Aging, Globalization and Inequality: The New Critical Gerontology (Society and Aging Series) by Baars, Jan - 11/3/2016

New. This book is a major reassessment of work in the field of critical gerontology, providing a comprehensive survey of issues by a team of contributors drawn from Europe and North America. The book focuses on the variety of ways in which age and ageing are socially constructed, and the extent to which growing old is being transformed through processes associated with globalisation. The collection offers a range of alternative views and visions about the nature of social ageing, making a major contribution to theory-building within the discipline of gerontology. The different sections of the book give an overview of the key issues and concerns underlying the development of critical gerontology. These include: first, the impact of globalisation and of multinational organizations and agencies on the lives of older people; second, the factors contributing to the "social construction" of later life; and third, issues associated with diversity and inequality in old age, arising through… Read More

Routledge, 2016. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 304 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.

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Routledge, 2006-01-01. hardcover. Very Good. Used - very good - a nice sound copy - has a name inked on first page.

Routledge. Paperback. New. 9x5x0.