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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Main Author: Phillipson, Chris
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Polity Press, 2013.
Series:Key concepts (Polity Press)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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
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.)