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Growing up and growing old
— a discussion of ageing and dependency in the life course | | Author(s) | Jenny Hockey, Allison James |
| Journal title | Generations Review, vol 3, no 4, December 1993 |
| Pages | pp 2-4 |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Social roles ; Independence ; Rights [elderly]. |
| Annotation | The infantilisation of the elderly apparent in Western societies can be partly understood in relation to their physical dependency. This article shows how it is also evident in their social, political and economic marginalisation. Introduces ideas and debates developed in full in the book of the same title. |
| Accession Number | CPA-931220001 A |
| Classmark | BG: TOB: TM5: C3: IKR |
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