Ageing, meaning and social structure: Connecting critical and humanistic gerontology
Jan Baars, Joseph Dohmen, Amanda Grenier, and Chris Phillipson
Abstract
The volume discusses the interrelationship between critical and humanistic gerontology. It prepares the common ground for these two paradigms that have developed separately with each drawing on their own traditional resources. The purpose of this volume is to explore the extent to which they presuppose and complement each other: as structural analysis and articulations of interpersonal meanings in later life. This general theme is explored with a changing focus on specific themes, such as globalization, the post-traditional society, autonomy and interdependence; interpersonal meanings in agein ... More
The volume discusses the interrelationship between critical and humanistic gerontology. It prepares the common ground for these two paradigms that have developed separately with each drawing on their own traditional resources. The purpose of this volume is to explore the extent to which they presuppose and complement each other: as structural analysis and articulations of interpersonal meanings in later life. This general theme is explored with a changing focus on specific themes, such as globalization, the post-traditional society, autonomy and interdependence; interpersonal meanings in ageing, agency and the fourth age; dementia, spirituality and self development; autonomy and social isolation; social work with older people and participatory action research. The volume is completed by a critical commentary on some of its main themes.
Keywords:
AGEING,
INTERPERSONAL MEANING,
SOCIAL STRUCTURE,
CRITICAL GERONTOLOGY,
HUMANISTIC GERONTOLOGY,
AUTONOMY,
AGENCY
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2013 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781447300908 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: September 2013 |
DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781447300908.001.0001 |
