Ageing and Globalisation
Author:   Martin Hyde (Swansea University) ,  Paul Higgs (University College London)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
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9781447322276


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   06 July 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Ageing has been conventionally framed within the boundaries of nation states, yet demographic changes, transmigration, financial globalization and the global media have rendered this perspective problematic. This much-needed book is the first to apply theories of globalisation to gerontology, including Appadurai's theory, allowing readers to understand the implications of growing older in a global age.

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Author:   Martin Hyde (Swansea University) ,  Paul Higgs (University College London)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781447322276


ISBN 10:   1447322274
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   06 July 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction of key terms and debates; Age, ageing and later life; Gerontological approaches to globalization; Global geographies of health in later life; The family life of older people in a global context; Pensions, work and poverty. The financial landscapes of ageing and later life; A global Third Age? Identities in later life; The global politics and policies of ageing; Conclusion: The necessity of understanding globalization for studying later life.

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This pioneering work demonstrates the urgency to conceptualize the different dynamics and layers of globalization as they contextualize emerging forms of aging. --Jan Baars, University of Humanistic Studies, the Netherlands


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Martin Hyde is Associate Professor in Gerontology at the Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University. His research looks at global ageing, and work, health and retirement in later life. Paul Higgs is Professor of the Sociology of Ageing at University College London. He has researched the changing nature of later life for over 20 years and is a co-editor of the journal 'Social Theory and Health'.

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