Beyond Successful and Active Ageing: A Theory of Model Ageing - Couverture rigide

Timonen, Virpi

 
9781447330172: Beyond Successful and Active Ageing: A Theory of Model Ageing
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 144733017X ISBN 13 : 9781447330172
Editeur : Policy Press, 2016

Synopsis

This controversial book argues that concepts such as successful and active ageing - ubiquitous terms in research, marketing and policy making concerned with older adults are potentially dangerous paradigms that reflect and exacerbate inequalities in older populations. This author presents a new theory to make sense of the popularity of these successful and active ageing concepts. Readers are invited to view them through the prism of Model Ageing a theory that throws light on the causes and consequences of attempts to model ageing as a phenomenon and stage of life that is in need of direction, reshaping and control. This is essential reading for anyone seeking to make sense of social constructions of ageing in contemporary societies.

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À propos de l?auteur

Virpi Timonen is Professor in Social Policy and Ageing at the School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Her research focuses on intergenerational relationships and policy pertaining to older adults. In 2014-2018, she serves as the President of the Research Committee on the Sociology of Ageing (RC11) of the International Sociological Association.

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Éditeur
Policy Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
144733017X
ISBN 13 
9781447330172
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
132
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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