10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GERONTOCRACY»
Discover the use of
gerontocracy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gerontocracy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Samburu: A Study of
Gerontocracy in a Nomadic Tribe
In an era of rapid change for Africa, this nomadic tribe clings to its traditional way of life. This book examines their society, and provides the first full published description of human life in the area.
2
The politics of age and
gerontocracy in Africa: ...
This volume critically reviews studies of age in Africa, and suggests the centrality of such paradigms in current and future studies of the continent.
3
The Theory Of Social And Economic Organization
The most primitive types of traditional authority are the cases where a personal
administrative staff of the chief is absent. These are 'gerontocracy' and '
patriarchalism.' The term 'gerontocracy' is applied to a situation where so far as
imperative ...
4
Economy and Society: An Outline of Interpretive Sociology
I. Gerontocracy and •primary patriarchalism are the most elementary types of
traditional domination where the master has no personal administrative staff. The
term gerontocracy is applied to a situation where so far as rule over the group is ...
Max Weber, Guenther Roth, Claus Wittich, 1978
5
Ageism: Negative and Positive
Gerontophilia is more frequent in the traditional societies, especially those with a
gerontocracy. It represents an extreme form of positive ageism. Gerontocracy
refers to rule by elders or dominance by older age groups (Eisele, 1987). In
popular ...
Erdman Ballagh Palmore, 1999
6
Russia's Transformation: Snapshots of a Crumbling System
The. Fall. Of. Podgorny. And. The. Soviet. Gerontocracy. (1977). The most notable
disturbance of the Soviet political equilibrium under Brezhnev came in 1977, with
the ouster of President and Politburo member Nikolai Podgorny. Brezhnev's ...
Robert Vincent Daniels, 1998
R. E. Bradbury. Patrimonialism. and. Gerontocracy. in. Benin. Political. Culture.
ELDERHOOD AND KINGSHIP In the late fifteenth century, when the first
Portuguese explorers reached the area of the Niger Delta, Benin City (Eda) was
already ...
Mary Douglas, Phyllis M. Kaberry, 2013
8
The Sociology of Science: Theoretical and Empirical ...
The differentiated age structure of research groups provide bases for cooperation
as well as conflict. It is probably in the politics of science that conflict between the
age strata of scientists runs deep.91 4. Gerontocracy in Science The claim that ...
Robert K. Merton, Norman W. Storer, 1973
This area of Ireland, rural and resting on an agricultural base, has traditionally
been a gerontocracy in which the power resided in the hands of the "old ones,"
particularly elderly males. Scheper-Hughes identifies the basic demographic shift
...
10
Reclaimed Powers: Men and Women in Later Life
I argued earlier that the "natural" form of human governance, repetitive across the
most enduring forms of human settlement, is gerontocracy: matriarchy for the
extended family, elder patriarchy for the more public and ritual side of traditional ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GERONTOCRACY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
gerontocracy is used in the context of the following news items.
George Osborne's Britain is no country for young men… or women
In Britain, you see a less dramatic but equally ominous future: the growth of the gerontocracy, where politicians realise that the client group they ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
The Great Divorce
Some in the UK have described what they call a “gerontocracy, where the smartest financial move you can make is to grow old...where you will ... «MercatorNet, Jul 15»
Pensioners should be paying for their own TV licences
The UK is effectively now a gerontocracy, with both Labour and the Conservatives clamouring to offer the over 65s more and more money, and ... «HITC, Jul 15»
The repressive instincts of Tunisia's leaders will only encourage …
Vast swaths of young Tunisians feel disillusioned with and disenfranchised by their government, which many perceive as a gerontocracy. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Liberal minister says welfare creates family breakdown and …
Some in the UK have described what they call a 'gerontocracy, where the smartest financial move you can make is to grow old … where you ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
[Noah Smith] 2 elusive escape routes from Japan's deficit trap
Japan is a gerontocracy. That leaves two ways for Japan to cut its monster deficits: 1) inflation, and 2) productivity growth. Sustained higher ... «The Korea Herald, Jun 15»
In this week's New Statesman | Bush vs Clinton 2
Yet that example reflects precisely the fiscal gerontocracy that troubles so many. Relative to the old, the young are unambiguously worse off. «New Statesman, Jun 15»
The Two Sides of Japan's Deficit Trap
Japan is a gerontocracy. That leaves two ways for Japan to cut its monster deficits: 1) inflation, and 2) productivity growth. Sustained higher ... «Bloomberg View, Jun 15»
David Cameron has retreated from his promises on child poverty …
Yet that example reflects precisely the fiscal gerontocracy that troubles so many. Relative to the old, the young are unambiguously worse off. «New Statesman, Jun 15»
A Bush vs. a Clinton?
That many voters have never heard of Julián Castro testifies to the smothering power of the gerrymandered gerontocracy that rules Democratic ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
