Reconstructing Old Age

New Agendas in Social Theory and Practice

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Chris Phillipson

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Reconstructing Old Age outlines the changing contexts and experiences associated with later life, and provides and overview of theoretical debates in gerontology. Chris Phillipson critically reviews the different theoretical explanations which attempt to explain these changes. Contemporary controversies and debates examined in detail include: the argument that changes to pensions, employment, and intergenerational relations areplacing doubt on the meaning and purpose of growing old - the suggestion that later life is being reconstructed as a period of potential choice, but also one of risk and danger

Author Biography:

Chris Phillipson is Professor of Applied Social Studies and Social Gerontology at Keele University.

Release date NZ

October 26th, 1998

Author

Chris Phillipson

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

176

Dimensions

156x234x9

ISBN-13

9780803979895

Product ID

2453077

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