Critical Approaches to Ageing and Later Life
Anne Jamieson · Sarah Harper · Christina Victor
Aug 1997 · McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
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210
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About this ebook
- How are individuals and society ageing towards the end of the twentieth century?
- How can different disciplines help us to understand the ageing process?
- What are the key developments in postmodern thought and critical studies in relation to ageing and later life?
Key features:
- First time work from the USA and UK has been available in one volume
- Wide coverage of the latest trends and theoretical approaches in gerontology
- Issues addressed from a range of disciplines - unusual combination of humanities and social science in one volume
- Written by leading experts in the field.
About the author
The editors bring three distinctive approaches to the collection:
Anne Jamieson, is Lecturer in Gerontology at Birkbeck College, she has worked extensively on issues of ageing in Europe, co-ordinating the European Commission's Agecare Research Europe programme. Her publications include Home Care for Older People in Europe: policies and practices.
Sarah Harper worked on the collection while an Associate Professor in Public Policy at the University of Chicago. She is currently at the Welcome Unit for the History of Medicine, University of Oxford, working on twentieth century health care and ageing. She is the author of Ageing Societies.
Christina Victor is a lecturer in Public Health at St George's Medical School. Her book Health and Health Care in Later Life was published by Open University Press.
Anne Jamieson, is Lecturer in Gerontology at Birkbeck College, she has worked extensively on issues of ageing in Europe, co-ordinating the European Commission's Agecare Research Europe programme. Her publications include Home Care for Older People in Europe: policies and practices.
Sarah Harper worked on the collection while an Associate Professor in Public Policy at the University of Chicago. She is currently at the Welcome Unit for the History of Medicine, University of Oxford, working on twentieth century health care and ageing. She is the author of Ageing Societies.
Christina Victor is a lecturer in Public Health at St George's Medical School. Her book Health and Health Care in Later Life was published by Open University Press.
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