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Old Age in Modern Society

Author : Christina R. Victor
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1489930752
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (899 download)

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Download or read book Old Age in Modern Society written by Christina R. Victor and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old age is a part of the lifecycle about which there are numerous myths and stereotypes. To present an overstatement of commonly held beliefs, the old are portrayed as dependent individuals, characterized by a lack of social autonomy, unloved and neglected by both their immediate family and friends; and posing a threat to the living standards of younger age groups by being a 'burden' that consumes without producing. Older people are perceived as a single homogeneous group, and the experiment of ageing characterized as being the same for all individuals, irrespective of the diversity of their circumstances before the onset of old age. In this book, detailed statistical material is used to portray the circum stances of older people in modern society in an attempt to evaluate the appropriateness (or otherwise) of the major stereotypes of later life. This volume does not address ageing from a psychological or micro-social per spective. In particular, we do not explore major issues relating to old age. Rather we feel that, from the extensive collection of surveys concerned with the elderly, we can provide a context within which individual eld erly people can be studied from more anthropological or biographical perspectives.

Ageing in Modern Society

Author : Dorothy Jerrome
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781032693866
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (938 download)

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Download or read book Ageing in Modern Society written by Dorothy Jerrome and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2024-05-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1983, the chapters in this title draw attention to the changed circumstances in which ageing takes place, at the subjective level, at the level of care and provision, and at the level of theory. As a whole it offers a view of social gerontology and illustrates the integration of theory and practice.

Old Age and Agency

Author : Emmanuelle Tulle
Publisher : Nova Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781590338841
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (388 download)

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Download or read book Old Age and Agency written by Emmanuelle Tulle and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about rethinking the ways in which we make sense of social action or agency in later life. The contributions in this collection challenge traditional academic approaches to the study of later life, which, arguably, often deny older people agency. Social gerontology, and the wider society, should be more reflexive and rather than contribute to the continued marginalisation of older people, should draw attention to the extent to which the latter's actions may be understood within the set of normalising discourses which people have to manage and negotiate as they get old. The purpose of this collection is to continue this process, by providing philosophical, theoretical, conceptual and empirical direction for a reflexive social gerontology. This book argues that the management of later life has become complex, caught as it is within a broad discourse which continues to construct old age as a time of decline and dependency but has shifted the burden of responsibility for the avoidance of decline on individuals.

Aging, Society, and the Life Course, Fourth Edition

Author : Leslie A. Morgan
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0826119379
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Aging, Society, and the Life Course, Fourth Edition written by Leslie A. Morgan and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print+CourseSmart

Older People in Modern Society

Author : Anthea Tinker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317886127
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Older People in Modern Society written by Anthea Tinker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Older People in Modern Society is an established classic text in its field and through subsequent editions its reputation and that of its author has grown. In this fourth and renamed edition, Anthea Tinker synthesises and discusses a wide range of literature about older people, drawing from fields such as medicine, sociology and social policy and using primary source material to illustrate the text. She also introduces a number of topics that have attained greater importance since publication of the third edition in 1992, for example, continuing care and the abuse of older people.

Ageing in Society

Author : John Bond
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1848607245
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book Ageing in Society written by John Bond and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-02-22 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `Ageing in Society brings forth exciting new questions, fresh perspectives, and a necessary critical approach to key issues - this is indeed an authoritative introduction. The authors not only have made significant contributions to gerontology, but offer the reader considerations for what could be, not just what is, the design of old age in society. The book will inform students in ways that so many texts in the area, satisfied with comfortable bromides, do not′ - Jaber Gubrium, Editor of Journal of Aging Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia `This completely revised Third Edition of Ageing in Society presents one of the most comprehensive pictures of ageing today. Emphasising the dual processes of ageing societies and the experience of ageing, the book offers the reader - student or researcher alike - cogent discussions of the most up to date perspectives and evidence available. The contributors are all leading experts in their fields - comprising a range of important disciplines as they apply to ageing. Ageing in Society is a cutting edge text on one of the most important subjects facing the modern world - a must for all students of ageing′ - Mike Bury, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of London `The Third Edition of the comprehensive textbook Ageing in Society extends its scope to include continental Europe, allowing broader as well as deeper insights into recent trends in gerontology. Gerontologists and practitioners are urged not to stop reading before they have reached the insightful last chapter "Ageing into the future"!′ - Professor Dorly Deeg, Editor-in-Chief European Journal of Ageing The Third Edition of this popular and widely-used text provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of ageing, exploring the key theories, concepts and methods which the behavioural and social sciences contribute to the subject. Thoroughly revised and updated, Ageing in Society reflects new trends in gerontology, incorporating recent developments in theory and research as well as major international and interdisciplinary perspectives. A new chapter on cognitive ageing has been added and key themes, such as social protection, retirement, health and illness, and cultural images of old age are also critically examined. Ageing in Society was developed by the British Society of Gerontology to fulfil the need for an authoritative introduction to social gerontology. As such, it is an ideal resource for students and lecturers in the social and behavioural sciences, as well as for students and practitioners in health and social care.

