Critical Questions for Ageing Societies. Carney, Gemma

Critical Questions for Ageing Societies - Carney, Gemma


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      First published in Great Britain in 2020 by

      Policy Press, an imprint of

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      ISBN 978-1-4473-5157-3 hardcover

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      Cover design: Qube

      Front cover image: Gemma Hodge

      Gemma Carney would like to dedicate this book to the memory of her father, Michael Carney, who faced his illness with grace and courage but who sadly died during the course of writing this book.

       Contents

       2 When am I officially past it? The ageist zeitgeist (Ageism and ageist stereotyping)

       Introduction

       What is an attitude?

       What is ageism against older people?

       How do we acquire attitudes?

       What are stereotypes and why do we use them?

       Is it all doom and gloom?

       A final thought

       Review exercise 2

       3 Will I ever have enough money to retire? (Retirement, active ageing and working longer)

       Introduction

       Pensions

       A brief history of pensions in the UK

       The concept of the dependency ratio

       Neoliberalising retirement

       Does


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