Ageing - Couverture souple

Phillipson, Christopher

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0745630855 ISBN 13 : 9780745630854

Editeur : Polity Press, 2013

Synopsis

Ageing populations represent a key global challenge for the twenty-first century. Few areas of life will remain untouched by the accompanying changes to cultural, economic and social life. This book interrogates various understandings of ageing, and provides a critical assessment of attitudes and responses to the development of ageing societies, placing these in the context of a variety of historical and sociological debates.

Written in a highly accessible style, this book examines a range of topics, including demographic change across high- and low-income countries, theories of social ageing, changing definitions of 'age', retirement trends, family and intergenerational relations, poverty and inequality, and health and social care in later life. The book also considers the key steps necessary in preparing for the social transformation which population ageing will bring.

Ageing provides a fresh and original approach to a topic of central concern to students and scholars working in sociology, social policy and wider social science disciplines and the humanities.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Chris Phillipson is professor of sociology and social gerontology at the University of Manchester.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745630855
• ISBN 13: 9780745630854
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible