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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.
Older People as Political Actors
Older People as Political Actors
The big changes in the postmodern world are that there are many more older people (older voters in democracies) than ever before, and that modern communications may enable them to become more and more politically conscious. We therefore concentrate on two aspects of political power in later life. The first is the ...
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