Chris Dale

Reassessing recent work in the field of critical gerontology, this collection focuses on the variety of ways in which age and aging are socially constructed and the extent to which growing old is being transformed through by globalization. The contributors, who are experts in the field from Europe and North America, discuss the impact of globalization and of multinational organizations on the lives of older people; the factors contributing to the social construction of later life; and problems associated with diversity and inequality in old age. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)