Martin Hyde

Ageing and globalisation

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Population ageing and globalisation represent two of the most radical social transformations that have occurred. This book provides, for the first time, an accessible overview of how they interact. Ageing 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. This comprehensive introduction to globalis… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Higgs, Paul

ISBN: 978-1-4473-2231-3
EAN: 9781447322313
Produktnummer: 20521665
Verlag: Policy Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 264 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 2'720 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage

Über den Autor

Martin 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'.