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Contemporary narratives of ageing, illness, care
This collection of essays explores cultural narratives of care in the contexts of ageing and illness. It includes both text-based and practice-based contributions by leading and emerging scholars in humanistic studies of ageing. The authors consider care not only in film (feature and documentary) and literature (novel, short story, children’s picturebook) but also in the fields of theatre per…
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- 9781003058618
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- viii + 208 p
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- 362.6 CON c
Ageing and Technology: Perspectives from the Social Sciences
The booming increase of the senior population has become a social phenomenon and a challenge to our societies, and technological advances have undoubtedly contributed to improve the lives of elderly citizens in numerous aspects. In current debates on technology, however, the »human factor« is often largely ignored. The ageing individual is rather seen as a malfunctioning machine whose deficie…
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- 9783839429570
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- ii, 339p : ill.
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- Science Studies
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- 604.846 AGE a
In death’s waiting room
In Death's Waiting Room is a penetrating story about people suffering from dementia in a multi-cultural society, relevant to us all. Anne-Mei The carried out two years of ethnographic research in a nursing home in the Netherlands revealing what usually remains hidden from the public: the decision to stop treatment, the cultural and social gap between the Dutch occupants and the black Caribbean …
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- 9789053560778
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- 203p : ill.
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- 362.19683 ANN i
Ageing with smartphones in urban Brazil : a work in progress
With people living longer all over the world, ageing has been framed as a socio-economic problem. In Brazil, older people are expected to remain healthy and autonomous while actively participating in society. Based on ethnographic research in São Paulo, Ageing with Smartphones in Urban Brazil shows how older people in a middle-class neighbourhood conciliate these expectations with the freedom …
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- 9781787359963
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- x, 293 p. ill;
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- 303.4833 AGE M
Ageing and health : the politics of better policies
One of the most important political and economic challenges facing Europe and elsewhere is the ageing of societies. Must ageing populations create conflict between generations and crisis for health systems? Our answer is no. The problem is not so much demographic change as the political and policy challenge of creating fair, sustainable and effective policies for people of all ages. This book, …
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- 9781108973236
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- xvii, 188 p. ; ill
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- 362.10846 GEE a
Social exclusion in later life : interdisciplinary and policy perspectives
Drawing on interdisciplinary, cross-national perspectives, this open access book contributes to the development of a coherent scientific discourse on social exclusion of older people. The book considers five domains of exclusion (services; economic; social relations; civic and socio-cultural; and community and spatial domains), with three chapters dedicated to analysing different dimensions of …
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- 9783030514068
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- xxix, 450p. : ill.
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- 302.545 SOC s
Contemporary perspectives on ageism
This open access book provides a comprehensive European perspective on the concept of ageism, its origins, the manifestation and consequences of ageism, as well as ways to respond to and research ageism. The book represents a collaborative effort of researchers from over 20 countries and a variety of disciplines, including, psychology, sociology, gerontology, geriatrics, pharmacology, law, geog…
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- 9783319738208
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- xxx, 564p. : ill.
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- 305.26 CON c
Learning across generations in Europe : contemporary issues in older adult ed…
Learning across Generations in Europe: Contemporary issues in older adult education constitutes an important book in the emergent field of study of older adult learning. The book gives a clear and wide overview on the different concepts, ideas, and meanings, related to older adults’ education, learning and intergenerational learning through strong theoretical standpoints, empirical research, …
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- 9789462099029
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- XVI, 215 p.
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- 374.94 LEA l
Ageing, diversity and equality: social justice perspectives
Current understandings of ageing and diversity are impoverished in three main ways. Firstly, with regards to thinking about what inequalities operate in later life there has been an excessive preoccupation with economic resources. On the other hand, less attention has been paid to cultural norms and values, other resources, wider social processes, political participation and community engagemen…
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- 9780415786690
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- xvi, 376 pages ; 25 cm.
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- Routledge advances in sociology
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- 305.26 WES a
Health and wellbeing in late life : perspectives and narratives from India
This open access book takes a multidisciplinary approach to provide a holistic understanding of late old age, and situates the aged person within the context of family, caregivers, clinical and other institutions. All through the book, the author discusses preparedness for an aging individual as well as the society in the Indian context. The book highlights inevitable but mostly neglected healt…
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- 9789811389382
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- xxv, 195p. : ill.
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- 618.97 CHA h
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