Gerontology
Date
2016
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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Type
Book chapter
Peer reviewed
Yes
Abstract
The evolution of gerontology and its position and status as a discipline is explored and discussed. The end point (as noted in the text) as possibly being within 'cultural gerontology' - see as having 'derived from a further widening and rethinking' in relation to critical gerontology. Narrow perspectives relating to what is described as the 'dependence–independence axis' are argued as requiring to be 'set aside'.
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Keywords
Gerontology, Ageing, Social Theory, Disengagement Theory, Activity Theory, Critical Gerontology, Cultural Gerontology
Citation
Fisk, M. and Nash, P. (2016) Gerontology. In: Ritzer, G. (Ed.) The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. Hoboken N.J: Wiley.