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Ageing, health and care
Häftad, 2010
441 kr
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The ageing of the population has enormous implications for the provision of, and access to, health care. Christina Victor's important textbook provides comprehensive overview of the experiences of older people, chapters on physical health, mental health, disability and lifestyle, a thesis of …
Population Ageing from a Lifecourse Perspective
Critical and International Approaches
Av Kathrin Komp, Stina Johansson
Inbunden, 2015
1273 kr
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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 with Disability
A Lifecourse Perspective
Av Eva Jeppsson Grassman, Anna Whitaker
Inbunden, 2013
1273 kr
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This is the first book to address the issue of ageing after a long life with disability. It breaks new ground through its particular life course perspective, examining what it means to age with a physical or mental disability and what the implications are of 'becoming old' for people who have had …
Family practices in later life
Av Pat Chambers, Graham Allan m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
470 kr
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There is no shortage of political and moral commentary on family life. Frequently the underlying theme of these commentaries is the decline of contemporary family commitment, particularly when older people's family experiences are the focus. "Family Practices in Later Life" challenges many common …
Family practices in later life
Av Pat Chambers, Graham Allan m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
1273 kr
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There is no shortage of political and moral commentary on family life. Frequently the underlying theme of these commentaries is the decline of contemporary family commitment, particularly when older people's family experiences are the focus. "Family Practices in Later Life" challenges many common …
Community and ageing
Maintaining quality of life in housing with care settings
Av Simon Evans
Häftad, 2009
470 kr
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Specialist forms of housing with care are becoming increasingly popular in the United Kingdom, largely as a result of the ageing of the population and the relative wealth of the latest generation of older people. Retirement villages and extra care housing are two models of provision that have seen …
Community and ageing
Maintaining quality of life in housing with care settings
Av Simon Evans
Inbunden, 2009
1273 kr
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Specialist forms of housing with care are becoming increasingly popular in the United Kingdom, largely as a result of the ageing of the population and the relative wealth of the latest generation of older people. Retirement villages and extra care housing are two models of provision that have seen …
Ageing, health and care
Inbunden, 2010
1311 kr
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The ageing of the population has enormous implications for the provision of, and access to, health care. Christina Victor's important textbook provides comprehensive overview of the experiences of older people, chapters on physical health, mental health, disability and lifestyle, a thesis of …
Ageing and intergenerational relations
Family reciprocity from a global perspective
Av Misa Izuhara
Häftad, 2010
470 kr
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With socio-economic and demographic changes taking place in contemporary societies, new patterns of family relations are forming partly due to significant family changes, value shifts, precariousness in the labour market, and increasing mobility within and beyond national boundaries. This book …
Ageing and intergenerational relations
Family reciprocity from a global perspective
Av Misa Izuhara
Inbunden, 2010
1273 kr
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With socio-economic and demographic changes taking place in contemporary societies, new patterns of family relations are forming partly due to significant family changes, value shifts, precariousness in the labour market, and increasing mobility within and beyond national boundaries. This book …
Ageing in urban neighbourhoods
Place attachment and social exclusion
Häftad, 2009
499 kr
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Many western nations have experienced a rise in the number of marginalised and deprived inner-city neighbourhoods. Despite a plethora of research focused on these areas, there remain few studies that have sought to capture the 'optimality' of ageing in place in such places. In particular, little is …
Ageing in urban neighbourhoods
Place attachment and social exclusion
Inbunden, 2009
1273 kr
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Many western nations have experienced a rise in the number of marginalised and deprived inner-city neighbourhoods. Despite a plethora of research focused on these areas, there remain few studies that have sought to capture the 'optimality' of ageing in place in such places. In particular, little is …
Valuing older people
A humanist approach to ageing
Av Ricca Edmondson, Hans-Joachim von Kondratowitz
Häftad, 2009
499 kr
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How can we understand older people as real human beings, value their wisdom, and appreciate that their norms and purposes both matter in themselves and are affected by those of others? Using a life-course approach, "Valuing older people" argues that the complexity and potential creativity of later …
Valuing older people
A humanist approach to ageing
Av Ricca Edmondson, Hans-Joachim von Kondratowitz
Inbunden, 2009
1273 kr
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How can we understand older people as real human beings, value their wisdom, and appreciate that their norms and purposes both matter in themselves and are affected by those of others? Using a life-course approach, "Valuing older people" argues that the complexity and potential creativity of later …
Belief and ageing
Spiritual pathways in later life
Häftad, 2011
470 kr
