LEADER 04319nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910438339803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-62424-9 010 $a9786613936691 010 $a1-4614-4508-6 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4614-4508-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000246562 035 $a(EBL)994408 035 $a(OCoLC)811139858 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000767204 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11445974 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000767204 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10740099 035 $a(PQKB)11393415 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4614-4508-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC994408 035 $a(PPN)168300478 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000246562 100 $a20120727d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe symbolism of globalization, development, and aging /$fSteven L. Arxer, John W. Murphy, editors 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aNew York $cSpringer$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (173 p.) 225 0$aInternational perspectives on aging 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4899-9075-5 311 $a1-4614-4507-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. The ?Total Market? and Globalization.-3. Globalization, Neoliberal Development, and Ontological Tyranny -- 4. Globalization, the Labor Market, and Retirement -- 5. Globalization, Aging, and the Power of the Image -- 6. Globalization, Time, and Aging -- 7. Cultural or Latent Background of Aging -- 8. Successful/Productive Aging, Responsibility, and Reflection -- 9. Globalization, the Body, and the Corporate Model -- 10. Globalization, Technology, and Human Development -- 11. Anti-Culture and Aging -- 12. Conclusion.  . 330 $aAs globalization transforms our daily lives, it is also shaping our lives?and our identities?in the long term. For many older people, this includes becoming alienated from themselves and pessimistic about a future that expects them to decline and decay like products with a shelf-life. The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging sets out a provocative case for more socially conscious approaches to aging. Rather than merely critiquing the emerging youth-oriented global culture, the book reveals and refutes the assumptions that fuel global market ideals and stereotype the experience of aging to a specific set of developments. Its contributors argue that the social imagery of globalization normalizes longstanding inequities, particularly between generations, and marginalizes those who don?t conform to its narrow confines. Running throughout these chapters is the strong assertion that reality is diverse, and that understanding the power of global forces will promote alternative contexts for more authentic aging. Thus the challenge is to professionals working with elders to look beyond the biomedical model that characterizes much of their fields. Featured topics include:  Body image symbolism and global concepts of aging. The life-course perspective: defeating its purpose? The human body and the corporate template of identity. Technology: the dark side of the new and now. Globalization ethics and the domination of youthfulness. Reconceptualizing aging: toward a post-market future. The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging is a breakthrough volume across disciplines which will inspire a higher level of thinking, discussion, and improvement in policy and practice among gerontologists, sociologists, health and cross-cultural psychologists, and public health policymakers. 410 0$aInternational Perspectives on Aging,$x2197-5841 ;$v7 606 $aGerontology 606 $aAging$xSocial aspects 606 $aGlobalization$xSocial aspects 615 0$aGerontology. 615 0$aAging$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aGlobalization$xSocial aspects. 676 $a305.26 701 $aArxer$b Steven L$01058313 701 $aMurphy$b John W$0149606 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910438339803321 996 $aThe symbolism of globalization, development, and aging$94191310 997 $aUNINA