Gerontology And The Construction Of Old Age

Author : Bryan Green
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351328623

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Although attitudes toward the aged and their care are inherent in any society, gerontology itself is a relatively recent field of study and practice. Gerontology and the Construction of Old Age applies the methods of discourse analysis and textual analysis to texts and documents in this newly evolved and eclectic fi eld. Green explores and identifies the literary methods and discursive regularities through which aging and the aged have been made into objects of study and treatment, and which together form a mode of knowledge production that will infl uence future texts in the field.Because such formats of representation limit rational diagnoses of problems and rational courses of ameliorative action, policy implications in the fi eld of gerontology are a major interest of this study. Another interest is methodological. Within the broader constructionist approach to social reality, Green takes the position of "constitutive realism": the notion that social reality is linguistically constructed, primarily in speech and writing.The book's two aims are to describe analytically the fi eld of gerontology. The field is important both for its growing academic presence and for its practical eff ects on discourse and policy concerning old age. It also hopes to help develop possibilities of inquiry associated with the linguistic, literary, and rhetorical turns of social science in recent years. Gerontology and the Construction of Old Age is a substantive investigation, at considerable theoretical depth, of gerontology itself, as well as a methodological treatise with broader implications for social science as it focuses upon the discourse of various professional fields.

Author : Haim Hazan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1994-04-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0521447488

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Old Age by Haim Hazan Pdf

Haim Hazan is a leading specialist on old age in anthropology, and has published several books on particular communities of old people. The latest book is an essay on the realities of old age, as it is experienced, as opposed to the ideas about the old current in western societies. It argues that the construction of this world by outsiders is inevitably affected by deeply ingrained social attitudes and structures, such as the spatial segregation of the aged as a population, and the fear of death with which they are associated. By approaching the subject from the social constructionist perspective, and by drawing on a variety of detailed ethnographic accounts, the author describes a unique and nuanced social world. This is a sophisticated and original book, which should have a significant impact on a field still dominated by a 'social problems' approach.

Author : Chris Phillipson
Publisher : London : Macmillan
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UVA:X000881022

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Capitalism and the Construction of Old Age by Chris Phillipson Pdf

"The present recession is hitting particularly hard at elderly people, especially as it coincides with increasing numbers in the 60+ age group in many industrial capitalist countries. The broad dimensions of demographic change are well understood and are not centrally considered in this book, which aims, rather, to develop a critical account of the position of elderly people in society, the emergence of retirement as part of the human life cycle, and the social - rather than the psychological or biological - problems of aging in a society characterised by major inequalities in the distribution of power, income and property." -- from inside cover.

Author : Bryan S. R. Green,Roberta R. Greene,Robert G. Blundo
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0202362558

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Gerontology and the Construction of Old Age by Bryan S. R. Green,Roberta R. Greene,Robert G. Blundo Pdf

Although attitudes toward the aged and their care are inherent in any society, gerontology itself is a relatively recent field of study and practice. Gerontology and the Construction of Old Age applies the methods of discourse analysis and textual analysis to texts and documents in this newly evolved and eclectic fi eld. Green explores and identifies the literary methods and discursive regularities through which aging and the aged have been made into objects of study and treatment, and which together form a mode of knowledge production that will infl uence future texts in the field. Because such formats of representation limit rational diagnoses of problems and rational courses of ameliorative action, policy implications in the fi eld of gerontology are a major interest of this study. Another interest is methodological. Within the broader constructionist approach to social reality, Green takes the position of "constitutive realism": the notion that social reality is linguistically constructed, primarily in speech and writing. The book's two aims are to describe analytically the fi eld of gerontology. The field is important both for its growing academic presence and for its practical eff ects on discourse and policy concerning old age. It also hopes to help develop possibilities of inquiry associated with the linguistic, literary, and rhetorical turns of social science in recent years. Gerontology and the Construction of Old Age is a substantive investigation, at considerable theoretical depth, of gerontology itself, as well as a methodological treatise with broader implications for social science as it focuses upon the discourse of various professional fi elds. Bryan S. Green is professor emeritus of sociology at York University. He is the author of Knowing the Poor: A Case-Study in Textual Reality Construction and Literary Methods and Sociological Theory. His research interests include the application of textual and discourse analysis to gerontology and the literary construction of policy reports. Roberta R. Greene is the Louis and Ann Wolens Centennial Chair in Gerontology and Social Welfare at the University of Texas at Austin. Robert G. Blundo is professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of North Carolina- Wilmington.