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Based on 40 years' interviewing experience, this book illustrates the variety of religious, spiritual and other beliefs held by older people. It provides models of research procedure, especially in the context of bereavement. Participants include not only British Christians, but also Muslims, …
Belief and ageing
Spiritual pathways in later life
Inbunden, 2011
1273 kr
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Based on 40 years' interviewing experience, this book illustrates the variety of religious, spiritual and other beliefs held by older people. It provides models of research procedure, especially in the context of bereavement. Participants include not only British Christians, but also Muslims, …
Ageing, Insight and Wisdom
Meaning and Practice across the Lifecourse
Häftad, 2015
470 kr
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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 …
Ageing, Insight and Wisdom
Meaning and Practice across the Lifecourse
Inbunden, 2015
1273 kr
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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 …
Transitions and the Lifecourse
Challenging the Constructions of 'Growing Old'
Häftad, 2012
513 kr
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Transitions and the life course: Challenging the constructions of 'growing old' explores and challenges dominant interpretations of transitions as they relate to ageing and the life course. It takes a unique perspective that draws together ideas about late life as expressed in social policy and …
Transitions and the Lifecourse
Challenging the Constructions of 'Growing Old'
Inbunden, 2012
1273 kr
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Transitions and the life course: Challenging the constructions of 'growing old' explores and challenges dominant interpretations of transitions as they relate to ageing and the life course. It takes a unique perspective that draws together ideas about late life as expressed in social policy and …
From Exclusion to Inclusion in Old Age
A Global Challenge
Av Thomas Scharf, Norah C Keating
Häftad, 2012
470 kr
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Evidence of widening inequalities in later life raises concerns about the ways in which older adults might experience forms of social exclusion. Such concerns are evident in all societies as they seek to come to terms with the unprecedented ageing of their populations. Taking a broad international …
From Exclusion to Inclusion in Old Age
A Global Challenge
Av Thomas Scharf, Norah C Keating
Inbunden, 2012
1273 kr
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Evidence of widening inequalities in later life raises concerns about the ways in which older adults might experience forms of social exclusion. Such concerns are evident in all societies as they seek to come to terms with the unprecedented ageing of their populations. Taking a broad international …
Ageing in a consumer society
From passive to active consumption in Britain
Av Ian Rees Jones, Martin Hyde m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
470 kr
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Targeted as the 'grey consumer', people retiring now participated in the creation of the post-war consumer culture. These consumers have grown older but have not stopped consuming.Based on extensive analysis over two years, this unique book examines the engagement of older people with consumer …
Ageing in a consumer society
From passive to active consumption in Britain
Av Ian Rees Jones, Martin Hyde m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1273 kr
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Targeted as the 'grey consumer', people retiring now participated in the creation of the post-war consumer culture. These consumers have grown older but have not stopped consuming.Based on extensive analysis over two years, this unique book examines the engagement of older people with consumer …
Managing the ageing experience
Learning from older people
Häftad, 2010
470 kr
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Current social policy recognises that older people should be treated as experts in their own lives and be actively involved in their care. This book explores what can be learned from older people's experiences of managing ageing. Direct connections are made between the everyday experiences and …
Managing the ageing experience
Learning from older people
Inbunden, 2010
1273 kr
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Current social policy recognises that older people should be treated as experts in their own lives and be actively involved in their care. This book explores what can be learned from older people's experiences of managing ageing. Direct connections are made between the everyday experiences and …
Critical perspectives on ageing societies
Av Miriam Bernard, Thomas Scharf
Häftad, 2007
471 kr
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This important book brings together some of the best known international scholars working within a critical gerontology perspective. Together, they review and update our understanding of how the field has developed over the last twenty-five years and, through the lens of 'passionate scholarship', …
Rural ageing
A good place to grow old?
Häftad, 2008
470 kr
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This important book addresses a growing international interest in 'age-friendly' communities. It examines the conflicting stereotypes of rural communities as either idyllic and supportive or isolated and bereft of services. Providing detailed information on the characteristics of rural communities, …
Rural ageing
A good place to grow old?
Inbunden, 2008
1273 kr
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This important book addresses a growing international interest in 'age-friendly' communities. It examines the conflicting stereotypes of rural communities as either idyllic and supportive or isolated and bereft of services. Providing detailed information on the characteristics of rural communities, …
Health and Care in Ageing Societies
A New International Approach
Av Liz Lloyd
Häftad, 2012
484 kr
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In the context of global ageing societies, there are few challenges to the underlying assumption that policies should promote functional health and independence in older people and contain the costs of care. This important book offers such a challenge. It provides a critical analysis of the …
