Negotiating Ageing: Cultural Adaptation to the Prospect of a Long Life

by Simon Biggs

The world is growing older and this is a historically unprecedented phenomenon. Negotiating such change, personally, socially and for governments and international organisations requires an act of cultural adaptation. Two key questions arise: What is the purpose of a long life? and How do we adapt to societies where generations are of approximately the same size? A number of pre-existing narratives can be identified; however, it is argued that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367431017
• ISBN13: 9780367431013
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"