Demographic Statistics and Old Age Ideology
| Autor: | W. R. Bytheway |
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| Rok vydání: | 1981 |
| Předmět: |
Health (social science)
Dissociation (neuropsychology) Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Phenomenon Ideology Geriatrics and Gerontology Set (psychology) Psychology Demographic statistics media_common Demography |
| Zdroj: | Ageing and Society. 1:347-364 |
| ISSN: | 1469-1779 0144-686X |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0144686x00008953 |
| Popis: | Introductory descriptions of the contemporary ‘old age phenomenon’ tend to draw heavily upon demographic statistics. An analysis of such descriptions in popular books on retirement show that the ways in which these are presented and interpreted reflect a certain set of beliefs concerning the concept of old age. Critical to this ideology is the dissociation of old age and death. Together with indicators of the unprecedented expansion of old age, this creates an image of old age that has doubtful validity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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