Health and Care in Ageing Societies

A New International Approach

Liz Lloyd

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English

Policy Press
16 May 2012

Age groups: the elderly; Health systems & services

Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series

In the context of global ageing societies, there are few challenges to the underlying assumption that policies should promote functional health and independence in older people and contain the costs of care. This important book offers such a challenge. It provides a critical analysis of the limitations of contemporary policies and calls for a fuller understanding of the relationship between health and care throughout the life-course. Located within the tradition of the feminist ethic of care, the book provides a fresh insight into global policy debates and the impact that these have on people's experiences of ageing. Including international evidence on health inequalities, health promotion and health care, this book will be of interest to a range of social scientists, particularly specialists in gerontology and social policy.

By: Liz Lloyd
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 172mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9781861349194
ISBN 10: 186134919X
Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 16 May 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Liz Lloyd is a Senior Lecturer in Social Gerontology at the University of Bristol, School for Policy Studies. Her research is on ageing and the life course with a particular focus on health and the ethics of care. She has researched and published on the end-of-life in old age and she has been instrumental in developing the ethics of care perspective within gerontology.

Reviews for Health and Care in Ageing Societies: A New International Approach

...the book will appeal to academics, postgraduate students, senior practitioners and policy makers. I will be adding this publication to the reading lists of our postgraduate students . --Karen Lowton, Institute of Gerontology, King's College London. This is a major contribution to the debate about health policies for older people. The study represents a powerful critique of health inequality and will be a vital resource for students of social policy and social gerontology. --Chris Phillipson, Professor of Applied Social Studies and Social Gerontology, Director of Social Science Research Institutes, Keele University, UK. This highly readable and thought-provoking book could not be more timely. In challenging orthodox - and increasingly pessimistic - understandings of health and care, Liz Lloyd makes a compelling case for change in the orientation of public policy in ageing societies. Thomas Scharf, Professor of Social Gerontology and Directory, Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland.