Social Divisions and Later Life : : Difference, Diversity and Inequality / / Chris Gilleard, Paul Higgs.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
• VerfasserIn: Gilleard, Chris,; Higgs, Paul,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Other title: Front Matter --; Contents --; List of figures and tables --; Preface --; Social divisions and social differences --; Social class and inequality in later life --; Ageing and gender --; Ethnicity, race and migration in later life --; Disability and later life --; Identity and intersectionality --; Diversity, difference and division in later life --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781447338611; 9783111196718
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Chris Gilleard, Paul Higgs.

As the population ages, this book reveals how divides that are apparent through childhood and working life change and are added to in later life. Two internationally renowned experts in ageing look beyond longstanding factors like class, gender and ethnicity to explore new social divisions, including contrasting states of physical fitness and mental health. They show how differences in health and frailty are creating fresh inequalities in later life, with significant implications for the future of our ageing societies. This accessible overview of social divisions is essential reading for those interested in the sociology of ageing and its differences, diversities and inequalities.