Positive Aging and Precarity Theory, Policy, and Social Reality within a Comparative German Context
This book explores positive aging through the lens of precarity, aiming to ground positive aging theories in current social contexts. In recent years, research on aging has been branded by growing disagreements between supporters of the successful aging model and critical gerontologists who highligh...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2019, 2019
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2019 |
| Series: | International Perspectives on Aging
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Positive Aging Theories and Views on Aging
- Chapter 2: The Politics of Positive Aging
- Chapter 3: The Social Reality of Aging
- Chapter 4: Perceptions of the Precarious Life: The Middle-Aged Precariat in Germany
- Chapter 5: Views on Aging in Precarious and Financially Secure Individuals
- Chapter 6: Preparing for Old Age
- Chapter 7: Precarity and Views on Aging
- Chapter 8: Precarity and Preparing for Old Age
- Chapter 9: Positive Aging in the Context of Precarity: Conclusions and Implications