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Baby Boomers: Time and Ageing Bodies
By Naomi Woodspring. 2016
This ground-breaking study of the baby boomer generation, who are now entering old age, breaks new ground in ageing research.…
This post-war cohort has experienced a range of social, cultural, and medical changes in regard to their notions of body, from the introduction of the Pill and the decoupling of sex and procreation to the H-Bomb and Earthrise. Yet, paradoxically, ageing is also universal. This exciting book reflects the intersection of time, ageing, body and identity to give a more nuanced and enlightened understanding of the ageing process.Focusing on mental health rather than mental illness, this book adopts a lifecourse approach to understanding mental health and wellbeing…
in later life. Well-respected author and scholar Alisoun Milne explores the influences of lifecourse experiences, structural inequalities, socio-political context, history, gender and age related factors and engages with new ways of thinking about preventing mental ill health and promoting mental health in later life. Drawing together material from a number of different fields, the book analyses the meaning and determinants of mental health among older populations and offers a critical review of the lifecourse, ageing and mental health discourse for students, professionals, policy makers and researchers.This book focuses on older people as makers of meaning and insight, highlighting the evolving values, priorities and ways of…
communicating that make later life fascinating. It explores what creating ‘meaning’ in later life really implies, for older people themselves, for how to conceptualise older people and for relationships between generations. The book offers a language for discussing major types of lifecourse meaning, not least those concerning ethical and temporal aspects of the ways people interpret their lifecourses, the ways older people form part of social and symbolic landscapes, and the types of wisdom they can offer. It will appeal to students of gerontology, sociological methodology, humanistic sociology, philosophy, psychology, and health promotion and medicine.Doing Things shows how to provide a positive environment for persons with Alzheimer's disease by offering opportunities for social interaction…
and constructive, enjoyable activities. Zgola outlines the ways in which a patient's functional impairment can be assessed; the strengths, weaknesses, and needs most commonly encountered among persons with Alzheimer's disease; and ways activities can be tailored to accommodate them. She offers step-by-step instructions for selecting and presenting appropriate activities and includes cooking and crafts projects, a sample exercise routine, and a sample daily schedule. The techniques she describes are designed to promote a sense of security and self-esteem, by avoiding possible sources of confusion or confrontation.Based on the highly successful program developed at one day-care facility for persons with dementia, Doing Things offers an invaluable guide for professionals and volunteers supervising activities at day-care centers and extended-care facilities—as well as for individuals who are caring for patients at home. Throughout, Zgola's emphasis is on treating persons who have Alzheimer's disease with empathy, courtesy, and dignity.Sex and Diversity in Later Life: Critical Perspectives (Sex and Intimacy in Later Life)
By Trish Hafford-Letchfield Paul Simpson and Paul Reynolds. 2021
Despite increased awareness of sexual diversity, older people's accounts of sex and intimacy remain marginalised. This edited volume addresses diversity…
in sexual and intimate experience later in life (50+) and captures international research and analysis relating to intersectional identities. Contributors explore how being older intersects with differences of ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class. Offering a critical focus and original contribution to an emerging, although still relatively neglected field, this collection extends knowledge concerning intimacies, practices and pleasures for those thought to represent normative, non-normative and 'new normative' forms of sexual identification and expression.Unmasking age: The significance of age for social research
By Bill Bytheway. 2011
What is age? A simple question but not that easy to answer. 'Unmasking Age' addresses it using data from a…
series of research projects relating to later life. This is supplemented by material from a range of other sources including diaries and fiction. Drawing on a long career in social research, Bill Bytheway critically examines various methods and discusses ways of uncovering the realities of age.Aging People, Aging Places: Experiences, Opportunities, and Challenges of Growing Older in Canada
By Maxwell Hartt, Samantha Biglieri, Mark W. Rosenberg & Sarah E. Nelson. 2021
How well do the places where we live support the wellbeing of older adults? The Canadian population is growing older…
and is reshaping the nation’s economic, social and cultural future. However, the built and social environments of many communities, neighbourhoods and cities have not been designed to help Canadians age well. Bringing together academic research, practitioner reflections and personal narratives from older adults across Canada, this cutting-edge text provides a rare spotlight on the local implications of aging in Canadian cities and communities. It explores employment, housing, transportation, cultural safety, health, planning and more, to provide a wide-ranging and comprehensive discussion of how to build supportive communities for Canadians of all ages.Beyond Successful and Active Ageing: A Theory of Model Ageing
