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Prepared by the British Society of Gerontology, The Futures of Old Age brings together twenty-one leading UK and US gerontologists, drawing on their expertise and research. The book's seven sections deal with key contemporary themes, including population aging, households and families, health, wealth, pensions, migration, inequalities, gender, and self and identity in later life. The Futures of Old Age is thought-provoking reading for anyone studying aging, especially for those attending courses in gerontology and related areas, as well as for those concerned with the development of social and economic policy.
Anti-Ageing Science and the Future of Old Age
Anti-Ageing Science and the Future of Old Age
Globalization can be seen as a cultural phenomenon: the worldwide spread of ideas, ways of thinking, meaning-systems and symbolic frameworks. The most powerful cultural tools that dominate the way the world understands itself are those of western science (Handlin, 1965). This system of knowledge production, ...
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