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Understanding Old Age
Critical and Global Perspectives

First Edition

Gail Wilson - London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Courses:
Sociology of Aging

May 2000 | 208 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

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.

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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

`[A] welcome addition to the field of gerontology… An important contribution of the book is the positive light it casts on the issue of population ageing, …the main contribution of this book is its critical examination of common perceptions of ageing societies' - Age Concern Institute of Gerontology

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