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Ageing, diversity and equality :social justice perspectives

By:

Westwood, Sue

Language: English Publication details: London : Routledge, 2019Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 376 pages) :illustrations (black and white)ISBN:

9781351851329
9780415786690

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Summary: 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.Summary: online resourceSummary: Includes bibliographical references and index.

List(s) this item appears in: Barts Health - Inclusion and Diversity Collection

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Item type	Home library	Status
Electronic book	Newham Library (Barts Health) Online	Available
Electronic book	Royal London Library (Barts Health) Online	Available
Electronic book	St Bartholomew's Library (Barts Health) Online	Available
Electronic book	Whipps Cross Library (Barts Health) Online	Available

Also issued in print: 2019.

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.

online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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