Paul Higgs: Rethinking Old Age | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781137383983 | Rethinking Old Age | Theorising the Fourth Age | Paul Higgs (u. a.)

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Beschreibung

With the aspiration for a long life now achievable for many individuals, the status of old age as a distinct social position has become problematic. In this radical re-examination of the nature of old age, Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard reveal the emergence of a 'fourth age' that embodies the most feared and marginalised aspects of old age, conceptually linked to and yet distinct from traditional models of old age.

Inspired by the authors' ground-breaking work on the third and fourth age and supported by extensive sociological, medical and historical research, Rethinking Old Age offers a unique and timely analysis of the fourth age as a 'social imaginary' that is shaped and maintained by the social, cultural and political discourses and practices that divide later life. It stands as a significant resource for students, academics and practitioners of Sociology, Ageing Studies, Gerontology, Social Policy, Health Studies, Social Work and Nursing.

Über den Autor

Paul Higgs is Professor of Sociology of the Ageing in the Division of Psychiatry at University College London, UK.#

Zusammenfassung

An insightful re-examination of the nature of old age that addresses contemporary society's anxieties and highlights opportunities for re-framing conceptions of old age

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Idea of a Fourth Age
2. The Shadow of Long-term Care
3. Demographic and Epidemiological Aspects of the Fourth Age
4. Frailty and the Fourth Age
5. Abjection and the Fourth Age
6. Care and the Moral Identity of the Fourth Age
7. Bridges and Barriers between the Third and the Fourth Age
8. Fashioning a Future for Fourth Age Studies.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2015
Genre:	Importe , Soziologie
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9781137383983
ISBN-10:	1137383984
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Higgs, Paul Gilleard, Chris
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury 3PL Macmillan Education
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Macmillan Education, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, productsafety@springernature.com
Maße:	216 x 140 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	Paul Higgs (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.05.2015
Gewicht:	0,245 kg