Rethinking Old Age: Theorising the Fourth Age

By Chris Gilleard and Paul Higgs

Book Overview

With the aspiration for a long life now achievable for many individuals, the status of old age as a distinct social position has become problematic. In this radical re-examination of the nature of old age, Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard reveal the emergence of a 'fourth age' that embodies the most feared and marginalised aspects of old age, conceptually linked to and yet distinct from traditional models of old age.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137383984
• ISBN13: 9781137383983
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"