Social Divisions and Later Life
Difference, Diversity and Inequality
By Chris Gilleard and Paul Higgs
Published
Apr 15, 2020Page count
216 pagesISBN
978-1447338604Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Apr 15, 2020Page count
216 pagesISBN
978-1447338598Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Apr 15, 2020Page count
216 pagesISBN
978-1447338628Dimensions
Imprint
Policy PressPublished
Apr 15, 2020Page count
216 pagesISBN
978-1447338628Dimensions
Imprint
Policy Press
Social Divisions and Later Life
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As the population ages, this book reveals how divides that are apparent through childhood and working life change and are added to in later life.
Two internationally renowned experts in ageing look beyond longstanding factors like class, gender and ethnicity to explore new social divisions, including contrasting states of physical fitness and mental health. They show how differences in health and frailty are creating fresh inequalities in later life, with significant implications for the future of our ageing societies.
This accessible overview of social divisions is essential reading for those interested in the sociology of ageing and its differences, diversities and inequalities.
Chris Gilleard is Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Social & Policy Sciences at the University of Bath and the Division of Psychiatry at University College London. He has published in the areas of psychology, medicine, history and sociology as they relate to ageing and old age. He is also a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.
Paul Higgs is Professor of the Sociology of Ageing at University College London. He has published widely on the changing nature of later life and is a co-editor of the journal 'Social Theory and Health'. Paul is also a fellow of both the Academy of Social Sciences and the Gerontological Society of America.
Preface;
Social divisions and social differences;
Social class and inequality in later life;
Ageing and gender;
Ethnicity, race and migration in later life;
Disability and later life;
Identity and intersectionality;
Division, difference and division in later life
