{"product_id":"9780335222698","title":"Ageing Societies: A Comparative Introduction","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This introductory text is a sound, basic overview. It is well structured, and easily accessible both to lay persons, who may have little knowledge or experience of social gerontology, as well as to students who may seek to explore and develop insights further, within what is a relatively recent intellectual tradition.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eChrisine Atwell, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eAgeing Societies: A Comparative Introduction\u003ci\u003e provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of ageing, highlighting the inter-connections between health, economic and social aspects of ageing. Virpi Timonen’s book is written in a lively and accessible style and will be particularly valuable for undergraduates and students on professional courses. “\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSara Arber, University of Surrey, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Timonen does an excellent job of explaining both very basic concepts and complex aspects, thus making this book accessible to a broad range of readers. There are only very few exceptions where this is neglected. Overall, therefore, this is a very balanced approach to an important and vast subject area that manages to balance a social critique that calls us to address and adapt ageing socially, politically and economically, with an optimistic view of the achievements and opportunities that these developments bring with them.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVANESSA BECK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Leicester\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It is very refreshing to read a book which achieves the delicate balance between celebrating age and ageing without losing the message that there are distinct biological, psychological and social challenges for older people in all societies ... The volume is well written in a jargon-free, lively and accessible style, and any necessary acronyms and technical vocabulary are fully explained to the reader ...I have no doubt that the book will be of interest to both undergraduate and postgraduate students in fields such as gerontology, social policy, social work, sociology, nursing, as well as professionals and practitioners who work with older people. Timonen provides a clear, well-organised, wide-ranging and comprehensible introduction to the complex and highly topical subject of ageing and its global and social diversity.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKATE DAVIDSON\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentre for Research on Ageing and Gender,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Surrey, Guildford, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What is ageing?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why is ageing important and how can we understand it better?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How does policy and practice in relation to ageing populations differ across the globe?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book aims to convince readers that ageing is not boring, threatening or depressing, but that it has enormous relevance for the young and the old alike. Virpi Timonen provides an engaging introduction to the central social, economic and political aspects and impacts of ageing and makes the case for the importance of analysing ageing from a number of different perspectives. Using comparative international data, the author provides a detailed description of the process of population ageing, including increasing longevity, changes in fertility and variations in the health status of older populations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, the book sets out the social context and background of ageing, discussing related and relevant developments, such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Changes in family structures \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Patterns of household formation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Women’s labour market participation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Income and work in older age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Health and social care of older people\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Attitudes towards older people\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book highlights the nature of ageing as an individual and societal experience. The author succeeds in arguing that whilst ageing is becoming an increasingly widespread and global experience, age-related policies, practices and consequently the actual lived experience of ageing differ greatly between countries and regions of the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgeing Societies\u003c\/i\u003e is of interest and use to both undergraduate and postgraduate students in fields such as gerontology, social policy, social work, sociology, nursing, as well as professionals and practitioners in the eldercare sectors and general readers from a wide variety of backgrounds who wish to gain an understanding of the complex and highly topical subject of ageing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020326551792,"sku":"9780335222698","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780335222698_p0.jpg?v=1763686103","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780335222698","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}