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Ageing, austerity, and neoliberalism : lived experiences of older people in a de-industrialised town / Amy Louise Jones.

By: Jones, Amy Louise [author.]Material type: Text

TextSeries: Social perspectives on ageing and later lifePublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781003267454; 1003267459; 9781003824138; 1003824137; 9781003824084; 1003824080Subject(s): Older people -- Great Britain -- Social conditions | Aging -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain | Neoliberalism -- Great Britain | Deindustrialization -- Great BritainDDC classification: 305.260941 LOC classification: HQ1064.G7 | .J822 2024ebOnline resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement

Contents:

Introduction -- The fragmentation and stigmatisation of the working class -- The resistant 'monsters' of consumerism -- The irrevocable demise of the community? -- Conclusion and the contemporary shocks to the UK.

Summary: "This book explores how neoliberalism and austerity have affected older people living within a deindustrialised town, utilising a Foucauldian approach and an ethnographic methodology, It seeks to bridge the gap between high sociological theory and a research focus upon older people. The link between the micro (real people, within a real place) and macro (abstract processes) is examined, and a mid-range theory of change is innovatively developed in order to highlight how older people are having to negotiate national transformations at the everyday level. Key themes within this book include the recreation of human subjectivity, anti-welfarism, the stigmatisation and exclusion of the poor, the fragmentation of the working class, and nostalgia. Innovative terms such as 'stigma-adaptation' and 'abnormal abnormality' are included to help deepen our knowledge and understanding of the social sciences, to highlight the injustices caused by current global processes, and to ultimately inform change. This book will be of interest to scholars and students across the social sciences, particularly those studying inequalities in the modern world, neoliberalism and the economy, social theory, ageing and older people and community studies, and postgraduates who are seeking to undertake applied research. It would also be valuable for policymakers and service providers"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current location	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online	Gratia Christian College Library Internet	E-book	HQ1064.G7 .J822 2024eb (Browse shelf)	Available		8000483N

"This book explores how neoliberalism and austerity have affected older people living within a deindustrialised town, utilising a Foucauldian approach and an ethnographic methodology, It seeks to bridge the gap between high sociological theory and a research focus upon older people. The link between the micro (real people, within a real place) and macro (abstract processes) is examined, and a mid-range theory of change is innovatively developed in order to highlight how older people are having to negotiate national transformations at the everyday level. Key themes within this book include the recreation of human subjectivity, anti-welfarism, the stigmatisation and exclusion of the poor, the fragmentation of the working class, and nostalgia. Innovative terms such as 'stigma-adaptation' and 'abnormal abnormality' are included to help deepen our knowledge and understanding of the social sciences, to highlight the injustices caused by current global processes, and to ultimately inform change. This book will be of interest to scholars and students across the social sciences, particularly those studying inequalities in the modern world, neoliberalism and the economy, social theory, ageing and older people and community studies, and postgraduates who are seeking to undertake applied research. It would also be valuable for policymakers and service providers"-- Provided by publisher.

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