| Critical Perspectives on Ageing Societies Contributor(s): Bernard, Miriam (Editor), Scharf, Thomas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1861348908 ISBN-13: 9781861348906 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2007 Annotation: Bringing together leading proponents of the critical gerontology perspective from Britain and North America, this book reviews and updates the understanding of how the gerontology field has developed over the last 25 years and explores current and future concerns surrounding population ageing in the 21st century. It also makes a significant contribution to methodology in ageing and lifecourse research. Critical Perspectives on Ageing Societies deals with contemporary topics of interest, such as age discrimination, human rights, intergenerational justice, diversity in later life, and researching with older people. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gerontology |
| Dewey: 305.26 |
| LCCN: 2007532278 |
| Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.8" W x 9.4" (0.80 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This important book brings together some of the best known international scholars working within a critical gerontology perspective. Together, they review and update our understanding of how the field has developed over the last twenty-five years and, through the lens of 'passionate scholarship', provide a challenging assessment of the complex practical and ethical issues facing older people, and those who conduct research on ageing, in the 21st century. The contributions extend the critical gerontological approach conceptually, methodologically and practically. They offer close and scholarly analysis of policies affecting the lives of older people and provide insights into why research is done in particular ways. Special attention is paid to feminist contributions and new approaches to working in partnership with older people; age discrimination and ageism; the impact of neo-liberal policies and the passage of various human rights instruments; the re-medicalisation of later life; the participation of older people in research; and justice between generations. The editors and contributors offer suggestions for promoting change, and an exciting set of visions and perspectives for the renewal and development of critical gerontology in the years ahead. Critical Perspectives on Ageing Societies will be a valuable resource for all students, academics and practitioners interested in ageing and the life course. |
Contributor Bio(s): Scharf, Thomas: - Thomas Scharf is professor of social gerontology and director of the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology at National University of Ireland and author or editor of several books, including Critical Perspectives on Ageing Societies, also published by the Policy Press. |