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Steven L. (Hrsg.) Arxer

The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging

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As globalization transforms our daily lives, it is also shaping our lives-and our identities-in the long term. For many older people, this includes becoming alienated from themselves and pessimistic about a future that expects them to decline and decay like products with a shelf-life.The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging sets out a provocative case for more socially conscious approaches to aging. Rather than merely critiquing the emerging youth-oriented global culture, the book reveals and refutes the assumptions that fuel global market ideals and stereotype the experience of aging to a specific set of developments. Its contr… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Murphy, John W. (Hrsg.)
  • ISBN: 978-1-4614-4507-4
  • EAN: 9781461445074
  • Produktnummer: 13366372
  • Verlag: Springer New York
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
  • Seitenangabe: 180 S.
  • Masse: H24.1 cm x B16.0 cm x D1.4 cm 442 g
  • Auflage: 2013
  • Abbildungen: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
  • Gewicht: 442

Über den Autor


John W. Murphy is professor of sociology at the University of Miami. He received his doctoral degree in 1981 from Ohio State University. His research interests are sociological theory, social philosophy, and globalization. He has published books related to the community mental health movement, the computerization of social service agencies, and contemporary social theory. Steven L. Arxer is assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Texas at Dallas. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Florida. He has published papers in the journals of Humanity & Society and Qualitative Sociology Review and has contributed to several edited volumes. His research interests are globalization, NGOs, and gender mainstreaming.

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