Growing up and growing old : ageing and dependency in the life course / Jenny Hockey and Allison James.
By: Hockey, Jennifer Lorna
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Contributor(s): James, Allison.
Material type: 
BookSeries: Life course studies (London: Publisher: London ; Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1993Description: [8 p.], 200 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0803985592 (cased); 0803988338 (pbk) :.Subject(s): Aging -- Psychological aspects | Older people -- Social conditions | Social perception | Dependency (Psychology) | Child psychologyDDC classification: 305.26 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 305.26 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00019200 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Ranging across disciplinary boundaries, this book analyzes metaphors of dependency in differing contexts - the body, the family, work and leisure. Combining a robustly critical analysis with breadth of interdisciplinary sweep, Growing Up and Growing Old challenges the stigmatizing role that stereotypes can play in the lives of particular groups of people.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-195) and index.
Introduction -- Infantilization as social discourse -- Constructing personhood: changing categories of the child -- Young at heart -- Dependency, family and community -- The making and sustaining of marginality -- Weakness and power.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction
- Infantilization as Social Discourse
- Constructing Personhood
- Changing Categories of the Child
- Young at Heart
- Dependency, Family and Community
- The Making and Sustaining of Marginality
- Weakness and Power