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Ageing and Diversity
Svein O(Ed Daatland
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Description for Ageing and Diversity
Paperback. To understand contemporary ageing it is necessary to recognise its diversity. Drawing on an extraordinary range of theory, original research and empirical sources, this book assesses the stereotyped conceptions of ageing, and offers a critical and updated perspective. Editor(s): Daatland, Svein Olav; Biggs, Simon. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
To understand contemporary ageing it is necessary to recognise its diversity. Drawing on an extraordinary range of theory, original research and empirical sources, this book assesses the stereotyped conceptions of ageing, and offers a critical and updated perspective. The book explores the diversity of individual pathways of ageing, the sources of identifications, migration and otherness, and the tension between social structures and personal agency; considers multidisciplinary and international perspectives as an important means of understanding the diversity of ageing, and the need for change in established notions and policies; addresses key issues such as global ageing, migration, transnational community and ... Read more
To understand contemporary ageing it is necessary to recognise its diversity. Drawing on an extraordinary range of theory, original research and empirical sources, this book assesses the stereotyped conceptions of ageing, and offers a critical and updated perspective. The book explores the diversity of individual pathways of ageing, the sources of identifications, migration and otherness, and the tension between social structures and personal agency; considers multidisciplinary and international perspectives as an important means of understanding the diversity of ageing, and the need for change in established notions and policies; addresses key issues such as global ageing, migration, transnational community and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861348470
SKU
V9781861348470
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Svein O(Ed Daatland
Svein Olav Daatland is Research Director for Ageing and Life Course Studies at Norwegian Social Research (NOVA). Simon Biggs is Professor of Gerontology and Director of the Institute of Gerontology, King's College London.
Reviews for Ageing and Diversity
"it may be recommended as a rich and handy source of propositions of answers to the questions [of growing old]" European Journal of Social Work "This is another excellent text form the Policy Press ... The editors have done an excellent job of bringing together some of the leading writers on social gerontology from Western Europe ... and as a ... Read more