Understanding Old Age

Critical and Global Perspectives

Gail Wilson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2000
SAGE Publications Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7619-6012-6 (ISBN)

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Takes a global perspective on the issues and policies of ageing.

Providing a comprehensive overview of issues of ageing from a global perspective this ambitious text introduces the reader to a wide range of issues and policies on ageing. Topics examined include: theoretical perspectives on ageing in society; demographic trends; roles played by older people as political actors; migration; health; pensions; family and institutional care; and elder abuse.

This will be an essential text for students of social gerontology, as well as an invaluable resource for students of nursing, social work, social policy and development studies.

An Ageing World
Ageing Across Cultures
Rising Tides
Demography and Old Age
Older People as Political Actors
Globalisation, Structural Adjustment and Ageing
Globalization, Migration and Ageing
Material Resources in Later Life
Health and Illness in Later Life
Family and Community in Later Life
Services for Elders
Institutional Living in Later Life
Ageing in Context

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.2.2000
Verlagsort	Thousand Oaks
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	320 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Histologie / Embryologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7619-6012-0 / 0761960120
ISBN-13	978-0-7619-6012-6 / 9780761960126
Zustand	Neuware