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OverviewAgeing has been conventionally framed within the boundaries of nation states, yet demographic changes, transmigration, financial globalization and the global media have rendered this perspective problematic. This much-needed book is the first to apply theories of globalisation to gerontology, including Appadurai's theory, allowing readers to understand the implications of growing older in a global age. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Martin Hyde (Swansea University) , Paul Higgs (University College London)Publisher: Bristol University Press Imprint: Policy Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9781447322276ISBN 10: 1447322274 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 06 July 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction of key terms and debates; Age, ageing and later life; Gerontological approaches to globalization; Global geographies of health in later life; The family life of older people in a global context; Pensions, work and poverty. The financial landscapes of ageing and later life; A global Third Age? Identities in later life; The global politics and policies of ageing; Conclusion: The necessity of understanding globalization for studying later life.ReviewsThis pioneering work demonstrates the urgency to conceptualize the different dynamics and layers of globalization as they contextualize emerging forms of aging. --Jan Baars, University of Humanistic Studies, the Netherlands Author InformationMartin Hyde is Associate Professor in Gerontology at the Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University. His research looks at global ageing, and work, health and retirement in later life. Paul Higgs is Professor of the Sociology of Ageing at University College London. He has researched the changing nature of later life for over 20 years and is a co-editor of the journal 'Social Theory and Health'. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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