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    A Foucauldian analysis of Old Age and the Power of Social Welfare

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    Authors
    Biggs, Simon
    Powell, Jason
    Affiliation
    Melbourne University; University of Chester
    Publication Date
    2001-06-01
    
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    Abstract
    It is argued that the question of social welfare is a key, if often overlooked, component in the construction of power relations and identities in later life that can take its place next to debates on bioethics and consumer lifestyle. Foucault's (1977) claim, that identities are kept in place through the deployment of integrated systems of power and knowledge and a routine operation of surveillance and assessment, is critically examined in this context. Trends in social welfare in the United Kingdom are used as a case example that sheds light on wider contemporary issues associated with old age. Finally, implications for the creation of particular narratives about later life are discussed and grounded through Foucault's (1988) notion of "technologies of self."
    Citation
    Biggs, S., & Powell, J. L. (2001). A Foucauldian analysis of old age and the power of social welfare. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 12(2), 93-111
    Publisher
    Haworth Press
    Journal
    Journal of Aging and Social Policy
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10034/612165
    DOI
    10.1300/J031v12n02_06
    Additional Links
    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J031v12n02_06
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0895-9420
    EISSN
    1545-0821
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1300/J031v12n02_06
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