Rethinking old age theorising the fourth age
Machine generated contents note:1. The Idea of a Fourth Age -- 2. The Shadow of Long-term Care -- 3. Demographic and Epidemiological Aspects of the Fourth Age -- 4. Frailty and the Fourth Age -- 5. Abjection and the Fourth Age -- 6. Care and the Moral Identity of the Fourth Age -- 7. Bridges and Bar...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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London u.a.
Palgrave Macmillan
2015
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| Zusammenfassung: | Machine generated contents note:1. The Idea of a Fourth Age -- 2. The Shadow of Long-term Care -- 3. Demographic and Epidemiological Aspects of the Fourth Age -- 4. Frailty and the Fourth Age -- 5. Abjection and the Fourth Age -- 6. Care and the Moral Identity of the Fourth Age -- 7. Bridges and Barriers between the Third and the Fourth Age -- 8. Fashioning a Future for Fourth Age Studies. "With the aspiration for a long life now achievable for many individuals, the status of old age as a distinct social position has become problematic. In this radical re-examination of the nature of old age, Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard reveal the emergence of a 'fourth age' that embodies the most feared and marginalised aspects of old age, conceptually linked to and yet distinct from traditional models of old age. Inspired by the authors' ground-breaking work on the third and fourth age and supported by extensive sociological, medical and historical research, Rethinking Old Age offers a unique and timely analysis of the fourth age as a 'social imaginary' that is shaped and maintained by the social, cultural and political discourses and practices that divide later life. It stands as a significant resource for students, academics and practitioners of Sociology, Ageing Studies, Gerontology, Social Policy, Health Studies, Social Work and Nursing. "-- "With the aspiration for a long life now achievable for many individuals, the status of old age as a distinct social position has become problematic. In this radical re-examination of the nature of old age, Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard reveal the emergence of a 'fourth age' that embodies the most feared and marginalised aspects of old age, conceptually linked to and yet distinct from traditional models of old age. Inspired by the authors' ground-breaking work on the third and fourth age and supported by extensive sociological, medical and historical research, Rethinking Old Age offers a unique and timely analysis of the fourth age as a 'social imaginary' that is shaped and maintained by the social, cultural and political discourses and practices that divide later life. It stands as a significant resource for students, academics and practitioners of Sociology, Ageing Studies, Gerontology, Social Policy, Health Studies, Social Work and Nursing. "-- |
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| Beschreibung: | XII, 172 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 9781137383983 978-1-137-38398-3 9781137383990 978-1-137-38399-0 |