Understanding Old Age: Critical and Global Perspectives
Author:   Gail Wilson
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
ISBN:  

9780761960119


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   22 February 2000
Format:   Hardback
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Understanding Old Age: Critical and Global Perspectives


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Providing a comprehensive overview of issues of ageing from a global perspective this ambitious text introduces the reader to a wide range of issues and policies on ageing. Topics examined include: theoretical perspectives on ageing in society; demographic trends; roles played by older people as political actors; migration; health; pensions; family and institutional care; and elder abuse. This will be an essential text for students of social gerontology, as well as an invaluable resource for students of nursing, social work, social policy and development studies.

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Author:   Gail Wilson
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780761960119


ISBN 10:   0761960112
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   22 February 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

An Ageing World Ageing Across Cultures Rising Tides Demography and Old Age Older People as Political Actors Globalisation, Structural Adjustment and Ageing Globalization, Migration and Ageing Material Resources in Later Life Health and Illness in Later Life Family and Community in Later Life Services for Elders Institutional Living in Later Life Ageing in Context

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'[A] welcome addition to the field of gerontology! An important contribution of the book is the positive light it casts on the issue of population ageing, !the main contribution of this book is its critical examination of common perceptions of ageing societies' - Age Concern Institute of Gerontology


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