Sue, Westwood, ed. (2019) Ageing, Diversity and Equality: Social Justice Perspectives. Routledge. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Current understandings of ageing and diversity are impoverished in three main ways. Firstly, with regards to thinking about what inequalities operate in later life there has been an excessive preoccupation with economic resources. On the other hand, less attention has been paid to cultural norms and values, other resources, wider social processes, political participation and community engagement. Secondly, in terms of thinking about the ‘who’ of inequality, this has so far been limited to a very narrow range of minority populations. Finally, when considering the ‘how’ of inequality, social gerontology’s theoretical analyses remain under-developed. The overall effect of these issues is that social gerontology remains deeply embedded in normative assumptions which serve to exclude a wide range of older people. Ageing, Diversity and Equality: Social Justice Perspectives aims to challenge and provoke the above described normativity and offer an alternative approach which highlights the heterogeneity and diversity of ageing, associated inequalities and their intersections, in relation to: • Gender and sexualities • Culture, ethnicity and religion • Ageing with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions • Care • Ageing spatialities. Multidisciplinary in nature with contributions from leading UK and international authors, this edited collection utilises a framework of a social justice perspective in order to analyse inequalities of resources, recognition and representation. It will appeal to students and researchers interested in fields such as Social Studies, Gerontology and Socio-Legal Studies

Item Type:	Book
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > L Education (General)
Depositing User:	user user2 2
Date Deposited:	09 May 2022 00:08
Last Modified:	09 May 2022 00:08
URI:	http://dbo.raharja.ac.id/id/eprint/698

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