Sociology of Aging and Death

Jason L. Powell PhD, FRSA, AoU, FInstAM, FCMI, CSBP is Professor and Provost at Crescent College Birmingham. He is an elected Academician of The Academy of Urbanism, and Companion of the Society of Bereavement Practitioners (7 ever in history).Dr. Powell has interests in interdisciplinary research focusing on ageing, Foucault and social policy. He has held many research and knowledge exchange grants in the UK, EU and Asia and disseminated his research globally with many publications including 70 academic books and top ranked refereed journal articles, ie, The Journal of Applied Gerontology; Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law; The Canadian Journal of Sociology; and The Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. Professor Powell is Editor-in-Chief of Illness, Crisis & Loss (SAGE). He is also Series Editor, International Perspectives on Aging (Springer Nature).

• 1. Introduction - What Is Aging? .- 2. The Social Construction of Aging – Theoretical Excursions.- 3. Risk and Aging.- 4. Postmodern Deconstructions of Aging.- 5. The Management of Aging in the Dark Side of Modernity.- 6. “It could happen to me”: victimisation and Aging .- 7. Elder Abuse and Aging.- 8. Covid 19 and Aging.- 9. Death, Culture and Aging.- 10. Towards Trust Relations in Contemporary Society?.- 11. Looking Forward: Concluding Comments.