Social Class in Later Life
Power, Identity and Lifestyle
1st Edition
Published on 24. July 2013
208 pages
978-1-4473-0948-2 (ISBN)
Description
Attention to social class is a major issue confronting the study of ageing in the 21st century, yet it has been significantly overlooked to date.
Social class in later life: Power, identity and lifestyle provides the most up-to-date collection of new and emerging research relevant to contemporary debates on the relationship between class, culture, and later life
It explores the interface between class dynamics and later life, whilst acting as a critical guide to the ways in which age and class relations 'interlock'
and 'intersect' with each other, whilst examining the emergence of new forms of inequalities alongside the interrogation of more traditional divisions.
Social class in later life brings together a range of international high profile scholars to develop a more sophisticated, analytical and empirical understanding of class dynamics in later life. It will be of major interest to students and researchers examining the implications of global ageing, and will appeal to scholars concerned with the development of a more critical and engaged gerontology.
Social class in later life: Power, identity and lifestyle provides the most up-to-date collection of new and emerging research relevant to contemporary debates on the relationship between class, culture, and later life
It explores the interface between class dynamics and later life, whilst acting as a critical guide to the ways in which age and class relations 'interlock'
and 'intersect' with each other, whilst examining the emergence of new forms of inequalities alongside the interrogation of more traditional divisions.
Social class in later life brings together a range of international high profile scholars to develop a more sophisticated, analytical and empirical understanding of class dynamics in later life. It will be of major interest to students and researchers examining the implications of global ageing, and will appeal to scholars concerned with the development of a more critical and engaged gerontology.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bristol University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Not illustrated
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-0948-2 (9781447309482)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447309482
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Persons
Marvin Formosa is Senior Lecturer in social gerontology at the University of Malta. He has extensive research experience in critical gerontology and is on the editorial board of the 'International Journal of Education and
Ageing'.
Paul Higgs is Professor of the Sociology of Ageing at University College
London. He has researched the changing nature of later life for over twenty years and is a co-editor of the journal 'Social Theory and Health'
Ageing'.
Paul Higgs is Professor of the Sociology of Ageing at University College
London. He has researched the changing nature of later life for over twenty years and is a co-editor of the journal 'Social Theory and Health'
Content
Introduction ~ Marvin Formosa and Paul Higgs;
Social class structures and social mobility: the background context ~ Wendy Bottero;
Ageing and class in a globalised world ~ Chris Phillipson;
Measuring social class in later life ~ Alexandra Lopes;
Social class, age and identity in later life ~ Martin Hyde and Ian Rees Jones
Class, pensions and old-age security ~ Elizangela Storelli and John Williamson;
Class and health inequalities in later life ~ Ian Rees Jones and Paul Higgs;
Class, care and caring ~ Christina Victor;
Social work, class and later life ~ Trish Hafford-Letchfield;
The changing significance of social class in later life ~ Marvin Formosa and Paul Higgs.
Social class structures and social mobility: the background context ~ Wendy Bottero;
Ageing and class in a globalised world ~ Chris Phillipson;
Measuring social class in later life ~ Alexandra Lopes;
Social class, age and identity in later life ~ Martin Hyde and Ian Rees Jones
Class, pensions and old-age security ~ Elizangela Storelli and John Williamson;
Class and health inequalities in later life ~ Ian Rees Jones and Paul Higgs;
Class, care and caring ~ Christina Victor;
Social work, class and later life ~ Trish Hafford-Letchfield;
The changing significance of social class in later life ~ Marvin Formosa and Paul Higgs.
