Ageing, Diversity and Equality

Current understandings of ageing and diversity are impoverished in three main ways. Firstly, with regards to thinking about what inequalities operate in later life there has been an excessive preoccupation with economic resources. On the other hand, less attention has been paid to cultural norms and values, other resources, wider social processes, political participation and community engagement. Secondly, in terms of thinking about the 'who' of inequality, this has so far been limited to a very narrow range of minority populations. Finally, when considering the 'how' of inequality, social gerontology's theoretical analyses remain under-developed. The overall effect of these issues is that social gerontology remains deeply embedded in normative assumptions which serve to exclude a wide range of older people. Ageing, Diversity and Equality aims to challenge and provoke the above described normativity and offer an alternative approach which highlights the heterogeneity and diversity of ageing, associated inequalities and their intersections. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781351851329, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 licence.

Sue Westwood is a socio-legal and social gerontological scholar, working as a consultant academic and as Lecturer in Law, York Law School, University of York, UK.

Chapter 1 Introduction Sue Westwood PART ONE: GENDER Introduction to Part One Sue Westwood Chapter 2 Socio-economic inequalities in later life: the role of gender Athina Vlachantoni Chapter 3 Gender, (in)equality, and the body in later life Laura Hurd Clarke Chapter 4 Gender and the social imaginary of the fourth age. Chris Gilleard and Paul Higgs Chapter 5 Ageing without children, gender and social justice Robin Hadley Chapter 6 Trans/gender variant ageing and inequality Jenny-Anne Bishop and Sue Westwood PART TWO: SEXUALITIES Introduction to Part Two Sue Westwood Chapter 7 Older lesbians, ageing and equality Jane Traies Chapter 8 Gay men and ageing Mark Hughes and Peter Robinson Chapter 9 Bisexuality and ageing: Striving for social justice Sarah Jen Chapter 10 Heterosexual ageing: Interrogating the taken-for-granted norm Sue Westwood PART THREE: CULTURE, ETHNICTY AND RELIGION Introduction to Part Three Sue Westwood Chapter 11 Ethnicity, race and care in older age: what can a social justice framework offer? Sandra Torres Chapter 12 Migration, ageing and social inclusion Shereen Hussein Chapter 13 Older Migrants: Inequalities of ageing from a transnational perspective Alistair Hunter Chapter 14 Ageing, Religion and (in)equality Peter Kevern PART FOUR: DISABILITIES, LONG-TERM CONDITIONS AND CARE Introduction to Part Four Sue Westwood Chapter 15 Ageing with a physical disability and/or long-term health condition Sue Westwood and Nicola Carey Chapter 16 The intersectionality of intellectual disability and ageing Karen Watchman Chapter 17 Ageing with HIV Dana Rosenfeld, Damien Ridge and Jose Catalan Chapter 18 Older people and deficiencies in the formal care system: Equality and rights Jonathan Herring PART FIVE: SPATIALITY Introduction to Part Five Sue Westwood Chapter 19 Ageing and spatial equality Martin Hyde Chapter 20 Rural ageing and equality Vanessa Burholt, Paula Foscarini-Craggs and Bethan Winter Chapter 21 Ageing in the workplace Annette Cox Chapter 22 Ageing in prison Helen Codd Index