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001 2015019523
003 DLC
005 20150716082803.0
008 150608s2016 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015019523
020 $a9781138790704 (hardback)
020 $a9781315756394 (ebk
020 $z9781315756394 (ebk)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHQ1061$b.T745 2016
082 00 $a305.26$223
084 $aSOC026000$aSOC007000$aSOC013000$2bisacsh
245 00 $aTransnational aging :$bcurrent insights and future challenges /$cedited by Vincent Horn, Cornelia Schweppe.
250 $a1st Edition.
263 $a1509
264 1 $aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2016.
300 $apages cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aRoutledge research in transnationalism ;$v32
520 $a"This volume explores issues of aging in contexts that are no longer limited to the framework of a single nation-state. It gathers an international range of contributors to examine the micro level of everyday life, biographical projects and identities of the elderly, the meso level of social security systems, social institutions and services for old people, and the macro level in which social policy and the development of the welfare state are challenged"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"This book focuses on the diverse interrelationships between aging and transnationalism. It argues that the lives of older people are increasingly entangled in transnational contexts on the social as well as the cultural, economic and political levels. Within these contexts, older people both actively contribute to and are affected by border-crossing processes. In addition, while some may voluntarily opt for adding a transnational dimension to their lives, others may have less choice in the matter. Transnational aging, therefore, provides a critical lens on how older people shape, organize and cope with life in contexts that are no longer bound to the frame of a single nation-state. Accordingly, the book emphasizes the agency of older people as well as the personal and structural constraints of their situations. The chapters in this book reveal these aspects by approaching transnational aging from different methodological angles, such as ethnographic research, comparative studies, quantitative data, and policy and discourse analysis. Geographically, the chapters cover a wide range of countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America, such as Namibia, Thailand, Russia, Germany, the United States and Ecuador"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aOlder people.
650 0 $aTransnationalism.
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aHorn, Vincent,$eeditor.
700 1 $aSchweppe, Cornelia,$d1955-$eeditor.