Ageing, Meaning and Social Structure: Connecting Critical and Humanistic Gerontology (First Edition)

By: Edited by Jan Baars, Joseph Dohmen, Amanda Grenier and Chris Phillipson

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 216 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781447320432
Related ISBNs:: 9781447300892, 9781447300908, 9781447300915, 9781447320449, 9781447300908, 9781447307822
Publisher:: Policy Press
Date of Addition:: 12/14/24
Copyrighted By:: Policy Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: null Jan Baars
Edited by:: null Joseph Dohmen
Edited by:: null Amanda Grenier
Edited by:: null Chris Phillipson