Ageing, meaning and social structure is a unique book advancing critical discourse in gerontology and makes a major contribution to understanding key social and ethical dilemmas facing ageing societies. It confronts and integrates approaches that have been relatively isolated from each other, and interrelates two major streams of thought within critical gerontology: analyses of structural issues in the context of political economy and humanistic perspectives on issues of existential meaning. The chapters, from a wide range of contributors, focus on major issues in ageing such as autonomy, agency, frailty, lifestyle, social isolation, dementia and professional challenges in social work and participatory research. This volume should be valuable reading for scholars and graduate students in gerontology and humanistic studies, as well as for policy makers and practitioners working in the field of ageing.

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Publisher

Policy Press

Year

2014

ISBN

9781447320432

Topic

Social Sciences

Subtopic

Gerontology

Index

Social Sciences

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Notes on contributors
Acknowledgements
one Introduction
two Connecting meaning with social structure: theoretical foundations
three My own life: ethics, ageing and lifestyle
four Rethinking agency in late life: structural and interpretive approaches
five Dementia: beyond structures of medicalisation and cultural neglect
six Self-realisation and ageing: a spiritual perspective
seven Social ability or social frailty? The balance between autonomy and connectedness in the lives of older people
eight Critical perspectives on social work with older people
nine Community-based participatory action research: opportunities and challenges for critical gerontology
ten Commentary: contingent ageing, naturalisation and some rays of intellectual hope