Seeking to redress the simplistic accounts of later life, globalization, or both in so many academic studies, sociologists Hyde and Higgs consider aging and globalization together to show how they interact, in a manner that could be helpful to students in either field. Looking in turn at theories of aging and globalization and global landscapes of aging, they cover theorizing time and space in social gerontology; competing spatialities of aging and later life; aging, populations, and health; time and money in later life; the cultures of aging and later life; and politics, place, and aging. Distributed in North America by University of Chicago Press. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Two of the most unprecedented transformations in the history of human social and economic life are currently underway. One, globalization, is the subject of extensive media coverage and scholarly analysis. Relatively ignored, however, is the other one: the overall aging of the world’s population. This book offers the first in-depth look at the two forces in tandem, showing the many ways in which they interact and affect each other—and helping us for the first time to grasp the implications of both. This comprehensive introduction to globalization for gerontologists is part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, published in association with the British Society of Gerontology.
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"This pioneering work demonstrates the urgency to conceptualize the different dynamics and layers of globalisation as they contextualize emerging forms of ageing." Jan Baars, University of Humanistic Studies, The Netherlands At last a book that offers a comprehensive introduction to theories of ageing and globalisation while using empirical data to nuance our understandings of these phenomena. Sandra Torres, Uppsala University, Sweden
Introduction of key terms and debates;Age, ageing and later life;Gerontological approaches to globalization;Global geographies of health in later life;The family life of older people in a global context;Pensions, work and poverty. The financial landscapes of ageing and later life;A global Third Age? Identities in later life;The global politics and policies of ageing;Conclusion: The necessity of understanding globalization for studying later life.
Martin Hyde is Associate Professor in Gerontology at the Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University. His research looks at global ageing, and work, health and retirement in later life.
Paul Higgs is Professor of the Sociology of Ageing at University College London. He has researched the changing nature of later life for over 20 years and is a co-editor of the journal 'Social Theory and Health'.
