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Autore: | Higgs Paul |
Titolo: | Personhood, identity and care in advanced old age / / Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard [[electronic resource]] |
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 |
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