Full Description
This controversial book argues that concepts such as `successful' and `active' ageing are potentially dangerous paradigms that reflect and exacerbate inequalities in older populations. The author presents a new theory to make sense of the popularity of these concepts, providing essential reading for anyone seeking to make sense of social constructions of ageing in contemporary societies.
Contents
Paradoxes and puzzles in ageing societies
Critique of successful ageing models
Critique of active ageing models
The problem with modelling ageing
Towards a theory of model ageing