By Virpi Timonen. 2016
This controversial book argues that concepts such as ‘successful’ and ‘active’ ageing - ubiquitous terms in research, marketing and policy…
making concerned with older adults – are potentially dangerous paradigms that reflect and exacerbate inequalities in older populations. This author presents a new theory to make sense of the popularity of these ‘successful’ and ‘active’ ageing concepts. Readers are invited to view them through the prism of Model Ageing – a theory that throws light on the causes and consequences of attempts to model ageing as a phenomenon and stage of life that is in need of direction, reshaping and control. This is essential reading for anyone seeking to make sense of social constructions of ageing in contemporary societies.Despite evidence of a more sexually active ‘third age’, ageing and later life (50+) are still commonly represented as a…
process of desexualisation. Challenging this assumption and ageist stereotypes, this interdisciplinary volume investigates the experiential and theoretical landscapes of older people’s sexual intimacies, practices and pleasures. Contributors explore the impact of desexualisation in various contexts and across different identities, orientations, relationships and practices. This enlightening text, reflecting international scholarship, considers how we can distinguish the real challenges faced by older people from the prejudices imposed on them.The Short Guide to Aging and Gerontology (Short Guides)
By Kate De Medeiros. 2016
As the field of aging and gerontology grows worldwide, this exciting guide introduces students to key issues and concepts. It…
covers topics related to the phenomena of advancing aging, including how older age has been defined historically, cultural myths related to advanced age, health and function in later life, how older age is financed throughout the world, and other key questions. Taking a multiple-perspective approach (including humanities, social and behavioral sciences and policy studies), the book's features include further reading for each chapter, a glossary of key terms, and tables that provide easy reference points.Ageing and Globalisation (Ageing in a Global Context)
By Martin Hyde, Paul Higgs. 2016
Population ageing and globalisation represent two of the most radical social transformations that have occurred. This book provides, for the…
first time, an accessible overview of how they interact. Ageing has been conventionally framed within the boundaries of nation states, yet demographic changes, transmigration, financial globalization and the global media have rendered this perspective problematic. This much-needed book is the first to apply theories of globalisation to gerontology, including Appadurai’s theory, allowing readers to understand the implications of growing older in a global age. This comprehensive introduction to globalisation for gerontologists is part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, published in association with the British Society of Gerontology. It will be of particular interest to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics in this area.Ageing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Spaces and Practices of Care (Ageing in a Global Context)
By Jaco Hoffman and Katrien Pype. 2016
This collection of in-depth ethnographic analysis examines the impact of local and global transformations on the care, or lack of…
care, older people receive in Sub-Saharan Africa. This volume provides the pan-African evidence and analysis needed to move forward debates about how to address the long term care needs of this vulnerable population. Case studies from different regions of the continent (southern, central, east and west Africa) examine formal and informal care, including inter- and intra-generational care, retirement homes, care in the context of poverty, HIV/AIDS and migration.The New Age of Ageing: How Society Needs to Change
By Caroline Lodge, Eileen Carnell. 2016
As we age, society’s negative assumptions mean we become a burden, a problem and the excluded ‘other’. With a convincing…
call to embrace all that is positive about ageing comes this timely book from the authors of Retiring with Attitude. Debunking the myth of the ageing time bomb it presents a new, yet realistic, way for society to engage with older people from a myriad of perspectives, including consumerism, media, work, housing, community and 'beauty'. Brought alive by the voices of people aged 50 to 90, it proves ageing is not passive decline but a process of learning, joy, political engagement, challenges and achievement. Increased longevity has consequences for us all. By challenging our assumptions and stereotypes, this book demonstrates that we are capable of living better together longer in this new, older world.The Evolution of British Gerontology: Personal Perspectives and Historical Developments
By Mo Ray, Miriam Bernard. 2020
Half a century of UK gerontology research, theory, policy and practice are under the spotlight in this landmark critical review…
