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.
| ISBN: | 9780521442404 |
| Publication date: | 28th April 1994 |
| Author: | Haim Hazan |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 126 pages |
| Series: | Themes in the Social Sciences |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural anthropology |
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.
Old Age features in the following genres: Social and cultural anthropology
Old Age is available in Hardback
Old Age was written by Haim Hazan and published by Cambridge University Press
Old Age has 126 pages
Yes it is part of Themes in the Social Sciences series