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Title:

Understanding Ageing in Contemporary Poland: Social and Cultural Perspectives

Subject and Keywords:

old age ; aging ; population aging ; elderly people ; old people ; aging in popular culture ; lifestyles of senior citizens ; activity in old age ; social space of older people

Abstract:

The topic of old age and ageing is currently being discussed by everyone from politicians, economists and journalists to ordinary people. It figures as a topic in political and media discourse, highlighting the multitude of problems that result from population ageing and that need to be addressed. These issues are being researched by specialists in a variety of disciplines, including demographics, medicine, social policy, economics, psychology and sociology. This tome is a collection of texts by authors representing admittedly diverse academic fields, but with a shared conviction that the phenomenon of population ageing merits in-depth research, as this megatrend is shaping the future of contemporary society – and hence affects us all. This book is an interdisciplinary attempt to grasp and address selected aspects of old age and ageing, from a predominantly cultural perspective.

Place of publishing:

Wrocław

Publisher:

Instytut Socjologii Uniwersytet Wrocławski ; click here to follow the link

Contributor:

Grotowska, Stella. Red. ; Taranowicz, Iwona. Red. ; Libiszowska-Żółtkowska, Maria. Rec.

Date issued:

2014

Detailed Type:

ebook

Format:

application/pdf

Identifier:

ISBN 978-83-63322-24-3

Language:

eng

Rights holder:

Copyright by Authors

Autor opisu:

TK