Personhood, Identity and Care in Advanced Old Age
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Personhood, Identity and Care in Advanced Old Age

Higgs, Paul,Gilleard, Chris

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Personhood, Identity and Care in Advanced Old Age

Higgs, Paul,Gilleard, Chris

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About This Book

How do we sustain agency and identity amidst the frailty of advanced old age? What role does care play in this process? Pushing forward new sociological theory, this book explores the theoretical and practical issues raised by age and infirmity. It begins with a theoretical examination of the fourth age, interrogating notions of agency, identity and personhood, as well as the impact of frailty, abjection and 'othering'. It then applies this analysis to issues of care. Exploring our collective hopes and fears concerning old age and the ends of people's lives, this is essential reading on one of the biggest social issues of our time.

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Publisher
Policy Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9781447319092
Topic
Sozialwissenschaften
Subtopic
Gerontologie

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Chapter One: Old age and the fourth age paradigm
  7. Chapter Two: Interrogating personhood
  8. Chapter Three: Agency, identity and personhood in the social sciences
  9. Chapter Four: Frailty
  10. Chapter Five: Understanding abjection
  11. Chapter Six: The moral imperative of care
  12. Chapter Seven: Care work
  13. Chapter Eight: Care without limits
  14. Chapter Nine: Conclusion
  15. References
Citation styles for Personhood, Identity and Care in Advanced Old Age

APA 6 Citation

Higgs, Paul, Gilleard, & Chris. (2016). Personhood, Identity and Care in Advanced Old Age (1st ed.). Policy Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/1657958/personhood-identity-and-care-in-advanced-old-age-pdf (Original work published 2016)

Chicago Citation

Higgs, Paul, Gilleard, and Chris. (2016) 2016. Personhood, Identity and Care in Advanced Old Age. 1st ed. Policy Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/1657958/personhood-identity-and-care-in-advanced-old-age-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Higgs et al. (2016) Personhood, Identity and Care in Advanced Old Age. 1st edn. Policy Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/1657958/personhood-identity-and-care-in-advanced-old-age-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Higgs et al. Personhood, Identity and Care in Advanced Old Age. 1st ed. Policy Press, 2016. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.