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Medical Sociology and Old Age - Towards a sociology of health in later life (Paperback, New) Loot Price: R1,281
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Medical Sociology and Old Age - Towards a sociology of health in later life (Paperback, New): Paul Higgs, Ian Rees Jones

Medical Sociology and Old Age - Towards a sociology of health in later life (Paperback, New)

Paul Higgs, Ian Rees Jones

Series: Critical Studies in Health and Society

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The nature of health in later life has conventionally been studied from two perspectives. Medical sociologists have focused on the failing body, chronic illness, infirmity and mortality, while social gerontologists on the other hand have focused on the epidemiology of old age and health and social policy. By examining these perspectives, Higgs and Jones show how both standpoints have a restricted sense of contemporary ageing which has prevented an understanding of the way in which health in later life has changed. In the book, the authors point out that the current debates on longevity and disability are being transformed by the emergence of a fitter and healthier older population. This third age - where fitness and participation are valorised - leads to the increasing salience of issues such as bodily control, age-denial and anti-ageing medicine. By discussing the key issue of old age versus ageing, the authors examine the prospect of a new sociology - a sociology of health in later life. Medical Sociology and Old Age is essential reading for all students and researchers of medical sociology and gerontology and for anyone concerned with the challenge of ageing populations in the twenty-first century. This book is essential reading for all students and researchers of medical sociology and gerontology.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Critical Studies in Health and Society
Release date: October 2008
First published: 2007
Authors: Paul Higgs • Ian Rees Jones
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 150
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-39860-2
Categories: Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adults > Elderly
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LSN: 0-415-39860-6
Barcode: 9780415398602

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