Inequality and old age /

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An analysis of ageing in relation to identity formation, inequality and stratification. The book outlines a theory of social inequality which encompasses those inequalities associated with old age - in addition to class, gender, race and ethnicity.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Vincent, John A., 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : UCL Press, 1995.
Subjects:
Older people > United States.
Equality > United States.
Aging > Social aspects > United States.
Personnes âgées > États-Unis.
Vieillissement > Aspect social > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gerontology.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Aging.
Aging > Social aspects.
Equality.
Older people.
United States.
Ageing > Sociology
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Social inequality and the ageing process; Being old in different societies: varieties of ways to be an elderly person; Changing life-course patterns; Old age and the symbolic order; Social theories of inequality: gender, race, class and age; Numbers and justice: who's afraid of an ageing population?; Social theories of ageing; The reproduction of inequality: power, structured dependence and the life course; Bibliography; Index.

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