Old Age In Modern Society
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Old Age In Modern Society
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Author : Christina R. Victor
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-11-11
Old Age In Modern Society written by Christina R. Victor and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-11 with Social Science categories.
Old age is a part of the lifecycle about which there are numerous myths and stereotypes. To present an overstatement of commonly held beliefs, the old are portrayed as dependent individuals, characterized by a lack of social autonomy, unloved and neglected by both their immediate family and friends; and posing a threat to the living standards of younger age groups by being a 'burden' that consumes without producing. Older people are perceived as a single homogeneous group, and the experiment of ageing characterized as being the same for all individuals, irrespective of the diversity of their circumstances before the onset of old age. In this book, detailed statistical material is used to portray the circum stances of older people in modern society in an attempt to evaluate the appropriateness (or otherwise) of the major stereotypes of later life. This volume does not address ageing from a psychological or micro-social per spective. In particular, we do not explore major issues relating to old age. Rather we feel that, from the extensive collection of surveys concerned with the elderly, we can provide a context within which individual eld erly people can be studied from more anthropological or biographical perspectives.
Ageing In Modern Society
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Author : Dorothy Jerrome
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2024-05-03
Ageing In Modern Society written by Dorothy Jerrome and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-03 with Medical categories.
First published in 1983, the chapters in this title draw attention to the changed circumstances in which ageing takes place, at the subjective level, at the level of care and provision, and at the level of theory. As a whole it offers a view of social gerontology and illustrates the integration of theory and practice.
Older People In Modern Society
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Author : Anthea Tinker
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-10-13
Older People In Modern Society written by Anthea Tinker and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-13 with Social Science categories.
Older People in Modern Society is an established classic text in its field and through subsequent editions its reputation and that of its author has grown. In this fourth and renamed edition, Anthea Tinker synthesises and discusses a wide range of literature about older people, drawing from fields such as medicine, sociology and social policy and using primary source material to illustrate the text. She also introduces a number of topics that have attained greater importance since publication of the third edition in 1992, for example, continuing care and the abuse of older people.
Old Age
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Author : Haim Hazan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1994-04-28
Old Age written by Haim Hazan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-04-28 with Social Science categories.
Haim Hazan is a leading specialist on old age in anthropology, and has published several books on particular communities of old people. The latest book is an essay on the realities of old age, as it is experienced, as opposed to the ideas about the old current in western societies. It argues that the construction of this world by outsiders is inevitably affected by deeply ingrained social attitudes and structures, such as the spatial segregation of the aged as a population, and the fear of death with which they are associated. By approaching the subject from the social constructionist perspective, and by drawing on a variety of detailed ethnographic accounts, the author describes a unique and nuanced social world. This is a sophisticated and original book, which should have a significant impact on a field still dominated by a 'social problems' approach.
Old Age And Agency
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Author : Emmanuelle Tulle
language : en
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Release Date : 2004
Old Age And Agency written by Emmanuelle Tulle and has been published by Nova Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Political Science categories.
This book is about rethinking the ways in which we make sense of social action or agency in later life. The contributions in this collection challenge traditional academic approaches to the study of later life, which, arguably, often deny older people agency. Social gerontology, and the wider society, should be more reflexive and rather than contribute to the continued marginalisation of older people, should draw attention to the extent to which the latter's actions may be understood within the set of normalising discourses which people have to manage and negotiate as they get old. The purpose of this collection is to continue this process, by providing philosophical, theoretical, conceptual and empirical direction for a reflexive social gerontology. This book argues that the management of later life has become complex, caught as it is within a broad discourse which continues to construct old age as a time of decline and dependency but has shifted the burden of responsibility for the avoidance of decline on individuals.
Elderly Population In Modern Russia
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Author : Irina Grigoryeva
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-01-08
Elderly Population In Modern Russia written by Irina Grigoryeva and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-08 with Family & Relationships categories.
This book compares the wellbeing of older Russian adults in the EU, USA, China, Japan, and Russia. Through providing a general overview of population ageing, social, economic and IT-literacy among older Russian adults, it fills the gap in quality of life research in developing and transition societies. The topic is revealed in the context of the modern elderly’s changing identity, their life plans, and intergenerational relations. The connection between ageism and sexism are identified and interpreted, thereby using comparative materials on different countries. The book discusses the issue of educating the elderly in a new direction—namely, the use of ICTs. It also presents the result of studies on pension reform discussions over social networks, which illuminate the social response to the political, social, and economic agenda. As such this book will be a valuable read to researchers specialized in aging, gender studies, quality of life studies, Russian studies, ICT adoption studies, and to those studying the social transformation of Russia, Eastern Europe, the BRICS countries, which face similar problems with aging.
Aging And Old Age
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Author : Anne Foner
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 1986
Aging And Old Age written by Anne Foner and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Social Science categories.
Social Theory And Aging
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Author : Jason L. Powell
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2006
Social Theory And Aging written by Jason L. Powell and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Philosophy categories.
This book attempts to identify two central areas for the study of aging and the epistemological differences and continuities between them: constructions of aging (modern) and deconstructions of aging (postmodern).
Elderly People In Modern Society
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Author : Anthea Tinker
language : en
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Release Date : 1992
Elderly People In Modern Society written by Anthea Tinker and has been published by Longman Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Old age assistance categories.
This series provides students of social administration and social work with informative guides to the major areas of social policy. beginning of their courses. Western societies have become more aware of the fact that we are an ageing society with fewer babies being born and more people surviving into old age. This book offers an account of the present situation and analyzes some of the problems and options for the future. coverage of the subject, taking into account a wide range of literature from medicine, architecture, sociology, psychology and social policy. No previous knowledge is assumed. the social sciences, medicine, nursing, social work, law and geography. It should also stimulate interest among many professions, voluntary bodies and the general public.
Cultures Of Ageing
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Author : C. J. Gilleard
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2000
Cultures Of Ageing written by C. J. Gilleard and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Psychology categories.
An examination of age and ageing in terms of the key preoccupations of contemporary sociology - citizenship, the body and the self. The book looks at these themes in relation to specific topics such as: mental health; fitness and consumption; and combining social theory with reality.