Author : Grit Höppner,Monika Urban
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889458639

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Materialities of Age and Ageing: Concepts of a Material Gerontology by Grit Höppner,Monika Urban Pdf

In gerontological research the understanding of age and ageing changed in the last decade. Biologic determined explanations no longer prevail in this research field. Instead, ideas of social constructivism are frequently used. These ideas define the state of age and the process of ageing as social constructions, steeping ageing in social and cultural assumptions, ascriptions, and expectations. From a social constructivist perspective, age and ageing are not (just) identified as dependency, deficit, and need for care – as it was foremost accelerated from a biological perspective – but with the life course and thus with individual lifestyles, experiences, attitudes and practices, as well as institutional and economic structures. A prominent social constructivist concept is “doing age.” Similar to “doing gender” the concept of “doing age” assumes age as taking place in the form of a social praxis within everyday life interactions between people and thus in performances, embedded in discourses, through which social hierarchies and ideals proceed. Despite the paradigm shift that social constructivist concepts enable in gerontological thinking, they reveal their blind spot when it comes to the materiality of ageing and thus to fleshy-sensual experiences, human and non-human ontologies and agencies. Addressing these materialities of ageing brings up its own critique on definitions of ageing bodies and material environments. This framing does not presume that age and ageing are solely products of human-to-human interactions or those of formative environments or of discourses. Rather humans, non-humans, and discourses become essential parts of ageing processes. Such a material framing enables us new insights into forms of age and ageing and thus offers an opportunity for scholars to engage critically with materialities of age and ageing. This eBook explores theoretical, methodological, and empirical concepts of such a 'Material Gerontology'.

Author : Chris Phillipson
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1998-10-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1446235203

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Reconstructing Old Age by Chris Phillipson Pdf

In this timely and authoritative overview on social gerontology and social theory, Chris Phillipson outlines the changing contexts and experiences associated with later life as we move into a new century. The book critically reviews the different theoretical explanations which attempt to explain these changes. Phillipson shows how in late modernity changes to pensions, employment and retirement, and intergenerational relations, are placing doubt on the meaning of growing old. He suggests that later life is being reconstructed as a period of potential choice on the one hand, but also of risk and danger on the other. This book will be essential reading for students and academics in social gerontology, as well as for students and academics in sociology, social policy and related disciplines interested in the future of an ageing population and the future of social gerontology.

Author : Bryan S. R. Green
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004094996

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Gerontology and the Construction of Old Age by Bryan S. R. Green Pdf

Explores and identifies the literary methods and discursive regularities through which aging and the aged have been made into objects of study and treatment, and which together form a mode of knowledge production that can influence future texts in the field.

Author : Jan Baars,Dale Dannefer,Chris Phillipson,Alan Walker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351845915

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Aging, Globalization and Inequality by Jan Baars,Dale Dannefer,Chris Phillipson,Alan Walker Pdf

This book is a major reassessment of work in the field of critical gerontology, providing a comprehensive survey of issues by a team of contributors drawn from Europe and North America. The book focuses on the variety of ways in which age and ageing are socially constructed, and the extent to which growing old is being transformed through processes associated with globalisation. The collection offers a range of alternative views and visions about the nature of social ageing, making a major contribution to theory-building within the discipline of gerontology. The different sections of the book give an overview of the key issues and concerns underlying the development of critical gerontology. These include: first, the impact of globalisation and of multinational organizations and agencies on the lives of older people; second, the factors contributing to the "social construction" of later life; and third, issues associated with diversity and inequality in old age, arising through the effects of cumulative advantage and disadvantage over the life course. These different themes are analysed using a variety of theoretical perspectives drawn from sociology, social policy, political science, and social anthropology. "Aging, Globalization and Inequality" brings together key contributors to critical perspectives on aging and is unique in the range of themes and concerns covered in a single volume. The study moves forward an important area of debate in studies of aging, and thus provides the basis for a new type of critical gerontology relevant to the twenty-first century.

