Transitions and the lifecourse: Challenging the Constructions of 'Growing Old' (Ageing and the Lifecourse) - Hardcover

Grenier, Amanda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847426921 ISBN 13: 9781847426925

Publisher: Policy Press, 2012

Synopsis

Transitions and the life course: Challenging the constructions of 'growing old' explores and challenges dominant interpretations of transitions as they relate to ageing and the life course. It takes a unique perspective that draws together ideas about late life as expressed in social policy and socio-cultural constructs of age with lived experience. The book is aimed at academics and students interested in social gerontology, policy studies in health and social care, and older people's accounts of experience.

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About the Author

Amanda Grenier is Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Aging and Society at McMaster University, Canada. She holds the Gilbrea Chair on Aging and Mental Health, and is Director of the Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging. She is also affiliated with the Centre for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology at the CSSS Cavendish, the McGill School of Social Work, and is Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute for Life Course Studies at Keele University. Her research focuses on the intersections of policy, organisational practice and lived experience in relation to ageing, frailty and care.

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847426921
• ISBN 13: 9781847426925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256