Ageing, Meaning and Social Structure(English, Paperback, unknown)

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Ageing, Meaning and Social Structure(English, Paperback, unknown) is written by unknown and published by Policy Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1447300890 (ISBN 10) and 9781447300892 (ISBN 13).

Ageing, meaning and social structure is a unique book advancing critical discourse in gerontology and makes a major contribution to understanding key social and ethical dilemmas facing ageing societies. It confronts and integrates approaches that have been relatively isolated from each other, and interrelates two major streams of thought within critical gerontology: analyses of structural issues in the context of political economy and humanistic perspectives on issues of existential meaning. The chapters, from a wide range of contributors, focus on major issues in ageing such as autonomy, agency, frailty, lifestyle, social isolation, dementia and professional challenges in social work and participatory research. This volume should be valuable reading for scholars and graduate students in gerontology and humanistic studies, as well as for policy makers and practitioners working in the field of ageing.