Ageing and Globalisation (Ageing in a Global Context) - Softcover

Hyde, Martin; Higgs, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447322304 ISBN 13: 9781447322306

Publisher: Policy Press, 2017

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Martin Hyde is associate professor of gerontology in the Centre for Innovative Ageing at Swansea University. Paul Higgs is professor of the sociology of aging at University College London.

Review:

“At last a book that offers a comprehensive introduction to theories of aging and globalization while using empirical data to nuance our understandings of these phenomena.” (Sandra Torres, Uppsala University, Sweden)

“This pioneering work demonstrates the urgency to conceptualize the different dynamics and layers of globalization as they contextualize emerging forms of aging.” (Jan Baars, University of Humanistic Studies, the Netherlands)

About this edition

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1447322304
• ISBN 13: 9781447322306
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264