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The age-shift: observations on social policy, ageism and the dynamics of the adult lifecourse
- Authors:
- BIGGS Simon, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 20(3), November 2006, pp.239-250.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Through a critical engagement with policy trends, the authors ask how shifts in ideologies of ageing might influence the possibilities available to adults as they grow older. Of particular interest are the implications for how people are being encouraged to think about the adult lifecourse. These questions are addressed by looking at policy development, taking the 2000–2005 period in the UK as a case example, and by comparing this period to wider regional and international trends. Finally, the implications of contemporary policy are assessed, from a psychodynamic point of view, for the maintenance of a viable identity in later life and for intergenerational relationships.
Understanding ageing: images, attitudes and professional practice
- Author:
- BIGGS Simon
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 195p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Integrates psychodynamic and social perspectives to provide new insights into how old age is imagined, defined and experienced. Includes chapters on: the role of analytical psychology; self-perception and older age; body, time and image; intergenerational communication; power and oppression; community care; and residential care.
Social theory, social policy and ageing: a critical introduction
- Authors:
- ESTES Carroll L., BIGGS Simon, PHILLIPSON Chris
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 191p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Maidenhead
This work covers theoretical developments and issues influencing the study of adult ageing. The authors explore contemporary trends in social policy drawing on the experience of ageing in the USA, Europe and an increasingly global environment. Particular attention is given to feminist perspectives on ageing, ethics and bio-medicine, successful and productive ageing, globalization and migration and the politics of ageing. Consideration is given in each case to the interaction between structural influences on social ageing and the experience of age and identity. The work ends with a manifesto for social theory, social policy and social change.