The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Arxer, Steven L. (Editor), Murphy, John W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: International Perspectives on Aging ; 7
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Public health.; Social policy.; Aging > Research.; Social Sciences.; Aging.; Social Policy.; Public Health.; Sociology, general.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4508-1

As globalization transforms our daily lives, it is also shaping our livesand our identitiesin the long term. For many older people, this includes becoming alienated from themselves and pessimistic about a future that expects them to decline and decay like products with a shelf-life. The Symbolism...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Total Market and Globalization.-3. Globalization, Neoliberal Development, and Ontological Tyranny
• 4. Globalization, the Labor Market, and Retirement
• 5. Globalization, Aging, and the Power of the Image
• 6. Globalization, Time, and Aging
• 7. Cultural or Latent Background of Aging
• 8. Successful/Productive Aging, Responsibility, and Reflection
• 9. Globalization, the Body, and the Corporate Model
• 10. Globalization, Technology, and Human Development
• 11. Anti-Culture and Aging
• 12. Conclusion. �.