Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations – serie
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21 produkter
Collaborative Happiness
Building the Good Life in Urban Cohousing Communities
Häftad, 2024
394 kr
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Understudied relative to other forms of intentional community, and under-recognized in policy-making circles, urban cohousing communities situate wellbeing as simultaneously social and subjective, while catering for groups of people so diverse in age. Collaborative Happiness looks at two such urban …
Transitions and Transformations
Cultural Perspectives on Aging and the Life Course
Av Caitrin Lynch, Jason Danely
Inbunden, 2013
1921 kr
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Rapid population aging, once associated with only a select group of modern industrialized nations, has now become a topic of increasing global concern. This volume reframes aging on a global scale by illustrating the multiple ways it is embedded within individual, social, and cultural life courses. …
Unforgotten
Love and the Culture of Dementia Care in India
Inbunden, 2014
1921 kr
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As life expectancy increases in India, the number of people living with dementia will also rise. Yet little is known about how people in India cope with dementia, how relationships and identities change through illness and loss. In addressing this question, this book offers a rich ethnographic …
Aging and the Digital Life Course
Av David Prendergast, Chiara Garattini
Inbunden, 2015
1861 kr
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Across the life course, new forms of community, ways of keeping in contact, and practices for engaging in work, healthcare, retail, learning and leisure are evolving rapidly. Breaking new ground in the study of technology and aging, this book examines how developments in smart phones, the internet, …
Transitions and Transformations
Cultural Perspectives on Aging and the Life Course
Av Caitrin Lynch, Jason Danely
Häftad, 2015
467 kr
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Rapid population aging, once associated with only a select group of modern industrialized nations, has now become a topic of increasing global concern. This volume reframes aging on a global scale by illustrating the multiple ways it is embedded within individual, social, and cultural life courses. …
Aging and the Digital Life Course
Av David Prendergast, Chiara Garattini
Häftad, 2017
543 kr
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Across the life course, new forms of community, ways of keeping in contact, and practices for engaging in work, healthcare, retail, learning and leisure are evolving rapidly. Breaking new ground in the study of technology and aging, this book examines how developments in smart phones, the internet, …
Global Age-Friendly Community Movement
A Critical Appraisal
Inbunden, 2018
1936 kr
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The age-friendly community movement is a global phenomenon, currently growing with the support of the WHO and multiple international and national organizations in the field of aging. Drawing on an extensive collection of international case studies, this volume provides an introduction to the …
Care across Distance
Ethnographic Explorations of Aging and Migration
Av Azra Hromadžić, Monika Palmberger
Inbunden, 2018
1979 kr
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World-wide migration has an unsettling effect on social structures, especially on aging populations and eldercare. This volume investigates how taken-for-granted roles are challenged, intergenerational relationships transformed, economic ties recalibrated, technological innovations utilized, and …
Beyond Filial Piety
Rethinking Aging and Caregiving in Contemporary East Asian Societies
Av Jeanne Shea, Katrina Moore m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
2186 kr
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Known for a tradition of Confucian filial piety, East Asian societies have some of the oldest and most rapidly aging populations on earth. Today these societies are experiencing unprecedented social challenges to the filial tradition of adult children caring for aging parents at home. Marshalling …
Global Age-Friendly Community Movement
A Critical Appraisal
Häftad, 2020
543 kr
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The age-friendly community movement is a global phenomenon, currently growing with the support of the WHO and multiple international and national organizations in the field of aging. Drawing on an extensive collection of international case studies, this volume provides an introduction to the …
Preventing Dementia?
Critical Perspectives on a New Paradigm of Preparing for Old Age
Av Annette Leibing, Silke Schicktanz
Inbunden, 2020
1695 kr
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The conceptualization of dementia has changed dramatically in recent years with the claim that, through early detection and by controlling several risk factors, a prevention of dementia is possible. Although encouraging and providing hope against this feared condition, this claim is open to …
Collaborative Happiness
Building the Good Life in Urban Cohousing Communities
Inbunden, 2021
1235 kr
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Understudied relative to other forms of intentional community, and under-recognized in policy-making circles, urban cohousing communities situate wellbeing as simultaneously social and subjective, while catering for groups of people so diverse in age. Collaborative Happiness looks at two such urban …
Care across Distance
Ethnographic Explorations of Aging and Migration
Av Azra Hromadžić, Monika Palmberger
Häftad, 2022
454 kr
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World-wide migration has an unsettling effect on social structures, especially on aging populations and eldercare. This volume investigates how taken-for-granted roles are challenged, intergenerational relationships transformed, economic ties recalibrated, technological innovations utilized, and …
Beyond Filial Piety
Rethinking Aging and Caregiving in Contemporary East Asian Societies
Av Jeanne Shea, Katrina Moore m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
467 kr
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Known for a tradition of Confucian filial piety, East Asian societies have some of the oldest and most rapidly aging populations on earth. Today these societies are experiencing unprecedented social challenges to the filial tradition of adult children caring for aging parents at home. Marshalling …
At Home in a Nursing Home
An Ethnography of Movement and Care in Australia
Inbunden, 2023
1867 kr
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Focusing on contemporary ideas about how aged care is provided, this book poses the question: How can people who are aged and frail live out the final phase of their lives with dignity? In seeking answers, the author examines what it means to be ‘at home’ in residential care in a novel and …
Preventing Dementia?
Critical Perspectives on a New Paradigm of Preparing for Old Age
Av Annette Leibing, Silke Schicktanz
Häftad, 2023
307 kr
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The conceptualization of dementia has changed dramatically in recent years with the claim that, through early detection and by controlling several risk factors, a prevention of dementia is possible. Although encouraging and providing hope against this feared condition, this claim is open to …
Voices of Long-Term Care Workers
Elder Care in the Time of COVID-19 and Beyond
Inbunden, 2024
1921 kr
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There were many challenges, successes, and concerns in providing long-term care to older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking at central North Carolina, the authors highlight the implications of providing long-term care to older Americans, with an emphasis on the importance of …
From Legacies to Futures
The Lifeworlds of Older Adults in Europe
Av Katja Seidel, David Prendergast m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
1921 kr
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Older adults want to exercise a sense of control over their relationships, structures and surroundings as they navigate the later life course. Through detailed ethnographic case studies, this book examines the dynamic lifeworlds of a hundred and seven community-dwelling older adults in Europe …
At Home in a Nursing Home
An Ethnography of Movement and Care in Australia
Häftad, 2026
441 kr
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Focusing on contemporary ideas about how aged care is provided, this book poses the question: How can people who are aged and frail live out the final phase of their lives with dignity? In seeking answers, the author examines what it means to be ‘at home’ in residential care in a novel and …
Voices of Long-Term Care Workers
Elder Care in the Time of COVID-19 and Beyond
Häftad, 2026
394 kr
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There were many challenges, successes, and concerns in providing long-term care to older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking at central North Carolina, the authors highlight the implications of providing long-term care to older Americans, with an emphasis on the importance of …
Anthropology of Retirement
Life Beyond Work
Av Pauline Garvey, Daniel Miller
Inbunden, 2025
1921 kr
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As a result of growing life expectancy, the period of retirement is likely to surpass the entire period of working life in many countries. There is little acknowledgement that retirement is not an event but an extended period of life that unfolds over several decades. Experiences vary considerably …
