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Precarity and ageing, understanding insecurity and risk in later life, edited by Amanda Grenier, Chris Phillipson and Richard A. Settersten Jr

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Precarity and ageing, understanding insecurity and risk in later life, edited by Amanda Grenier, Chris Phillipson and Richard A. Settersten Jr

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Precarity and ageing

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1102475917

Responsibility statement

edited by Amanda Grenier, Chris Phillipson and Richard A. Settersten Jr

Series statement

Ageing in a global context

Sub title

understanding insecurity and risk in later life

Summary

What risks and insecurities do older people face in a time of both increased longevity and widening inequality? This edited collection develops an exciting new approach to understanding the changing cultural, economic and social circumstances facing different groups of older people. Exploring a range of topics, the chapters provide a critical review of the concept of precarity, highlighting the experiences of ageing that occur within the context of societal changes tied to declining social protection. Drawing together insights from leading voices across a range of disciplines, the book underscores the pressing need to address inequality across the life course and into later life. --, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Precarity and ageing: new perspectives for social gerontology ~ Amanda Grenier, Chris Phillipson and Richard A. Settersten Jr PART I: Life course perspectives on precarity How life course dynamics matter for precarity in later life ~ Richard A. Settersten Jr Precarious life, human development and the life course: critical intersections ~ Stephen Katz PART II: Precarity across situations Rereading frailty through a lens of precarity: an explication of politics and the human condition of vulnerability ~ Amanda Grenier Older workers and ontological precarity: between precarious employment, precarious welfare and precarious households ~ David Lain, Laura Airey, Wendy Loretto, Sarah Vickerstaff Precarity, migration, and aging ~ Karen Kobayashi and Mushira Mohsin Khan A framework to identify precarity in the social sciences: insights from qualitative research ~ Elena Portacolone PART III: Austerity, care and social responses to precarity Reconstructing dependency: precarity, precariousness and care in old age ~ Michael Fine From precarious employment to precarious retirement: neoliberal health and long-term care in the United States ~ Larry Polivka and Baozhen Luo Austerity and precarity: individual and collective agency in later life ~ Chris Phillipson; Conclusion: precarity and ageing in the 21st century ~ Chris Phillipson, Amanda Grenier and Richard A. Settersten Jr

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