Precarity and Ageing Understanding Insecurity and Risk in Later Life |
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| Contribution by:
| Luo, Baozhen
Polivka, Larry
D Fine, Michael
Portacolone, Elena
Mohsin Khan, Mushira
Kobayashi, Karen
Vickerstaff, Sarah
Loretto, Wendy
Airey, Laura
Lain, David
Grenier, Amanda
Katz, Stephen |
| Editor:
| Grenier, Amanda
Phillipson, Chris
Settersten Jr, Richard A. |
| Series title: | Ageing in a Global Context Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4473-4085-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2020 |
| Publisher: | Bristol University Press
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| Imprint: | Policy Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $139.95 |
Book Description:
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Drawing together insights from leading voices across a range of disciplines, Precarity and Ageing underscores the pressing need to address inequality across the life course and into later life.
What risks and insecurities do older people face in a time of both increased longevity and widening inequality?
This edited collection develops an exciting new approach to understanding the changing cultural, economic and social circumstances facing...
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Drawing together insights from leading voices across a range of disciplines, Precarity and Ageing underscores the pressing need to address inequality across the life course and into later life.
What risks and insecurities do older people face in a time of both increased longevity and widening inequality?
This edited collection develops an exciting new approach to understanding the changing cultural, economic and social circumstances facing different groups of older people. Exploring a range of topics, the chapters provide a critical review of the concept of precarity, highlighting the experiences of ageing that occur within the context of societal changes tied to declining social protection.