Ageing, Diversity and Equality : Social Justice Perspectives / Sue Westwood.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Westwood, Sue, editor.

Series:

Routledge Advances in Sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (395 p.)

Place of Publication:

Taylor & Francis 2017

Abingdon : Routledge, 2017.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Current understandings of ageing and diversity are impoverished in three main ways. Firstly, with regards to thinking about what inequalities operate in later life there has been an excessive preoccupation with economic resources. On the other hand, less attention has been paid to cultural norms and values, other resources, wider social processes, political participation and community engagement. Secondly, in terms of thinking about the 'who' of inequality, this has so far been limited to a very narrow range of minority populations. Finally, when considering the 'how' of inequality, social gerontology's theoretical analyses remain under-developed. The overall effect of these issues is that social gerontology remains deeply embedded in normative assumptions which serve to exclude a wide range of older people. This book aims to challenge and provoke the above described normativity and offer an alternative approach which highlights the heterogeneity and diversity of ageing.

Notes:

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780415786690

041578669X

9781351851312

1351851314

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access