Old Age : Constructions and Deconstructions
by
Haim Hazan
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Themes in the Social Sciences
ISBN-10
0521447488
ISBN-13
9780521447485
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 28th, 1994
Print length
140 Pages
Weight
217 grams
Dimensions
0.30 x 15.10 x 1.50 cms
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Haim Hazan, a specialist on old age in anthropology, focuses on the reality of the experience of old age as opposed to the stereotyped image. He examines the subject from a social constructionist perspective, drawing on ethnographic accounts to produce a sophisticated and highly original book.
Haim Hazan is a leading specialist on old age in anthropology, and has published several books on particular communities of old people. The latest book is an essay on the realities of old age, as it is experienced, as opposed to the ideas about the old current in western societies. It argues that the construction of this world by outsiders is inevitably affected by deeply ingrained social attitudes and structures, such as the spatial segregation of the aged as a population, and the fear of death with which they are associated. By approaching the subject from the social constructionist perspective, and by drawing on a variety of detailed ethnographic accounts, the author describes a unique and nuanced social world. This is a sophisticated and original book, which should have a significant impact on a field still dominated by a 'social problems' approach.
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