{"product_id":"ageing-hardback-9780745630847","title":"Ageing (Hardback) 9780745630847","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAgeing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristopher Phillipson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745630847, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 March 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.4 x 14.5 x 2.2 cm, 0.399 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Written by a sociologist, one of our most prominent authorities on ageing, this book provides a comprehensive and insightful overview of the key debates in the field.\" http:\/\/www.nursingtimes.net\/opinion\/book-club\/ageing\/5076035.blog\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNursing Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Polity’s ‘key concepts’ book series focuses on highly complex concepts, and this definitely holds for Phillipson’s subject matter: ageing. The series is also meant to get to the heart of debates about the meaning and usage of concepts and, again, this book delivers. Phillipson provides a clear critical outline of crucial issues surrounding ageing. The book draws on historical developments, provides succinct overviews of current situations and speculates on possible futures.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Policy and Administration\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Phillipson sets out to challenge the assumptions about ageing and provide a systematic overview of the nature and development of ageing societies.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of Social\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePolicy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Like other books in the series it provides a concise and informative approach to concepts that have a high degree of complexity surrounding them, getting to the heart of debates about meaning and usage, this time in relation to ageing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePractice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A work of critical gerontology such as this has the benefit of encouraging reflection and offering more questions than answers: an ideal approach for teachers and students of gerontology.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCanadian Journal on Aging\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Chris Phillipson is one of our most prominent authorities on ageing. In this book he provides a comprehensive and insightful overview of the key debates in the field, addressing both how we should understand the phenomenon of ageing and also its consequences for an increasingly globalized world.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Twigg, University of Kent\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eAgeing\u003c\/i\u003e, Chris Phillipson explains and critiques social science contributions to understanding and moulding the way we think about older people and population ageing. Foremost among its many merits are exceptional clarity and comprehensibility. Both new and long-term students of the field will profit greatly from reading this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTony Warnes, University of Sheffield\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Phillipson makes clear that the face of ageing is changing in response to wide-reaching currents sweeping around the globe. As is apparent throughout \u003ci\u003eAgeing\u003c\/i\u003e, the discussion of what is fair and appropriate is shifting as the political economic forces of national and international development redefine what it means to grow old. A real \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e from an internationally recognized scholar.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Hendricks, Oregon State University\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A key strength of this publication is the rich contextual background it provides, with welcome coverage of international variations in ageing and thought-provoking suggestions on as to how institutions can successfully adapt to the changing demographic''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of Ageing \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAgeing 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgeing\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: Understanding Ageing 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Demographic and Social Dimensions of Ageing 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Ageing Societies in a Global Perspective 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Social Theories of Ageing 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Development of Ideas about Age and Ageing 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Social Construction of Ageing 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Inequalities and Divisions in Later Life 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Ageing and Pensions: The Social Construction of Inequality 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Families and Generational Change in Ageing Societies 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 'Late' Old Age 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III New Pathways for Later Life 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Preparing for Ageing Populations: Rebuilding Institutions 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Conclusion: New Pathways for Later Life 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 206\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406613639448,"sku":"9780745630847","price":47.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745630847.jpg?v=1784140812","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ageing-hardback-9780745630847","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}