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Valuing older people
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 …
Transitions and the Lifecourse
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 …
Population Ageing from a Lifecourse Perspective
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 …
Managing the ageing experience
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 …
Family practices in later life
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, …
Critical perspectives on ageing societies
This important book brings together some of the best known international scholars working within a critical gerontology perspective. Together, they review and update our …
Belief and ageing
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 …
Ageing with Disability
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 …
Ageing in a consumer society
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 …
Ageing and intergenerational relations
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 …
Ageing, Insight and Wisdom
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 …
Ageing, health and care
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 …