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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):
- Population aging--Social aspects.
- Population aging.
- Older people--Care.
- Older people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 119 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- First published in Great Britain.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This controversial book argues that concepts such as 'successful' and 'active' ageing are potentially dangerous paradigms that reflect and exacerbate inequalities in older populations. Essential reading for anyone seeking to make sense of social constructions of ageing in contemporary societies.
- Contents:
- Paradoxes and puzzles in aging societies
- Critique of successful aging models
- Critique of active aging models
- The problem with modeling aging
- Towards a theory of model aging.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Sep 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781447330196
- 1447330196
- 9781447330219
- 1447330218
- 9781447330189
- 1447330188
- OCLC:
- 947222752
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