The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging by Arxer, Steven L.

The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781461445074)

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The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging by Arxer, Steven L.

The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging

$109.99
The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging by Arxer, Steven L.

The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging

$109.99
Format: Hardcover
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This book looks at the symbolic side of globalization, development, and aging. Many of the dimensions that are discussed represent updates of past debates but some are entirely new. In particular, globalization is accompanied by subtle social imagery that profoundly shapes the way institutions and identities are imagined. The process of aging and persons sense of identity is no exception. The underlying assumptions that pervade globalization inform how critical dimensions of aging are discussed and institutionalized. The application of marketplace imagery, for example, may impact attempts for holism in how aging is studied and the prospects for human agency during the aging process. This book offers a special look into how temporality, technology, normativity, and empiricism structure the symbolic side of globalization and influence dominant images of the aging process. Current debates about globalization and aging are expanded by helping readers see the social imagery that is both subtly behind globalization and at the forefront of shaping the aging experience.

Author: Steven L. Arxer
ISBN-10: 1461445078
ISBN-13: 9781461445074
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 09/14/2012
Pages: 170
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d
By Steven L. Arxer
By Steven L. Arxer
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John W. Murphy is professor of sociology at the University of Miami. He received his doctoral degree in 1981 from Ohio State University. His research interests are sociological theory, social philosophy, and globalization. He has published books related to the community mental health movement, the computerization of social service agencies, and contemporary social theory.

Steven L. Arxer is assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Texas at Dallas. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Florida. He has published papers in the journals of Humanity & Society and Qualitative Sociology Review and has contributed to several edited volumes. His research interests are globalization, NGOs, and gender mainstreaming.

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