Ageing and the Crisis in Health and Social Care: Global and National Perspectives - Paperback

by Bethany Simmonds (Author)

Neoliberal political discourses have normalised the belief in northern European countries that individuals are responsible for their health and wellbeing, regardless of social class, gender or ethnic background.

Drawing on examples from Germany, Sweden and the UK, Simmonds critically examines how the neoliberalisation and marketisation of health and social care have created an adverse environment for older people, who lack social and cultural capital to access the care they need. This crucial analysis scrutinises provision for ageing populations on an individual, national and global level.

Challenging current political and social policy approaches, this rigorous text discusses innovative solutions to contemporary challenges in a complex care system.

Author Biography

Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Aberystwyth University and has research expertise in health, wellbeing and ageing; intersecting with gendered, classed, ethnic and 'dis'abled identities.