Organizing Age

Fineman mixes popular and social scientific thinking, often insightfully and thoughtfully ... he demonstrates well ageisms pervasiveness, influence and neglect by social science. * Ian Glover, Work, Employment and Society * The question that Fineman poses at the end of the chapter on retirement: Is it time to shift our thinking about the relationship between work and retirement and, indeed, the very validity of retirement as a construct? (p. 130) encapsulates what is really good about this book. Fineman offers us a broad brush view of the way in which age is socially constructed and proffers some simulating questions that could help frame new research into the organization of ageing or deepen existing investigations ... but for students, academics and policy makers who are interested in exploring age beyond a simplistic view of age as chronological and generational markers then this is a must read. * Leanne Cutcher, Organization * Timely and relevant ... a valuable contribution to a field of study that is attracting more and more scholarly attention, rightly so. I recommend this text as an essential read for anyone interested in this topic area, but also as a supplementary text on academic courses that adopt a critical perspective on analysing aspects of individual difference in the workplace, and how these are managed by organizations. * Nick Rumens, Management Learning * Provides a broad perspective on the ways in which age is defined in various disciplines and various points in history... the book fills a literature gap, and it does so in a way which most people would find approachable and at times entertaining ... Organizing Age is welcomed as it paves the way for a greater understanding of how we view age and will be valuable in breaking down the barriers of ageism. * Elaine Alden, Ageing and Society *