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The Myth of Generational Conflict: The Family and State in Ageing Societies (Routledge/Esa Studies in European Societies) - Softcover

 
9780415463270: The Myth of Generational Conflict: The Family and State in Ageing Societies (Routledge/Esa Studies in European Societies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415463270 ISBN 13: 9780415463270
Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

The ageing of Western societies has provoked extensive sociological debate, surrounding both the role of the state and whether it can afford the cost of an ageing population, and the role of the family, especially women, in supporting older people.


In this important book, the authors examine how changes, such as cuts in welfare provision, migration, urbanization and individualisation influence intergenerational relations. The collection addresses theoretical and policy issues connecting age and generation with the family and social policy, and focuses both on cross-cultural comparison within societies and analysis based on a range of societies.


This edited collection brings together a range of leading researchers and theorists from across Europe to advance a sociological understanding of generational relations, in terms of the state and the family and how they are interlinked. It will be of interest to academics and researchers in sociology, social policy and ageing, and to policy makers concerned with the implications of demographic and policy changes.

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About the Author

Sara Arber is the President of The British Sociological Association, 1999-2001

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415463270
ISBN 13 
9780415463270
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
244
Editor
Arber Sara, Attias-Donfut Claudine