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Three Competing spatialities of ageing and later life
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Abstract
The aim in this chapter is to contribute to the growing academic interest in the spatial relations of ageing and later life. In so doing, the arguments and evidence for the existence of global, regional, national and local, forms of space are addressed. It is argued that we need to be aware of the evidence that all of these spaces now co-exist and that it is important to develop theoretical models that allow us to examine the interrelations between the different spatial levels and how these impact on the experience of ageing. This is important, as these new spatial logics challenge the assumptions that underpin the ‘methodological nationalism’ of many modernist accounts of ageing and later life. In this chapter it is argued that the current world order needs to be understood not as a single spatial logic but rather as a number of linked, overlapping processes.
Abstract
The aim in this chapter is to contribute to the growing academic interest in the spatial relations of ageing and later life. In so doing, the arguments and evidence for the existence of global, regional, national and local, forms of space are addressed. It is argued that we need to be aware of the evidence that all of these spaces now co-exist and that it is important to develop theoretical models that allow us to examine the interrelations between the different spatial levels and how these impact on the experience of ageing. This is important, as these new spatial logics challenge the assumptions that underpin the ‘methodological nationalism’ of many modernist accounts of ageing and later life. In this chapter it is argued that the current world order needs to be understood not as a single spatial logic but rather as a number of linked, overlapping processes.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures iv
- List of acronyms vii
- About the authors ix
- Acknowledgements x
- Preface from the series editors xi
- Introduction 1
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Theories of ageing and globalisation
- Theorising time and space in social gerontology 9
- Competing spatialities of ageing and later life 33
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Global landscapes of ageing
- Ageing, populations and health 55
- Time and money in later life 81
- The cultures of ageing and later life 101
- Politics, place and ageing 135
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Concluding remarks
- Conclusion 179
- References 191
- Index 239
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures iv
- List of acronyms vii
- About the authors ix
- Acknowledgements x
- Preface from the series editors xi
- Introduction 1
-
Theories of ageing and globalisation
- Theorising time and space in social gerontology 9
- Competing spatialities of ageing and later life 33
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Global landscapes of ageing
- Ageing, populations and health 55
- Time and money in later life 81
- The cultures of ageing and later life 101
- Politics, place and ageing 135
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Concluding remarks
- Conclusion 179
- References 191
- Index 239
