{"product_id":"age-studies-susan-pickard-9781446287378","title":"Age Studies: A Sociological Examination of How We Age and Are Aged Through the Life Course","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"With great rigour, yet an enviable lightness of touch, Susan Pickard has written an engaging and accessible book that students will love.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Rosaline Gill, City University London\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A scholarly tour de force that brings into focus the various disciplines, histories, literatures and knowledges that have transformed us into modern subjects of age.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Stephen Katz, Trent University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAge Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e takes an invigorating approach to the study of age and ageing in contemporary society. Encompassing ageing throughout the life course, taking in childhood, adolescence, mid-life and older age, and situated explicitly within a sociological disciplinary framework, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAge Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores current social science debates on the study of ageing linking these to core sociological concepts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLinks theory and application, using a variety of examples and international case studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes chapter summaries, further reading and guided questions. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA thought-provoking companion to advanced undergraduates and postgraduate student studying ageing, older people, social gerontology and related courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Pickard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1446287378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781446287378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.60w x 0.70d","brand":"Susan Pickard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44066242265343,"sku":"9781446287378","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0559cde-2f91-4125-b890-9b58fc4f1a07.jpg?v=1685406119","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/age-studies-susan-pickard-9781446287378","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}