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Ageing / Chris Phillipson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Key concepts (Polity Press)Publication details: Cambridge : Polity Press, 2013.Description: viii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780745630854
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.26 23 PHA
Contents:
1 Introduction: Understanding Ageing -- Part I Demographic and Social Dimensions of Ageing -- 2 Ageing Societies in a Global Perspective -- 3 Social Theories of Ageing -- 4 The Development of Ideas about Age and Ageing -- 5 The Social Construction of Ageing -- Part II Inequalities and Divisions in Later Life -- 6 Ageing and Pensions: The Social Construction of Inequality -- 7 Families and Generational Change in Ageing Societies -- 8 'Late' Old Age -- Part III New Pathways for Later Life -- 9 Preparing for Ageing Populations: Rebuilding Institutions -- 10 Conclusion: New Pathways for Later Life.
Summary: "Ageing populations represent a key global challenge for the twenty-first century. Few areas of life will remain untouched by the accompanying changes to cultural, economic and social life. This book interrogates various understandings of ageing, and provides a critical assessment of attitudes and responses to the development of ageing societies, placing these in the context of a variety of historical and sociological debates. Written in a highly accessible style, this book examines a range of topics, including demographic change across high- and low-income countries, theories of social ageing, changing definitions of 'age', retirement trends, family and intergenerational relations, poverty and inequality, and health and social care in later life. The book also considers the key steps necessary in preparing for the social transformation which population ageing will bring. Ageing provides a fresh and original approach to a topic of central concern to students and scholars working in sociology, social policy and wider social science disciplines and the humanities."--Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-205) and index.

1 Introduction: Understanding Ageing -- Part I Demographic and Social Dimensions of Ageing -- 2 Ageing Societies in a Global Perspective -- 3 Social Theories of Ageing -- 4 The Development of Ideas about Age and Ageing -- 5 The Social Construction of Ageing -- Part II Inequalities and Divisions in Later Life -- 6 Ageing and Pensions: The Social Construction of Inequality -- 7 Families and Generational Change in Ageing Societies -- 8 'Late' Old Age -- Part III New Pathways for Later Life -- 9 Preparing for Ageing Populations: Rebuilding Institutions -- 10 Conclusion: New Pathways for Later Life.

"Ageing populations represent a key global challenge for the twenty-first century. Few areas of life will remain untouched by the accompanying changes to cultural, economic and social life. This book interrogates various understandings of ageing, and provides a critical assessment of attitudes and responses to the development of ageing societies, placing these in the context of a variety of historical and sociological debates. Written in a highly accessible style, this book examines a range of topics, including demographic change across high- and low-income countries, theories of social ageing, changing definitions of 'age', retirement trends, family and intergenerational relations, poverty and inequality, and health and social care in later life. The book also considers the key steps necessary in preparing for the social transformation which population ageing will bring. Ageing provides a fresh and original approach to a topic of central concern to students and scholars working in sociology, social policy and wider social science disciplines and the humanities."--Publisher's description.

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