ABSTRACT

An analysis of ageing in relation to identity formation, inequality and stratification. The book outlines a theory of social inequality which encompasses those inequalities associated with old age - in addition to class, gender, race and ethnicity.; This book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate sociology courses in social stratification and social theory, as well as students and researchers in social policy, social welfare and health with an interest in the study of ageing.

chapter |14 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|5 pages

Social inequality and the ageing process

chapter |13 pages

Age, ability and disability

chapter |18 pages

Tiwi gerontocracy

chapter 3|1 pages

Changing life-course patterns

chapter 4|15 pages

Old age and the symbolic order

chapter |9 pages

The value of old age

chapter |5 pages

Valuing the skills of elder women

chapter |4 pages

The demography of ageing populations

chapter |1 pages

Mortality

chapter |1 pages

Life expectancy

chapter |3 pages

Global demographic changes

chapter 7|11 pages

Social theories of ageing

chapter |9 pages

The political economy of old age

chapter |2 pages

Conclusion

chapter |16 pages

Inequality and power