| Description |
x, 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Anne Jamieson, Sarah Harper and Christina Victor -- 1. Talking about age: the theoretical basis of social gerontology / Bill Bytheway -- 2. Critical gerontology / W. Andrew Achenbaum -- 3. From minorities to majorities: perspectives on culture, ethnicity and ageing in British gerontology / Ken Blakemore -- 4. The uses of literature in the study of older people / Hannah Zeilig -- 5. Historical research into ageing, old age and older people / David G. Troyansky -- 6. Recalling life: analytical issues in the use of 'memories' / Eileen Fairhurst -- 7. Inter-generational relationships: an autobiographical perspective / Margot Jefferys -- 8. Spatiality and age relations / Glenda Laws -- 9. Representations of old age in painting and photography / Andrew Blaikie and Mike Hepworth -- 10. Citizenship theory and old age: from social rights to surveillance / Paul Higgs -- 11. Illustrating care: images of care relationships with older people / Julia Johnson and Bill Bytheway |
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12. Figuring identities: older people, medicine and time / Joanna Latimer -- 13. Constructing later life/constructing the body: some thoughts from feminist theory / Sarah Harper -- 14. Theory and concepts in social gerontology / Anne Jamieson and Christina Victor |
| Summary |
With contributions from some of the leading figures in the field, this volume discusses the latest theoretical developments concerning the study and research of ageing |
| Notes |
Chiefly based on papers presented at the 1994 Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Older people -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- Congresses.
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Aging -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- Congresses.
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Gerontology -- Great Britain -- Congresses.
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Aged.
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Aging.
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Geriatrics.
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Older people
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| SUBJECT |
United Kingdom. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113 |
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United Kingdom. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113 |
| Genre/Form |
Congress.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Harper, Sarah.
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Jamieson, Anne.
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Victor, Christina R.
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British Society of Gerontology. Conference (1994)
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| LC no. |
97000568 |
| ISBN |
0335197256 (paperback) |
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0335197264 |
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