Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides, for the first time, an accessible overview of how population ageing and globalisation - two of the most radical social transformations that have occurred - interact.
Trade Review"This pioneering work demonstrates the urgency to conceptualize the different dynamics and layers of globalisation as they contextualize emerging forms of ageing." Jan Baars, University of Humanistic Studies, The Netherlands
“At last a book that offers a comprehensive introduction to theories of ageing and globalisation while using empirical data to nuance our understandings of these phenomena.” Sandra Torres, Uppsala University, Sweden
Table of ContentsIntroduction of key terms and debates; Age, ageing and later life; Gerontological approaches to globalization; Global geographies of health in later life; The family life of older people in a global context; Pensions, work and poverty. The financial landscapes of ageing and later life; A global Third Age? Identities in later life; The global politics and policies of ageing; Conclusion: The necessity of understanding globalization for studying later life.
