Understanding Old Age - Critical and Global Perspectives

Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Understanding Old Age Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Gail Wilson, Wilson Gail
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.02.2000
• EAN: 9780761960119
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-6011-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, MEDICAL / Physiology, Age groups: the elderly, Maturation and ageing, Maturation & Ageing, Aging & Gerontology;Social Work Practice