Connecting Gender and Aging: A Sociological Approach - Softcover

Connecting Gender And Ageing: asociological approach

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 212 pages. Cover worn. Name on ffep* How do the social effects of ageing over the life course interact with gend er, giving rise to changed gender roles and relationships? * How do women's and men's sense of their identity change with increasing age? Connecting Gender an d Ageing challenges the assumption that gender can be treated as static over the life course, highlighting the differential social effects of ageing on women's and men's roles, relationships and identity. The early chapters address the ques tion of linking gender and age within sociological theory, outlining alternative s and introducing new ideas to integrate these two dimensions of social stratifi cation. Contributors use a feminist perspective to explore the impact of ageing on gender roles in the workplace and in retirement; in marital and other relati onships; in community support networks and in older women's own perceptions. A r ange of research approaches are used, including qualitative studies giving a voi ce to women. A concluding chapter draws out the implications of the book. A clea r writing style and the inclusion of chapters from North America and Europe make s this book accessible to an international readership. Artikel-Nr. 3320w

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