Age studies : a sociological examination of how we age and are aged through the life course / Susan Pickard.

By:

Pickard, Susan [author.]

Contributor(s):

Sage eBooks

Publisher: London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781473957800 (ebook) :

Subject(s):

Aging

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:

305.26 23

LOC classification:

HQ1061

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Summary: 'Age Studies' takes an invigorating approach to the study of age and ageing in contemporary society. Encompassing ageing throughout the life course, taking in childhood, adolescence, mid-life and older age, and situated explicitly within a sociological disciplinary framework, 'Age Studies' explores current social science debates on the study of ageing linking these to core sociological concepts.

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Previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Age Studies' takes an invigorating approach to the study of age and ageing in contemporary society. Encompassing ageing throughout the life course, taking in childhood, adolescence, mid-life and older age, and situated explicitly within a sociological disciplinary framework, 'Age Studies' explores current social science debates on the study of ageing linking these to core sociological concepts.

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