Ageing and Globalisation

Martin Hyde, Paul Higgs

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English

Policy Press
06 September 2017

Globalization; Age groups: the elderly; Population & demography; Social welfare & social services

Series: Ageing in a Global Context

Ageing has been conventionally framed within the boundaries of nation states, yet demographic changes, transmigration, financial globalization and the global media have rendered this perspective problematic. This much-needed book is the first to apply theories of globalisation to gerontology, including Appadurai's theory, allowing readers to understand the implications of growing older in a global age.

By: Martin Hyde, Paul Higgs
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447322306
ISBN 10: 1447322304
Series: Ageing in a Global Context
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 06 September 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction of key terms and debates; Age, ageing and later life; Gerontological approaches to globalization; Global geographies of health in later life; The family life of older people in a global context; Pensions, work and poverty. The financial landscapes of ageing and later life; A global Third Age? Identities in later life; The global politics and policies of ageing; Conclusion: The necessity of understanding globalization for studying later life.

Martin Hyde is Associate Professor in Gerontology at the Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University. His research looks at global ageing, and work, health and retirement in later life. Paul Higgs is Professor of the Sociology of Ageing at University College London. He has researched the changing nature of later life for over 20 years and is a co-editor of the journal 'Social Theory and Health'.

Reviews for Ageing and Globalisation

This pioneering work demonstrates the urgency to conceptualize the different dynamics and layers of globalization as they contextualize emerging forms of aging. --Jan Baars, University of Humanistic Studies, the Netherlands