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Verfasser
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Kruse, Andreas
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Titel
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Altern, Kultur und gesellschaftliche Entwicklung
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Jahr
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2006
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In
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REPORT Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung 2006(3): Alter und Bildung
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Seite
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9 - 18
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http://www.die-bonn.de/id/3475
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- Abstract
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Differentiating ageing and old age it is argued that a separate life stage “old age” is to be understood as a social construction. Ageing must not be conceptualized as a uniform and unidirectional process. Instead, physiological-biological, psychological, and social ageing are somehow independent processes following different developmental curves. Focussing on old age as a whole makes clear that gains as well as losses are characteristic for this life stage. Both aspects should be incorporated into cultural concepts of ageing. Key issues and positions of the German report on Ageing are delineated. Some empirical results and recommendations refering to labour market policy and education are discussed.
