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Social Philosophy, Age & Aging
Jason L. Powell
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Description for Social Philosophy, Age & Aging
Paperback. Num Pages: 61 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 148.
This book attempts to unravel the fundamental assumptions of social philosophy and how its different concepts and theories make sense of human aging. The book explores how biomedical ageing dominated thoughts on ageing until social understandings from different disciplines came about that highlighted that ageing could be understood in terms of social class, gender and ethnicity. A key debate in recent years has been the critical approach versus positive approach. The final two chapters of the book explore Foucauldian philosophy applied to instances of the ageing process; whilst the final chapter advocates a focus on personhood and self-actualisation.
This book attempts to unravel the fundamental assumptions of social philosophy and how its different concepts and theories make sense of human aging. The book explores how biomedical ageing dominated thoughts on ageing until social understandings from different disciplines came about that highlighted that ageing could be understood in terms of social class, gender and ethnicity. A key debate in recent years has been the critical approach versus positive approach. The final two chapters of the book explore Foucauldian philosophy applied to instances of the ageing process; whilst the final chapter advocates a focus on personhood and self-actualisation.
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
61
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
61
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781628083828
SKU
V9781628083828
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