Social policy & aging : a critical perspective / Carroll L. Estes and associates.
This groundbreaking book provides comprehensive treatment of the political economy of aging by a scholar widely credited as the founder and key thinker of this field in the US and internationally. The body of work presented in this volume, in developing this critical perspective, aims to contribute...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications,
[2001]
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| Summary: | This groundbreaking book provides comprehensive treatment of the political economy of aging by a scholar widely credited as the founder and key thinker of this field in the US and internationally. The body of work presented in this volume, in developing this critical perspective, aims to contribute to the understanding of old age and aging in the context of problems and issues of the larger social order in the world's most advanced capitalist nation, the U.S.A. Since Estes' first writing on the political economy of aging in 1979, there has been growing recognition and incorporation of her cri. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-270) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0803973462 9780803973466 0803973470 9780803973473 |