This book attempts to unravel the fundamental assumptions of social philosophy and how its different concepts and theories make sense of human aging. The book explores how biomedical ageing dominated thoughts on ageing until social understandings from different disciplines came about that highlighted that ageing could be understood in terms of social class, gender and ethnicity. A key debate in recent years has been the critical approach versus positive approach. The final two chapters of the book explore Foucauldian philosophy applied to instances of the ageing process; whilst the final chapter advocates a focus on personhood and self-actualisation.
| ISBN: | 9781628083828 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 2013 |
| Author: | Jason L Powell |
| Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 61 pages |
| Series: | Social Perspectives in the 21st Century. |
| Genres: |
Social and political philosophy Sociology |
This book attempts to unravel the fundamental assumptions of social philosophy and how its different concepts and theories make sense of human aging. The book explores how biomedical ageing dominated thoughts on ageing until social understandings from different disciplines came about that highlighted that ageing could be understood in terms of social class, gender and ethnicity. A key debate in recent years has been the critical approach versus positive approach. The final two chapters of the book explore Foucauldian philosophy applied to instances of the ageing process; whilst the final chapter advocates a focus on personhood and self-actualisation.
Social Philosophy, Age and Aging features in the following genres: Social and political philosophy, Sociology
Social Philosophy, Age and Aging is available in Paperback
Social Philosophy, Age and Aging was written by Jason L Powell and published by Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers Inc
Social Philosophy, Age and Aging has 61 pages
Yes it is part of Social Perspectives in the 21st Century. series
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