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AGE STUDIES
A SOCIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF HOW WE AGE AND ARE AGED THROUGH THE LIFE COURSE |
| By: |
Susan Pickard |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£114.00 |
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£102.60 |
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£11.40 |
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| ISBN 10: |
144628736X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781446287361 |
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| Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
7 September, 2016 |
| Pages: |
312 |
| Description: |
A clear, contemporary, and student-friendly exploration of age and ageing as it relates to culture and society. |
| Synopsis: |
"With great rigour, yet an enviable lightness of touch, Susan Pickard has written an engaging and accessible book that students will love."- Rosaline Gill, City University London"A scholarly tour de force that brings into focus the various disciplines, histories, literatures and knowledges that have transformed us into modern subjects of age."- Stephen Katz, Trent UniversityAge 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.Links theory and application, using a variety of examples and international case studiesIncludes chapter summaries, further reading and guided questions. A thought-provoking companion to advanced undergraduates and postgraduate student studying ageing, older people, social gerontology and related courses. |
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UK |
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SAGE Publications Ltd |
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Returnable |
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