Journal article
FROM ‘ACTIVE’ TO ‘PRECARIOUS’ AGEING: GLOBALIZATION AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LIFE COURSE
Abstract
Ideas relating to ‘successful’ and ‘active’ ageing have become firmly embedded in research and policy over the past decade. The idea of ‘active ageing’ has been especially prominent in shaping policies towards older people, with a strong emphasis on the link between activity, labor force participation and health and well-being. However, this approach has run alongside the impact of declining social protection and rising levels of social …
Authors
Phillipson C; Grenier AM
Journal
Innovation in Aging, Vol. 1, No. suppl_1, pp. 954–954
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
July 1, 2017
DOI
10.1093/geroni/igx004.3433
ISSN
2399-5300