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Bridging contested terrain
 — chaos or prelude to a theory
Author(s)Jon Hendricks
Journal titleCanadian Journal on Aging, vol 16, no 2, Summer 1997
Pagespp 197-217
KeywordsAgeing process ; Theory.
AnnotationExplanatory frameworks in social gerontology often appear to represent variations on a theme. Regardless of subtype, linearity, ordinality, and universality are customarily assumed. This discussion puts the case for an alternative model, an exploration of the utility of a new, transformative logic associated with chaos theory and related perspectives. As a metaphor, chaos theory can help gerontologists in considering contextualised change and non-linear dimensions of human ageing processes. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-980720202 A
ClassmarkBG: 4D

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