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Beyond Successful and Active Ageing: A Theory of Model Ageing
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Beyond Successful and Active Ageing: A Theory of Model Ageing

Virpi Timonen
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This controversial book argues that concepts such as ‘successful’ and ‘active’ ageing are potentially dangerous paradigms that reflect and exacerbate inequalities in older populations. The author presents a new theory to make sense of the popularity of these concepts, providing essential reading for anyone seeking to make sense of social constructions of ageing in contemporary societies.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Policy Press
Country
United Kingdom
Date
29 April 2016
Pages
132
ISBN
9781447330172

This controversial book argues that concepts such as ‘successful’ and ‘active’ ageing are potentially dangerous paradigms that reflect and exacerbate inequalities in older populations. The author presents a new theory to make sense of the popularity of these concepts, providing essential reading for anyone seeking to make sense of social constructions of ageing in contemporary societies.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Policy Press
Country
United Kingdom
Date
29 April 2016
Pages
132
ISBN
9781447330172

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