Dedication

pp iii-iv

Contents

pp v-v

List of tables, boxes and figures

pp vi-vi

Foreword

pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements

pp ix-ix

Notes on contributors

pp x-xii

Part One - Historical, theoretical and policy contexts

pp 1-2

one - Critical perspectives on ageing societies

pp 3-12

two - Critical gerontology: reflections for the 21st century

pp 13-26

three - Using human rights to defeat ageism: dealing with policy-induced ‘structured dependency’

pp 27-44

four - The re-medicalisation of later life

pp 45-56

Part Two - Forms of knowing – participatory approaches

pp 57-58

five - Narratives as agents of social change: a new direction for narrative gerontologists

pp 59-72

six - Redressing the balance? The participation of older people in research

pp 73-88

seven - Revisiting The Last Refuge: present-day methodological challenges

pp 89-104

eight - The road to an age-inclusive society

pp 105-122

Part Three - Future considerations

pp 123-124

nine - Justice between generations: the recent history of an idea

pp 125-138

ten - Progress in gerontology: where are we going now?

pp 139-154

References

pp 155-176

Index

pp 177-185