what appears given and what can be taken . It facili- tates an ability to resist ...
... desire . This critical distance itself facilitates an ability to make a stand , to discriminate between what we are led to believe and what we experience , what appears given and what can be taken . It facili- tates an ability to resist ...
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Social theory and ageing | 8 |
3 | 25 |
Desire for continuity | 31 |
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Social Theory, Social Policy And Ageing: A Critical Introduction: Critical ... Biggs, Simon,Estes, Caroll,Phillipson, Chris Vista previa restringida - 2003 |
Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing: A Critical Introduction Carroll L. Estes,Simon Biggs,Chris Phillipson Vista de fragmentos - 2003 |
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Ageing in Society John Bond,Sheila M Peace,Freya Dittmann-Kohli,Gerben Westerhof Vista previa restringida - 2007 |