Precarity and Ageing: Understanding Insecurity and Risk in Later Life

doi:10.46692/9781447340874

What risks and insecurities do older people face in a time of both increased longevity and widening inequality? This edited collection develops an exciting new approach to understanding the changing cultural, economic and social circumstances facing different groups of older people. Exploring a range of topics, the chapters provide a critical review of the concept of precarity, highlighting the experiences of ageing that occur within the context of societal changes tied to declining social protection. Drawing together insights from leading voices across a range of disciplines, the book underscores the pressing need to address inequality across the life course and into later life.

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Frontmatter
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List of Figures and Tables
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Notes on Contributors
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Editors’ Acknowledgements
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Series Editors’ Preface
pp xi-xii
- By Chris Phillipson, Toni Calasanti, Thomas Scharf
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1 - Precarity and Ageing: New Perspectives for Social Gerontology
pp 1-16
- By Amanda Grenier, Chris Phillipson, Richard A. Settersten Jr
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PART I - Life Course Perspectives on Precarity
pp 17-18
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2 - How Life Course Dynamics Matter for Precarity in Later Life
pp 19-40
- By Richard A. Settersten Jr
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3 - Precarious Life, Human Development and the life Course: Critical Intersections
pp 41-66
- By Stephen Katz
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PART II - Precarity Across Situations
pp 67-68
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4 - Rereading Frailty Through a Lens of Precarity: an Explication of Politics and the Human Condition of Vulnerability
pp 69-90
- By Amanda Grenier
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5 - Older Workers and Ontological Precarity: Between Precarious Employment, Precarious Welfare and Precarious Households
pp 91-114
- By David Lain, Laura Airey, Wendy Loretto, Sarah Vickerstaff
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6 - Precarity, Migration and Ageing
pp 115-146
- By Karen Kobayashi, Mushira Mohsin Khan
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7 - A Framework to Identify Precarity in the sOcial Sciences: Insights from Qualitative Research
pp 147-166
- By Elena Portacolone
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PART III - Austerity, Care and Social Responses to Precarity
pp 167-168
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8 - Reconstructing Dependency: Precarity, Precariousness and Care in Old Age
pp 169-190
- By Michael Fine
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9 - From precarious Employment to Precarious Retirement: Neoliberal Health and Long-Term Care in the United States
pp 191-214
- By Larry Polivka, Baozhen Luo
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10 - Austerity and Precarity: Individual and Collective Agency in Later Life
pp 215-236
- By Chris Phillipson
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11 - Conclusion: Precarity and Ageing in the 21st Century
pp 237-246
- By Chris Phillipson, Amanda Grenier, Richard A. Settersten Jr
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iv

List of Figures and Tables
pp v-vi

Notes on Contributors
pp vii-viii

Editors’ Acknowledgements
pp ix-x

Series Editors’ Preface
pp xi-xii

1 - Precarity and Ageing: New Perspectives for Social Gerontology
pp 1-16

PART I - Life Course Perspectives on Precarity
pp 17-18

2 - How Life Course Dynamics Matter for Precarity in Later Life
pp 19-40

3 - Precarious Life, Human Development and the life Course: Critical Intersections
pp 41-66

PART II - Precarity Across Situations
pp 67-68

4 - Rereading Frailty Through a Lens of Precarity: an Explication of Politics and the Human Condition of Vulnerability
pp 69-90

5 - Older Workers and Ontological Precarity: Between Precarious Employment, Precarious Welfare and Precarious Households
pp 91-114

6 - Precarity, Migration and Ageing
pp 115-146

7 - A Framework to Identify Precarity in the sOcial Sciences: Insights from Qualitative Research
pp 147-166

PART III - Austerity, Care and Social Responses to Precarity
pp 167-168

8 - Reconstructing Dependency: Precarity, Precariousness and Care in Old Age
pp 169-190

9 - From precarious Employment to Precarious Retirement: Neoliberal Health and Long-Term Care in the United States
pp 191-214

10 - Austerity and Precarity: Individual and Collective Agency in Later Life
pp 215-236

11 - Conclusion: Precarity and Ageing in the 21st Century
pp 237-246

Index
pp 247-258

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