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Sociological research on age
— legacy and challenge | | Author(s) | Matilda White Riley, John W Riley |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 19, part 1, January 1999 |
| Pages | pp 123-132 |
| Keywords | Sociology, Social Science ; Ageing process ; Theory ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | The hallmark of sociology is its emphases on: first, people; secondly, structures; and thirdly, their interrelationships. Similarly, we see sociological research on age being concerned with: (1) people over their life course; (2) age-related structures and institutions; and (3) the dynamic interplay between people and structures as each influences the other. Guided by their "ageing and society paradigm", the authors review the research legacy as it has focused more on (1) than (2), and is only now concerned with understanding the interplay between them (3). Hence, the challenge to future researchers is to devise strategies for understanding and analysing this interplay and its possible contributions to the ever-accumulating research legacy. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990616206 A |
| Classmark | S: BG: 4D: 3A:6KC |
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