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9780335209064

Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing : A Critical Introduction

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  • ISBN13:

    9780335209064

  • ISBN10:

    0335209068

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-11-01
  • Publisher: Open University Press
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Summary

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 Ageingwill be valuable reading for advanced students and practitioners taking courses in social theory, the sociology of old age and social gerontology.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to social theory, social policy and ageing
Social theory and ageing
Age and identity
Feminist perspectives and old age policy
Productive ageing, self-surveillance and social policy
Biomedicalization, ethics and ageing
Ageing and globalization
The politics of ageing
Conclusion: future tasks for a critical gerontology
Bibliography
Index.

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