Virpi Timonen is Professor in Social Policy and Ageing at the School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Her research focuses on intergenerational relationships and policy pertaining to older adults. In 2014-2018, she serves as the President of the Research Committee on the Sociology of Ageing (RC11) of the International Sociological Association.
9 Ebooks de Virpi Timonen
Jay A. Mancini & Karen A. Roberto: Pathways of Human Development
Pathways of Human Development uses theoretical perspectives from developmental, social, and behavioral sciences to examine the many ways that individuals, families, and communities intersect and inte …
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€153.13
Virpi Timonen: Beyond Successful and Active Ageing
This controversial book argues that concepts such as ‘successful’ and ‘active’ ageing – ubiquitous terms in research, marketing and policy making concerned with older adults – are potentially dangero …
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€15.99
Virpi Timonen: Grandparenting Practices Around the World
This exciting collection presents an in-depth, up-to-date analysis of the unprecedented phenomenon of increasing numbers of grandparents worldwide, co-existing and interacting for longer periods of t …
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€35.99
Virpi Timonen: Grandparenting Practices Around the World
This exciting collection presents an in-depth, up-to-date analysis of the unprecedented phenomenon of increasing numbers of grandparents worldwide, co-existing and interacting for longer periods of t …
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€36.99
Sara Arber & Virpi Timonen: Contemporary Grandparenting
Grandparenting in the 21st century is at the heart of profound family and societal changes. It is of increasing social and economic significance yet many dimensions of grandparenting are still poorly …
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€42.99
Virpi Timonen: Ageing Societies: a Comparative Introduction
What is ageing? Why is ageing important and how can we understand it better? How does policy and practice in relation to ageing populations differ across the globe?This book aims to convince readers …
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€29.69
Virpi Timonen: Beyond Successful and Active Ageing
This controversial book argues that concepts such as ‘successful’ and ‘active’ ageing – ubiquitous terms in research, marketing and policy making concerned with older adults – are potentially dangero …
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€14.12
Mara Yerkes & Jana Javornik: Social Policy and the Capability Approach
The capability approach, an increasingly popular conceptual and theoretical framework focused on what individuals are able to do and be, offers a unique evaluative perspective to social policy analys …
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€23.99
Jana Javornik & Anna Kurowska: Social Policy and the Capability Approach
The capability approach, an increasingly popular conceptual and theoretical framework focused on what individuals are able to do and be, offers a unique evaluative perspective to social policy analys …
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€21.75
