Ageing and diversity by Svein Olav Daatland, Simon Biggs - 9781861345479

Ageing and diversityMultiple pathways and cultural migrations\nAuthor(s): Svein Olav Daatland, Simon Biggs\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781861345479, 978-1861345479\nSynopsis\nTo understand contemporary ageing it is necessary to recognise its diversity. Drawing on an extraordinary range of theory, original research and empirical sources, this book assesses the stereotyped conceptions of ageing, and offers a critical and updated perspective.\n\nThe book explores the diversity of individual pathways of ageing, the sources of identifications, migration and otherness, and the tension between social structures and personal agency; considers multidisciplinary and international perspectives as an important means of understanding the diversity of ageing, and the need for change in established notions and policies; addresses key issues such as global ageing, migration, transnational community and citizenship; incorpor.