Personhood, identity and care in advanced old age / / Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard [[electronic resource]]
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Higgs Paul
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| Titolo: |
Personhood, identity and care in advanced old age / / Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL, USA : , : Policy Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (vii, 178 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina: | 305.26 |
| Soggetto topico: | Aging - Social aspects |
| Older people - Care | |
| Older people - Social conditions | |
| Older people - Social life and customs | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | GilleardC. J. |
| Note generali: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Apr 2022). |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Old age and the fourth age paradigm -- Interrogating personhood -- Agency, identity and personhood in the social sciences -- Frailty -- Understanding abjection -- The moral imperative of care -- Care work -- Care without limits -- Conclusion -- References -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Pushing forward new sociological theory, this book explores the theoretical and practical issues raised by ageing, and the associated problems of mental and physical frailty in later life. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Personhood, Identity and Care in Advanced Old Age |
| ISBN: | 1-4473-1909-5 |
| 1-4473-1908-7 | |
| 1-4473-1907-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910149570703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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