Centre for Policy on Ageing



Gender and older age
Author(s)	Jay Ginn, Sara Arber
Journal title	IN: The social policy of old age: moving into the 21st century; edited by Miriam Bernard and Judith Phillips, 1998
Publisher	Centre for Policy on Ageing, London, 1998
Pages	pp 142-162
Source	Central Books, 50 Freshwater Road, Chadwell Heath, Dagenham, RM8 1RX.
Keywords	Sexual equality ; Older women ; Income [older people] ; Health services ; Pensions ; Personal relationships ; Social policy.
Annotation	Until the 1980s, social gerontology, sociology and social policy analysis had largely ignored gender, with even less attention on how ageism combines with sexism to devalue older women. This chapter examines these issues, before outlining the gendered effects of British social policy on ageing since the establishment of the welfare state, focusing on income and health care. Trends and policy issues for the future of older people are highlighted in terms of their gender impact.
Accession Number	CPA-980311014 A
Classmark	TM8: BD: JF: L: JJ: DS: TM2
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