Ageing and Globalisation
1st Edition
Published on 6. July 2016
264 pages
978-1-4473-2231-3 (ISBN)
Description
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 globalisation for gerontologists is part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, published in association with the British Society of Gerontology. It will be of particular interest to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics in this area.
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 globalisation for gerontologists is part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, published in association with the British Society of Gerontology. It will be of particular interest to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics in this area.
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Swansea University
Martin Hyde is Associate Professor in Gerontology and Research Director at the Awen Institute at Swansea University, UK.
Martin Hyde is Associate Professor in Gerontology and Research Director at the Awen Institute at Swansea University, UK.
University College London
Paul Higgs is Professor of the Sociology of Ageing at University College London. He has published widely on the changing nature of later life and is a co-editor of the journal 'Social Theory and Health'. Paul is also a fellow of both the Academy of Social Sciences and the Gerontological Society of America.
Paul Higgs is Professor of the Sociology of Ageing at University College London. He has published widely on the changing nature of later life and is a co-editor of the journal 'Social Theory and Health'. Paul is also a fellow of both the Academy of Social Sciences and the Gerontological Society of America.
Content
Introduction of key terms and debates;
Age, ageing and later life;
Gerontological approaches to globalization;
Global geographies of health in later life;
The family life of older people in a global context;
Pensions, work and poverty. The financial landscapes of ageing and later life;
A global Third Age? Identities in later life;
The global politics and policies of ageing;
Conclusion: The necessity of understanding globalization for studying later life.
Age, ageing and later life;
Gerontological approaches to globalization;
Global geographies of health in later life;
The family life of older people in a global context;
Pensions, work and poverty. The financial landscapes of ageing and later life;
A global Third Age? Identities in later life;
The global politics and policies of ageing;
Conclusion: The necessity of understanding globalization for studying later life.
