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| A postmodern approach to structured dependency theory | | Author(s) | Gail Wilson |
| Journal title | Journal of Social Policy, vol 26, part 3, July 1997 |
| Pages | pp 341-350 |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Sociology, Social Science ; Theory ; Social policy ; Social economics ; Interpretation. |
| Annotation | Structured dependency theory has been useful in shifting thinking about status in old age from a negative concentration on individual characteristics to an emphasis on the structural factors which work against older people. However, structural dependency theory is itself capable of reinforcing ageist policy and practice. Postmodernism implies no ultimate authority for the way in which the world is perceived. A postmodern approach to ageing research suggests that it would be helpful to concentrate on four themes: the critique of 'grand theory'; the prioritisation of 'low' culture and understanding, as opposed to elite or 'high' culture; the recognition of diversity; and the value of personal views and emotions. Since post-modern thought excludes structural relations of power, it is unlikely to be used in isolation by gerontologists or social policy analysts. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970806005 A |
| Classmark | BG: TOB: S: 4D: TM2: W4: 4CC |
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