Author : Simon Biggs,Ariela Lowenstein,Jon Hendricks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015056313011

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The Need for Theory by Simon Biggs,Ariela Lowenstein,Jon Hendricks Pdf

"The Need for Theory speaks to the burgeoning need for critical thinking in social gerontology. The editors have brought together some of the foremost contributors to theoretical advances in the field. This volume incorporates state-of-the-art theorizing with a focus on selected topical areas facing gerontologists around the world. Using their keen insights into substantive issues, the contributors examine personal and structural changes affecting individuals over the life course. Extolling the heed for theory is not enough; the contributors focus their insights on a panoply of substantive issues, linking the personal with the political and with the structural parameters that shape the process of aging, no matter where it occurs.

Author : Bryan S. R. Green
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Discourse analysis
ISBN : 3110141302

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Gerontology and the Construction of Old Age by Bryan S. R. Green Pdf

Author : Christina R. Victor
Publisher : Springer
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781489930750

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Old Age in Modern Society by Christina R. Victor Pdf

Old age is a part of the lifecycle about which there are numerous myths and stereotypes. To present an overstatement of commonly held beliefs, the old are portrayed as dependent individuals, characterized by a lack of social autonomy, unloved and neglected by both their immediate family and friends; and posing a threat to the living standards of younger age groups by being a 'burden' that consumes without producing. Older people are perceived as a single homogeneous group, and the experiment of ageing characterized as being the same for all individuals, irrespective of the diversity of their circumstances before the onset of old age. In this book, detailed statistical material is used to portray the circum stances of older people in modern society in an attempt to evaluate the appropriateness (or otherwise) of the major stereotypes of later life. This volume does not address ageing from a psychological or micro-social per spective. In particular, we do not explore major issues relating to old age. Rather we feel that, from the extensive collection of surveys concerned with the elderly, we can provide a context within which individual eld erly people can be studied from more anthropological or biographical perspectives.

Author : Brian J. Worsfold
Publisher : Universitat de Lleida
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9788484094920

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Acculturating Age: Approaches to Cultural Gerontology by Brian J. Worsfold Pdf

Acculturating refers to the interchange of patterns of behaviour, perceptions and ideas between groups of individuals who have different cultural backgrounds. This book, which is the result of collaboration between specialists from different disciplines from around the world, allows the comparison of systems of dependency, mediation skills, empathy and social understanding and cultural attitudes towards people who experience the stages of aging.

Author : Andrea Hülsen-Esch
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110683042

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Cultural Perspectives on Aging by Andrea Hülsen-Esch Pdf

Current demographic developments and change due to long life expectancies, low birth rates, changing family structures, and economic and political crises causing migration and flight are having a significant impact on intergenerational relationships, the social welfare system, the job market and what elderly people (can) expect from their retirement and environment. The socio-political relevance of the categories of ‘age’ and ‘ageing’ have been increasing and gaining much attention within different scholarly fields. However, none of the efforts to identify age-related diseases or the processes of ageing in order to develop suitable strategies for prevention and therapy have had any effect on the fact that attitudes against the elderly are based on patterns that are determined by parameters that or not biological or sociological: age(ing) is also a cultural fact. This book reveals the importance of cultural factors in order to build a framework for analyzing and understanding cultural constructions of ageing, bringing together scholarly discourses from the arts and humanities as well as social, medical and psychological fields of study. The contributions pave the way for new strategies of caring for elderly people.

Author : Graham D. Rowles, PhD,Miriam Bernard, PhD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780826108135

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Environmental Gerontology by Graham D. Rowles, PhD,Miriam Bernard, PhD Pdf

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Author : Jason L. Powell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0742519546

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Social Theory and Aging by Jason L. Powell Pdf

This book attempts to identify two central areas for the study of aging and the epistemological differences and continuities between them: constructions of aging (modern) and deconstructions of aging (postmodern).