Ageing, Meaning and Social Structure - Connecting Critical and Humanistic Gerontology (Hardcover, New)

Ageing, meaning and social structure is a unique book advancing critical discourse in gerontology and makes a major contribution to understanding key social and ethical dilemmas facing ageing societies. It confronts and integrates approaches that have been relatively isolated from each other, and interrelates two major streams of thought within critical gerontology: analyses of structural issues in the context of political economy and humanistic perspectives on issues of existential meaning. The chapters, from a wide range of contributors, focus on major issues in ageing such as autonomy, agency, frailty, lifestyle, social isolation, dementia and professional challenges in social work and participatory research. This volume should be valuable reading for scholars and graduate students in gerontology and humanistic studies, as well as for policy makers and practitioners working in the field of ageing.

General

Imprint:	Policy Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2013
First published:	July 2013
Editors:	Jan Baars • Joseph Dohmen • Amanda Grenier • Chris Phillipson
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-4473-0090-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adults > Elderly
LSN:	1-4473-0090-4
Barcode:	9781447300908

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