Capitalism and the construction of old age (Critical texts in social work and the welfare state)

Politics & Social Sciences

PHILLIPSON, Chris

Social Sciences

Macmillan, 1982

Macmillan

Book by Biggs, Simon, Phillipson, Chris, Kingston, Paul

Elder Abuse in Perspective (Rethinking Aging Series)

Biggs, Simon

Kingston, Paul

Open Univ Pr

In this important new book, three leading social theorists of old age present a critical review of key theoretical developments and issues influencing the study of adult ageing. The authors explore contemporary trends in social policy drawing on the experience of ageing in the USA, Europe and an increasingly global environment. Particular attention is given to feminist perspectives on ageing, ethics and bio-medicine, successful and productive ageing, globalization and migration and the politics of ageing. Consideration is given in each case to the interaction between structural influences on social ageing and the experience of age and identity. The work ends with a manifesto for social theory, social policy and social change. Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing will be valuable reading for advanced students and practitioners taking courses in social theory, the sociology of old age and social gerontology.

Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing: Critical Perspectives

Medical Books

Estes, Caroll

Medicine

Open University Press

In this important new book, three leading social theorists of old age present a critical review of key theoretical developments and issues influencing the study of adult ageing. The authors explore contemporary trends in social policy drawing on the experience of ageing in the USA, Europe and an increasingly global environment. Particular attention is given to feminist perspectives on ageing, ethics and bio-medicine, successful and productive ageing, globalization and migration and the politics of ageing. Consideration is given in each case to the interaction between structural influences on social ageing and the experience of age and identity. The work ends with a manifesto for social theory, social policy and social change. Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing will be valuable reading for advanced students and practitioners taking courses in social theory, the sociology of old age and social gerontology.

Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing

Family and Community Life of Older People: Social Networks and Social Support in Three Urban Areas

Family life has changed rapidly over te past fifty years and the number of people living longer increases year on year Family and Community Life of Older People revisits three areas (Bethnal Green in London, Wolverhampton in the Midlands and Woodford in Essex) which were the subject of classic studies in the late 1940s and 1950s and explores changes to the family and community lives of older people. The book examines issues such as: *changes in household composition *changes in the geographical proximity of kin and relatives *the extent and type of help provided by the family *contact and relationships with neighbours *relationships with friends *involvement in social and leisure activities *experiences of minority ethnic groups. These questions are explored through a unique set of data including census material, and survey data from interviews with over 600 older people. A key finding is that over the past 50 years we have moved from an old age experienced within the context of the family group to one shaped by personal communities in which friends may feature as significantly as immediate kin and relatives. Family and Community Life of Older People is a major contribution to the sociology of the family, of ageing, and of urban life and points up the social policy issues for an ageing society.

Family and Community Life of Older People

Bernard, Miriam

Ogg, Jim

Phillips, Judith and

Routledge

Ageing and Social Policy: A Critical Assessment (Studies in Social Policy and Welfare, 28)

Gower Pub.Co.

Dependency and Interdependency in Old Age: Theoretical Perspectives and Policy Alternatives

Bernard, Mirian

Strang, Patricia

Routledge& Kegan Paul

Reconstructing Old Age: New Agendas in Social Theory and Practice

In this timely and authoritative overview on social gerontology and social theory, Chris Phillipson outlines the changing contexts and experiences associated with later life as we move into a new century. The book critically reviews the different theoretical explanations which attempt to explain these changes. Phillipson shows how in late modernity changes to pensions, employment and retirement, and intergenerational relations, are placing doubt on the meaning of growing old. He suggests that later life is being reconstructed as a period of potential choice on the one hand, but also of risk and danger on the other. This book will be essential reading for students and academics in social gerontology, as well

Sage Publications Ltd.

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