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Beyond successful and active ageing : a theory of model ageing / Virpi Timonen.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Policy Press shorts. Research.Publisher: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2016Description: 1 online resource (xi, 119 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781447330189 (ebook)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:
  • 362.6 23
LOC classification:
  • HV1451 .T56 2016
Online resources: Summary: This controversial book argues that concepts such as 'successful' and 'active' ageing are potentially dangerous paradigms that reflect and exacerbate inequalities in older populations. Essential reading for anyone seeking to make sense of social constructions of ageing in contemporary societies.
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This controversial book argues that concepts such as 'successful' and 'active' ageing are potentially dangerous paradigms that reflect and exacerbate inequalities in older populations. Essential reading for anyone seeking to make sense of social constructions of ageing in contemporary societies.

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