Beyond successful and active ageing : a theory of model ageing / Virpi Timonen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Timonen, Virpi, author.

Series:

Policy Press shorts. Research

Policy Press shorts research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Care.

Older people.

Older people--Social conditions.

Aging--Social aspects.

Aging.

Longevity--Social aspects.

Longevity.

Population aging--Social aspects.

Population aging.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xi, 119 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Other Title:

Theory of model ageing

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2016.

Summary:

This controversial book argues that concepts such as 'successful' and 'active' ageing-ubiquitous terms in research, marketing and policy making concerned with older adults - are potentially dangerous paradigms that reflect and exacerbate inequalities in older populations. This author presents a new theory to make sense of the popularity of these 'successful' and 'active' ageing concept. Readers are invited to view them through the prism of model ageing-a theory that throws light on the causes and consequences of attempts of model ageing as a phenomenon and stage of life that is in need of direction, reshaping and control. This is essential reading for anyone seeking to make sense of social constructions of ageing in contemporary societies. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Paradoses and puzzles in ageing societies 1

2 Critique of successful ageing models 13

3 Critique of active ageing models 35

4 The problem with modelling ageing 61

5 Towards a theory of model ageing 87.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-114) and index.

ISBN:

9781447330172

144733017X

OCLC:

948445921