{"product_id":"gender-pensions-and-the-lifecourse-9781861343376","title":"Gender, pensions and the lifecourse","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn emerging consensus sees British pension policy as unravelling. Yet the gender impact of expanding private pension provision and relying increasingly on means-testing has been largely overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nThis book examines key issues such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nhow pension choices over the lifecourse are structured by gender, class and ethnicity;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nthe impact of changing patterns of partnership and parenthood on pension building;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nthe distributional impact of privatising pensions;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nquestions about individualisation of rights, survivor benefits, a citizen's pension and means-testing;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nthe EU dimension - comparing alternative strategies for improving gender equity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nThe book is essential reading for teachers, researchers and students in social gerontology, sociology, social policy and women's studies; practitioners in social work and welfare rights; policy makers concerned with income in later life; and all those who wish to improve their understanding of pensions issues.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jay Ginn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280862753019,"sku":"9781861343376","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781861343376_af30136c-6a0d-46e7-924f-9f02145e7e32.jpg?v=1772487832","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/gender-pensions-and-the-lifecourse-9781861343376","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}