of the subject that places the country’s achievements in an international context. Drawing on the archives of the British Society of Gerontology and interviews with dozens of the most influential figures in the field, it provides a comprehensive picture of key developments and issues and looks to the future to plot new directions in thinking. This is the story of the remarkable progress of gerontology, told through the eyes of those who have led it.Resilience and Ageing: Creativity, Culture and Community (Connected Communities)
By Anna Goulding, Bruce Davenport and Andrew Newman. 2018
Understanding how creative interventions can help develop social connectivity and resilience for older people is vital in developing a holistic…
cross-sector approach towards ageing well. Academics with a wide range of expertise critically reflect on how the built environment, community living, cultural participation, lifelong learning, and artist-led interventions encourage older people to thrive and overcome both challenging life events and the everyday changes associated with ageing. The book uses a range of approaches, including participatory research methods, to bring the voices of older people themselves to the foreground. It looks at how taking part in creative interventions develops different types of social relationships and fosters resilience.Dementia and Human Rights
By Suzanne Cahill. 2018
The time has come to further challenge biomedical and clinical thinking about dementia, which has for so long underpinned policy…
and practice. Framing dementia as a disability, this book takes a rights-based approach to expand the debate. Applying a social constructionist lens, it builds on earlier critical perspectives by bringing together concepts including disability, social inclusion, personhood, equality, participation, dignity, empowerment, autonomy and solidarity. Launching the debate into new and exciting territory, the book argues that people living with dementia come within the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and therefore have full entitlement to all the rights the Convention enshrines. A human rights-based approach has not to date been fully applied to interrogate the lived experience and policy response to dementia. With the fresh analytical tools provided in this book, policy makers and practitioners will will gain new insights into how this broader perspective can be used to further promote the quality of life and quality of care for all those affected by dementia.Retiring to Spain: Women's Narratives of Nostalgia, Belonging and Community
By Anya Ahmed. 2016
This book is a study of nostalgia, belonging and community which provides a new theoretical framework for understanding retirement migration.…
It is the first account of retirement migration that focuses on the voices of retired working-class British women, who are considering either return migration to the UK or permanent/temporary settlement in Spain. Through a narrative approach, we follow their journeys as they seek, recreate and construct community in a new context and their experiences of belonging and non-belonging are unravelled. The book offers a critical perspective, challenging positivistic, essentialist definitions of community.The New Dynamics of Ageing Volume 2 (The New Dynamics of Ageing)
By Alan Walker. 2018
This volume and its companion, The new dynamics of ageing volume 1, provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary overviews of the very latest…
research on ageing. Together they report the outcomes of the most concerted investigation ever undertaken into both the influence shaping the changing nature of ageing and its consequences for individuals and society. This book concentrates on four major themes: autonomy and independence in later life, biology and ageing, food and nutrition and representation of old age. Each chapter provides a state of the art topic summary as well as reporting the essential research findings from New Dynamics of Ageing research projects. There is a strong emphasis on the practical implications of ageing and how evidence-based policies, practices and new products can produce individual and societal benefits.Social Class in Later Life: Power, Identity and Lifestyle
By Marvin Formosa and Paul Higgs. 2015
Social class in later life: Power, identity and lifestyle provides the most up-to-date collection of new and emerging research relevant…
to contemporary debates on the relationship between class, culture, and later life.Population Ageing from a Lifecourse Perspective: Critical and International Approaches (Ageing and the Lifecourse series)
By Edited by Kathrin Komp and Stina Johansson. 2016
Populations around the globe are ageing rapidly. This demographic shift affects families, market structures and social provisions. This timely volume,…
part of the Ageing and the Lifecourse series, argues that the lifecourse perspective helps us understand the causes and effects of population ageing. The lifecourse perspective suggests that individuals’ experiences at an early age can influence their decisions and behaviour at a later age. This much-needed volume combines insights from different disciplines and real-life experiences to describe the theories and practices behind this idea. It therefore caters to the needs of scholars, practitioners and policy makers in a range of areas including sociology and political science.