| Description |
viii, 161 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: The Crisis of Social Ageing -- Pt. I. Critical Perspectives. 2. The Development of Critical Gerontology. 3. Constructing Old Age. 4. Growing Old in a Postmodern World -- Pt. II. Social Change and Social Divisions. 5. The Social Construction of Retirement. 6. Financing Old Age. 7. The Sociology of Generations: Conflict or Consensus? -- Pt. III. New Agendas. 8. Old Age: Sociological and Historical Perspectives. 9. Reconstructing Old Age: Policy Options. 10. Conclusion: Exclusion and Resistance in the Sociology of Ageing |
| Summary |
Reconstructing Old Age is a timely contribution to current debates in social gerontology and social theory. Chris Phillipson outlines the changing contexts and experiences associated with later life as we move into a new century, and reviews the different theoretical explanations that attempt to define these changes. This book will be essential reading for students and academics in social gerontology, as well as for students and academics in sociology, social policy and related disciplines interested in the future of an ageing population and the future of social gerontology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-156) and index |
| Subject |
Gerontology -- Philosophy.
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Aging -- Government policy.
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Geriatrics [MESH]
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Aging [MESH]
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Aged [MESH]
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Sociology [MESH]
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Aged.
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Sociology.
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Geriatrics.
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Aging.
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| LC no. |
98061237 |
| ISBN |
0803979886 |
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0803979894 |
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