Changing Worlds and the Ageing Subject
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Changing Worlds and the Ageing Subject

Dimensions in the Study of Ageing and Later Life

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Changing Worlds and the Ageing Subject

Dimensions in the Study of Ageing and Later Life

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Research into ageing and later life has tended to describe old age in relation to society's problems concerning health and social care. Today demographic changes, current advancements in technology, and political and socio-cultural developments also affect the living conditions of both young and old people. This exceptional volume draws together scholars from Europe and the USA to inspire and encourage new research approaches. Taking old people's own ideas, experiences and opinions as the starting point for studies of the ageing process, the contributors regard old age as an equally important and varied stage of the life cycle. The volume considers the humanistic-historical dimension of ageing and substantiates new perspectives on family roles and intergenerational relationships. It also examines age discrimination, the impact of the increase in early retirement, the effect of old and new technology on older people's lives, different ageing experiences of men and women, and how to emphasize old people's own interpretation and understanding of the ageing process.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2018
ISBN
9781351161947
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Gerontology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Notes on Contributors
  7. Foreword
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. 1 Some Implications of Population Ageing for Societies and Individuals
  10. 2 Analysing Age Discrimination
  11. 3 The Constructs of Generation and Cohort in Sociological Studies of Ageing: Theoretical Conceptualizations and Some Empirical Implications
  12. 4 Age, Ageing and the Life Course
  13. 5 Old Women's Ailments in the Light of History
  14. 6 Researching Home Help Services for the Elderly in Japan and Sweden: How Cultural Concepts Affect the Research Design
  15. 7 The Sense of Self in Alzheimer's Disease: The Person's Perspective
  16. 8 The Social Construction of Older Women's Identities and Institutional Intervention
  17. 9 Old People, New and Old Artefacts – Technology for Later Life
  18. 10 Biographical and Strategic Issues in Research about Ageing
  19. Index