Ageing /
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 re...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Polity Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Key concepts (Polity Press)
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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 soc |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 218 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-205) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780745678535 (electronic bk.) 074567853X (electronic bk.) 0745669549 (electronic bk.) 9780745669540 (electronic bk.) |