Screen LibraryNeoliberalising old age /
"This book explores an issue central to the study of age and ageing: Do we wish to preserve old age as a discrete stage of life, to be protected by welfare policies specifically targeting 'the old'? Should old age be accorded a privileged status? This may recognise the needs of a part...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This book explores an issue central to the study of age and ageing: Do we wish to preserve old age as a discrete stage of life, to be protected by welfare policies specifically targeting 'the old'? Should old age be accorded a privileged status? This may recognise the needs of a particular age group with regard to health, income and social care. But by doing so, we support the inaccurate and possibly offensive definition of 'old age' as the stage of life beyond age 65 - a demarcation line which has no biological or cognitive significance, since human beings age at very different rates. Defi |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 242 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107115187 1107115183 9781107535541 1107535549 |
| Index Number: | HQ1061 |
| CLC: | C913.6 |
| Call Number: | C913.6/M169 |