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The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging

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Editors:
  1. Steven L. Arxer

    1. , Department of Sociology, University of North Texas, Dallas, USA

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  2. John W. Murphy

    1. , Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, USA

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  • Offers a unique look into how temporality, technology, normativity, and empiricism structure the symbolic side of globalization
  • Expands current debates about globalization and aging by helping readers see social imagery behind globalization and at forefront of the aging experience
  • Includes entirely new topics as well as updates of past debates

Part of the book series: International Perspectives on Aging (Int. Perspect. Aging, volume 7)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Steven L. Arxer, John W. Murphy
    Pages 1-12

  3. The ‘Total Market,’ Globalization, and Discourses of Aging

    • Vicente Berdayes
    Pages 13-27

  4. Globalization, Neoliberal Development, and Ontological Tyranny

    • Luigi Esposito
    Pages 29-45

  5. Globalization, the Labor Market, and Retirement

    • William Van Lear
    Pages 47-57

  6. Globalization, Aging, and the Power of the Image

    • Tom Semm, Kyra Greene
    Pages 59-66

  7. Globalization, Time, and Aging

    • Steven L. Arxer
    Pages 67-80

  8. Cultural or Latent Background of Aging

    • John W. Murphy
    Pages 81-90

  9. Successful/Productive Aging, Responsibility, and Reflection

    • Linda Liska Belgrave, Bisma Ali Sayed
    Pages 91-107

  10. Globalization, the Body, and the Corporate Model

    • Jung Min Choi, Venoosheh Khaksar
    Pages 109-117

  11. Globalization, Technology, and Human Development

    • David L. Reznik
    Pages 119-133

  12. Anticulture and Aging

    • Eric Mark Kramer, Elaine Hsieh
    Pages 135-156

  13. Conclusion

    • Steven L. Arxer, John W. Murphy
    Pages 157-162

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 163-169
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About this book

This book looks at the symbolic side of globalization, development, and aging. Many of the dimensions that are discussed represent updates of past debates but some are entirely new. In particular, globalization is accompanied by subtle social imagery that profoundly shapes the way institutions and identities are imagined. The process of aging and persons sense of identity is no exception. The underlying assumptions that pervade globalization inform how critical dimensions of aging are discussed and institutionalized. The application of marketplace imagery, for example, may impact attempts for holism in how aging is studied and the prospects for human agency during the aging process. This book offers a special look into how temporality, technology, normativity, and empiricism structure the symbolic side of globalization and influence dominant images of the aging process. Current debates about globalization and aging are expanded by helping readers see the social imagery that is both subtly behind globalization and at the forefront of shaping the aging experience.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Sociology, University of North Texas, Dallas, USA

    Steven L. Arxer

  • , Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, USA

    John W. Murphy

About the editors

John W. Murphy is professor of sociology at the University of Miami. He received his doctoral degree in 1981 from Ohio State University. His research interests are sociological theory, social philosophy, and globalization. He has published books related to the community mental health movement, the computerization of social service agencies, and contemporary social theory.

Steven L. Arxer is assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Texas at Dallas. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Florida. He has published papers in the journals of Humanity & Society and Qualitative Sociology Review and has contributed to several edited volumes. His research interests are globalization, NGOs, and gender mainstreaming.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging

  • Editors: Steven L. Arxer, John W. Murphy

  • Series Title: International Perspectives on Aging

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4508-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-4507-4Published: 14 September 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9075-4Published: 15 October 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-4508-1Published: 14 September 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2197-5841

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-585X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 170

  • Topics: Aging, Social Policy, Public Health, Sociology, general

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