Politics, power and old age
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Politics, power and old age
（Rethinking ageing series / series editor, Brian Gearing）
Open University Press, 1999
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- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. [147]-158
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780335201655
Description
Politics, Power and Old Age introduces ideas, dilemmas and controversies about the way that lives of elderly people are shaped by patterns of power. It is about politics in the broadest sense and about old age as a contested part of contemporary social life. John Vincent applies ideas about power and ageism in specific areas such as lifestyles, personal identity, appearance, and intergenerational conflicts as well as pensioners' movements, party politics and elections. He includes original research into the role of age based issues in the 1997 British General election, research on the social construction and negotiation of identity in old age, and brings together material from a range of British, American and European studies of relevance to the theme of politics and old age. Throughout, he explores global and historical trends in ageing but relates these to personal dilemmas and interpersonal relationships. The book is interdisciplinary, and its challenging ideas will appeal to a broad range of students, academics and professionals with a common interest in ageing and the care and well-being of the elderly.
Table of Contents
Series editor's preface
Introduction
politics, power and old age
An overview of old age, politics and power
Personal politics
Lifestyles, politics and social movements
Professions and institutional politics
the medicalization of old age
National politics 1
party politics and the electoral process
National politics 2
participation, pressure groups and advocacy
Generational politics
population change and intergenerational solidarity
Cultural politics
consumers and consumption
Conclusion
politics, power, ageism and social gerontology
Bibliography
Index.
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9780335201662
Description
This volume introduces ideas, dilemmas and controversies about the way that lives of elderly people are shaped by patterns of power. It is about politics in the broadest sense and about old age as a contested part of contemporary social life. The author applies ideas about power and ageism in specific areas such as lifestyles, personal identity, appearance, and intergenerational conflicts as well as pensioners' movements, party politics and elections. He includes original research on the social construction and negotiation of identity in old age, and brings together material from a range of British, American and European studies of relevance to the theme of politics and old age. Throughout, he explores global and historical trends in ageing but relates these to personal dilemmas and interpersonal relationships. The book is interdisciplinary, and its challenging ideas will appeal to a broad range of students, academics and professionals with a common interest in ageing and the care and well-being of the elderly.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: politics, power and old age
- an overview of old age, politics and power
- personal politics and social movements
- professions and institutional politics - the medicalization of old age
- national politics 1 - party politics and the electoral process
- national politics 2 - participation, pressure groups and advocacy
- generational politics - population change and intergenerational solidarity
- cultural politics - consumers and consumption. Conclusion: politics, power, ageism and social gerontology.
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