In this deeply considered meditation on aging in Western culture, Jan Baars argues that, in today’s world, living longer does not necessarily mean living better. He contends that there has been an ove
Conventional wisdom and research on aging overemphasize chronological or external time, according to Baars (interpretive gerontology, U. for Humanist Studies, Utrecht; philosophy of the social science
Reassessing recent work in the field of critical gerontology, this collection focuses on the variety of ways in which age and aging are socially constructed and the extent to which growing old is bein
Ageing, Meaning and Social Structure advances the critical discourse on gerontology, offering new understandings of key social and ethical dilemmas facing aging societies. Confronting approaches that
Ageing, Meaning and Social Structure advances the critical discourse on gerontology, offering new understandings of key social and ethical dilemmas facing aging societies. Confronting approaches that
