Ageing
In: Key concepts series
Abstract
Ageing populations represent a key global challenge for the twenty-first century. Few areas of life will remain untouched by the accompanying changes to cultural, economic and social life. This book interrogates various understandings of ageing, and provides a critical assessment of attitudes and responses to the development of ageing societies, placing these in the context of a variety of historical and sociological debates. Written in a highly accessible style, this book examines a range of topics, including demographic change across high- and low-income countries, theories of soc.
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Sprachen
Englisch
Verlag
Polity Press
ISBN
9780745678535, 074567853X, 0745669549, 9780745669540, 9780745630854, 0745630855
Seiten
viii, 218
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