Long Lives are for the Rich : Aging, the Life Course, and Social Justice (Paperback)

Introduction. The neo-liberal turn against a supportive life course and the US as its tragic champion Chapter 1. From a supportive to an entrepreneurial organization of the life course Chapter 2. Long lives are for the Rich…until this backfires Chapter 3. Main forms and temporal dynamics of social inequality Chapter 4. Ageism as a form of social Inequality Chapter 5. Social inequality: from central concern to its marginalization Chapter 6. Theories about Social Justice and Equality over the Life Course: Looking away from Social Inequality Chapter 7. Social (In)equality over the Life Course: Pitfalls and Perspectives