Amanda Grenier

Gebundenes Buch

Precarity and Ageing

Understanding Insecurity and Risk in Later Life

Herausgeber: Grenier, Amanda; Settersten Jr, Richard A.; Phillipson, Chris

Beschreibung

This edited collection develops an exciting new approach to understanding the changing cultural, economic and social circumstances facing different groups of older people. Drawing together insights from leading voices across a range of disciplines, the book underscores the pressing need to address inequality across the life course and into later life.

Autor

Amanda Grenier is the Norman and Honey Schipper Chair in Gerontological Social Work at the University of Toronto. Chris Phillipson is Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology at the University of Manchester. He has published a number of general books in the field of ageing as well as a number of papers relating to inequality and social exclusion. Richard A. Settersten Jr is the Barbara Knudson Endowed Chair and Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Policy Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 575g
• ISBN-13: 9781447340850
• ISBN-10: 144734085X
• Artikelnr.: 57167876