Aging and Western society: a critical approach
In: Social perspectives in the 21st century
In: Social Perspectives in the 21st Century Ser
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction: The Social Construction of Aging and Old Age -- The Gaze of Functionalist Gerontology -- Disengagement Theory -- Activity Theory -- Political Economy of Old Age and the Politics of Distribution -- Feminist Interpretations of Aging and Gender -- Gender and Marginality in Old Age -- Chapter 2 -- Race and Aging -- Sexuality and Aging -- Conclusion: Deconstructing Modernist Theories of Aging -- Risk, Work and Pensions: A Recalibration -- Population Aging and Risk -- Extending Working Lives -- Conclusion: Aging, Welfare and Risk - Lessons for Critical Understanding -- Chapter 3 -- Theorizing Embodiment, Postmodernism and Aging -- The Development of Postmodern Social Theory -- Theorizing the Aging Body -- Popular Culture and the Aging Body -- The Gendered Aging Body -- Biotechnology and the Body: Reinventing Aging? -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 -- Towards a Narrative Gerontology -- Neoliberalism, Aging, and the Family -- Social Democracy, Aging, and the Family -- "Grand-Parenting" Policy -- Towards Diverse Narrative Streams? -- Chapter 5 -- Aging, Personalisation and Power Relations -- Introduction -- The Rise of Personalisation and Care -- 'Taking Aim' at Personalisation -- Surveillance, Personalisation and Care -- The Technologies of Care Management to Facilitate Personalisation? -- The Panoptic Culture -- Conclusion -- References -- Author's Contact Information -- Index -- Blank Page
In: Social perspectives in the 21st century
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