Personhood, Identity and Care in Advanced Old Age

by Chris Gilleard and Paul Higgs

Book Overview

How do we sustain agency and identity amidst the frailty of advanced old age? What role does care play in this process?

Pushing forward new sociological theory, this book explores the theoretical and practical issues raised by age and infirmity. It begins with a theoretical examination of the fourth age, interrogating notions of agency, identity and personhood, as well as the impact of frailty, abjection and 'othering'. It then applies this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447319060
• ISBN13: 9781447319061
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"