rent-now

Rent More, Save More! Use code: ECRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

9780745629506

Contexts of Ageing Class, Cohort and Community

by ;
  • ISBN13:

    9780745629506

  • ISBN10:

    0745629504

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-09-02
  • Publisher: Polity
  • Purchase Benefits
  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
  • Write a Review Icon Write a Review
List Price: $32.00 Save up to $0.03
  • Buy New
    $31.97
    Add to Cart

    PRINT ON DEMAND: 2-4 WEEKS. THIS ITEM CANNOT BE CANCELLED OR RETURNED.

Summary

We live in ageing societies. Age preoccupies governments as much as individuals. Most people reaching retirement no longer face a future of impoverishment and destitution. A new affluence has spread across society and across the life course. Instead of being concerned with the negative connotations of old age, this book acknowledges that for many people looking forward to retirement, later life has changed for the better. With this positive outcome for older people have come policy and social dilemmas for governments and individuals alike.

Author Biography

Chris Gilleard, Director of Psychology at South West London and St. George's Mental Health Trust





Paul Higgs Senior, Lecturer in Sociology at University College, London

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Acknowledgements ix
1 Introduction 1(20)
2 Class, Modernity and the Lifecourse 21(17)
3 The Nature of Class in Later Life 38(24)
4 Cohort and Generation and the Study of Social Change 62(15)
5 Later Life and the Two Generational Fields of Modernity 77(24)
6 Community and the Nature of Belonging 101(24)
7 Community in Later Life 125(24)
8 Fog-lamps and Leitmotifs 149(18)
Notes 167(8)
References 175(22)
Index 197

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program