Aging and social policy : a Foucauldian excursion /

"This new book focuses on five themes that link to a compelling argument in the study of aging and social policy. Firstly, there is a policy context of neo-liberal social policy and implications for older people which is presented, as well as the idea that social construction of aging focuses o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Powell, Jason L., 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NOVA, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011.
Colección:Social perspectives of aging.
Temas:
Foucault, Michel, > 1926-1984.
Foucault, Michel, > 1926-1984
Aging > Social aspects.
Gerontology.
Older people > Government policy.
Vieillissement > Aspect social.
Gérontologie.
Personnes âgées > Politique gouvernementale.
gerontology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
Aging > Social aspects
Gerontology
Older people > Government policy
Gerontologie
Åldrandet > sociala aspekter.
Gerontologi.
Äldre > statlig politik.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Policy discourse and the NHS and Community Care Act (1990): a critical review
  • Social theory and the aging body: the importance of theory
  • Aging and social theory: a sociological reflection
  • Archaeology and genealogy: developments in Foucauldian gerontology
  • Foucault, power and social work
  • The changing history of social work with older people: a Foucauldian excursion
  • Governmentality and aging
  • How is old age managed? The disciplinary web of power, surveillance and normalization
  • Surveillance and aging: the power of community care
  • Technologies of self and aging.

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