Old Age: Constructions and Deconstructions
(Part of the Themes in the Social Sciences Series)
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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 argues that the construction of this world by outsiders is affected by deeply ingrained social attitudes whereby the old are separated from society and associated with the fear of death. The author views the subject from a social constructionist perspective, drawing on ethnographic accounts to produce a sophisticated...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521447488
ISBN13:9780521447485
Release Date:May 1994
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:140 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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