Understanding Old Age : Critical and Global Perspectives

by Gail Wilson

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Format Paperback / Softback

ISBN-10 0761960120

ISBN-13 9780761960126

Publisher SAGE Publications Inc

Imprint SAGE Publications Inc

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Feb 22nd, 2000

Print length 208 Pages

Weight 320 grams

Product Classification: Age groups: the elderly Maturation & ageing

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Takes a global perspective on the issues and policies of ageing.

Providing a comprehensive overview of issues of ageing from a global perspective this ambitious text introduces the reader to a wide range of issues and policies on ageing. Topics examined include: theoretical perspectives on ageing in society; demographic trends; roles played by older people as political actors; migration; health; pensions; family and institutional care; and elder abuse.

This will be an essential text for students of social gerontology, as well as an invaluable resource for students of nursing, social work, social policy and development studies.

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