From exclusion to inclusion in old age

Taking a broad international perspective, this highly topical book casts light on patterns and processes that either place groups of older adults at risk of exclusion or are conducive to their inclusion.

About the author

Thomas Scharf is Professor of Social Gerontology and Director of the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland.
Norah C. Keating is Professor and Co-Director of Research on Ageing, Policies and Practice at the University of Alberta, Canada. She is Director of the Global Social Initiative of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics.

Summary

Taking a broad international perspective, this highly topical book casts light on patterns and processes that either place groups of older adults at risk of exclusion or are conducive to their inclusion.

Product details

• Assisted by: Norah Keating (Editor), Norah C Keating (Editor), Norah C (Department of Human Ecology Keating (Editor), Norah C. Keating (Editor), Thomas Scharf (Editor), Thomas (Newcastle University) Scharf (Editor)
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.06.2012
• EAN: 9781847427724
• ISBN: 978-1-84742-772-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 342 g
• Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series; Ageing and the Lifecourse; Ageing and the Lifecourse Series; Ageing and the Lifecourse
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories