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Informationen zum Autor Chris Phillipson is professor of sociology and social gerontology at the University of Manchester. Klappentext 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 social ageing, changing definitions of 'age', retirement trends, family and intergenerational relations, poverty and inequality, and health and social care in later life. The book also considers the key steps necessary in preparing for the social transformation which population ageing will bring.Ageing provides a fresh and original approach to a topic of central concern to students and scholars working in sociology, social policy and wider social science disciplines and the humanities. Zusammenfassung 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 social ageing, changing definitions of 'age', retirement trends, family and intergenerational relations, poverty and inequality, and health and social care in later life. The book also considers the key steps necessary in preparing for the social transformation which population ageing will bring.Ageing provides a fresh and original approach to a topic of central concern to students and scholars working in sociology, social policy and wider social science disciplines and the humanities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements vii1 Introduction: Understanding Ageing 1Part I Demographic and Social Dimensions of Ageing 92 Ageing Societies in a Global Perspective 113 Social Theories of Ageing 294 The Development of Ideas about Age and Ageing 535 The Social Construction of Ageing 70Part II Inequalities and Divisions in Later Life 876 Ageing and Pensions: The Social Construction of Inequality 897 Families and Generational Change in Ageing Societies 1098 'Late' Old Age 127Part III New Pathways for Later Life 1439 Preparing for Ageing Populations: Rebuilding Institutions 14510 Conclusion: New Pathways for Later Life 166Notes 178References 181Index 206...