Global Aging

Author : Suzanne R. Kunkel, PhD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0826105467
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Global Aging written by Suzanne R. Kunkel, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print+CourseSmart

Old Age

Author : Haim Hazan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521447485
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Old Age written by Haim Hazan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-04-28 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haim Hazan is a leading specialist on old age in anthropology, and has published several books on particular communities of old people. The latest book is an essay on the realities of old age, as it is experienced, as opposed to the ideas about the old current in western societies. It argues that the construction of this world by outsiders is inevitably affected by deeply ingrained social attitudes and structures, such as the spatial segregation of the aged as a population, and the fear of death with which they are associated. By approaching the subject from the social constructionist perspective, and by drawing on a variety of detailed ethnographic accounts, the author describes a unique and nuanced social world. This is a sophisticated and original book, which should have a significant impact on a field still dominated by a 'social problems' approach.

The Futures of Old Age

Author : John A Vincent
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1849202753
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (492 download)

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Download or read book The Futures of Old Age written by John A Vincent and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2006-05-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the future of old age? How will families, services, and economies adapt to an older population? Such questions often provoke extreme and opposing answers: some see ageing populations as having the potential to undermine economic growth and prosperity; others see new and exciting ways of living in old age. The Futures of Old Age places these questions in the context of social and political change, and assesses what the various futures of old age might be. Prepared by the British Society of Gerontology, The Futures of Old Age brings together a team of leading international gerontologists from the United Kingdom and United States, drawing on their expertise and research. The book′s seven sections deal with key contemporary themes including: population ageing; households and families; health; wealth; pensions; migration; inequalities; gender and self; and identity in later life.

An Aging World

Author : Kevin G. Kinsella
Publisher : Bureau of Census
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book An Aging World written by Kevin G. Kinsella and published by Bureau of Census. This book was released on 2001 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides statistical information on the worldwide population of people 65 years old or older.

The elderly in modern society

Author : Anthea Tinker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book The elderly in modern society written by Anthea Tinker and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Aging in the Modern World

Author : United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Aging in the Modern World written by United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Library and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism

Author : Liat Ayalon
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319738208
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism written by Liat Ayalon and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book provides a comprehensive perspective on the concept of ageism, its origins, the manifestation and consequences of ageism, as well as ways to respond to and research ageism. The book represents a collaborative effort of researchers from over 20 countries and a variety of disciplines, including, psychology, sociology, gerontology, geriatrics, pharmacology, law, geography, design, engineering, policy and media studies. The contributors have collaborated to produce a truly stimulating and educating book on ageism which brings a clear overview of the state of the art in the field. The book serves as a catalyst to generate research, policy and public interest in the field of ageism and to reconstruct the image of old age and will be of interest to researchers and students in gerontology and geriatrics.

Ageing in Asia-Pacific

Author : Thomas R. Klassen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351377213
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Ageing in Asia-Pacific written by Thomas R. Klassen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the coming decades, challenges and risks associated with rapid population ageing will be paramount in Asia-Pacific. Examining key trends, dilemmas and developments with reference to specific nations, the book draws conclusions and policy recommendations that apply to Asia-Pacific as a whole. Individual chapters focus on the impact of population ageing, along with urbanization and industrialization, on the lives of people in the region. The book shows how leaders in Asia-Pacific – political, community and others – need to respond to changes in family and social structures, disease pathology, gender roles, income security, the care of older citizens and the provision of social and health welfare.

Old Age in the New Land

Author : W. Andrew Achenbaum
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421435071
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Old Age in the New Land written by W. Andrew Achenbaum and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1978. Drawing on a wide range of sources from social, intellectual, and political history, Old Age in the New Land analyzes the changing fates and fortunes of America's elderly in the course of its history. By providing a historical perspective on society's conceptions of aging—and its effects on human lives—Achenbaum's work offers valuable insights for historians, sociologists, gerontologists, and others interested in the "graying" of America.

Elderly People in Modern Society

Author : Anthea Tinker
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elderly People in Modern Society written by Anthea Tinker and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1992 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series provides students of social administration and social work with informative guides to the major areas of social policy. beginning of their courses. Western societies have become more aware of the fact that we are an ageing society with fewer babies being born and more people surviving into old age. This book offers an account of the present situation and analyzes some of the problems and options for the future. coverage of the subject, taking into account a wide range of literature from medicine, architecture, sociology, psychology and social policy. No previous knowledge is assumed. the social sciences, medicine, nursing, social work, law and geography. It should also stimulate interest among many professions, voluntary bodies and the general public.

What are Old People For?

Author : William H. Thomas
Publisher : Publisher:VanderWyk&Burnham
ISBN 13 : 9781889242200
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book What are Old People For? written by William H. Thomas and published by Publisher:VanderWyk&Burnham. This book was released on 2004 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nodding to popular culture, history, science, and literature, a passionate and persuasive case is made for removing our ageist blinders and seeing old age as a developmental stage of life.