Ageing, diversity and equality : social justice perspectives
Ageing, diversity and equality : social justice perspectives [E-Book]
- 1 online resource (xvi, 376 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
- Routledge advances in sociology .
- Routledge advances in sociology. .
Also issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Open access.
Current understandings of ageing and diversity are impoverished in three main ways. Firstly, with regards to thinking about what inequalities operate in later life there has been an excessive preoccupation with economic resources. On the other hand, less attention has been paid to cultural norms and values, other resources, wider social processes, political participation and community engagement. Secondly, in terms of thinking about the 'who' of inequality, this has so far been limited to a very narrow range of minority populations. Finally, when considering the 'how' of inequality, social gerontology's theoretical analyses remain under-developed. This book aims to challenge and provoke the above described normativity and offer an alternative approach which highlights the heterogeneity and diversity of ageing, associated inequalities and their intersections.
Specialized.
9781351851329 (PDF ebook) : No price 9781315226835 (ebook) : No price
Minority older people--Social conditions.
Older people--Social conditions.
Aging--Social aspects--Cross-cultural studies.
Equality.
Also issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Open access.
Current understandings of ageing and diversity are impoverished in three main ways. Firstly, with regards to thinking about what inequalities operate in later life there has been an excessive preoccupation with economic resources. On the other hand, less attention has been paid to cultural norms and values, other resources, wider social processes, political participation and community engagement. Secondly, in terms of thinking about the 'who' of inequality, this has so far been limited to a very narrow range of minority populations. Finally, when considering the 'how' of inequality, social gerontology's theoretical analyses remain under-developed. This book aims to challenge and provoke the above described normativity and offer an alternative approach which highlights the heterogeneity and diversity of ageing, associated inequalities and their intersections.
Specialized.
9781351851329 (PDF ebook) : No price 9781315226835 (ebook) : No price
Minority older people--Social conditions.
Older people--Social conditions.
Aging--Social aspects--Cross-cultural studies.
Equality.