Gerontology 35

First published in 1980, The limbo people is based upon research carried out in a day centre (‘the Centre’) for elderly Jewish people in a London Borough and studies the experience and the conceptio……続きを見る

Ageing populations pose some of the foremost global challenges of this century. Drawing on an international pool of scholars, this cutting-edge Handbook surveys the micro, macro and institutional as……続きを見る

The author of The Making of a Counter Culture delves into how the baby boomers can take on the unfinished business of their rebellious youth. The Summer of Love. Vietnam. Woodstock. These are the mi……続きを見る

First published in 1957, The Family Life of Old People opens with the question: Are old people isolated from their families? Thereafter, the author describes the results of intensive interviews with……続きを見る

First published in 1984, Ideas on Institution is a review of the major English-language literature of the past two decades on the experience of living in institutions - hospitals, mental hospitals, ……続きを見る

This book brings together theologians, clergy, people with dementia, carers, clinicians and others to offer a holistic, interdisciplinary exploration of dementia which focuses not only on what demen……続きを見る

“A fascinating attempt to marry personal experience with academic analysis to help us all reconceive of one option for later-life living.” ーThe Huffington Post When her husband’s ill health forces ……続きを見る

Essays examining the power of traditional arts and folklore in the lives of the elderly in the United States. Can traditional arts improve an older adult’s quality of life? Are arts interventions mo……続きを見る

How to make your senior years healthy, safe, social, and stimulating. "Architect and author Chuck Durrett's recently released book Senior Cohousing Handbook comes at a time of high interest in green……続きを見る

One of Time’s 100 most influential people “shines a new light on the need for a holistic approach to caregiving in America . . . Timely and hopeful” (Maria Shriver). In The Age of Dignity, thought l……続きを見る

A systematic comparison between groups of retirees from different nations, how their situations interact with the welfare policies in their home country and those of their country of migration, and ……続きを見る

Winner of the American Book Award: May Sarton’s honest and engrossing journal of her seventieth year, spent living and working on the Maine coast. May Sarton’s journals are a captivating look at a r……続きを見る

The New York Times–bestselling author of At Seventy returns with a memoir about advancing age, including her experience with a series of strokes. In this poignant and fearless account, Sarton chroni……続きを見る

A book that’s “in the upper echelons of social dementia research . . . an entertaining and revelatory contribution to the field” (Symbolic Interaction). Alzheimer’s disease has not only profound med……続きを見る

This book addresses important issues of ageing and spirituality and reflects on the impact of culture on both constructs. The papers are contemporary in that they include excerpts of cultural impact……続きを見る

First published in 1982, Risk and Social Work provides a useful framework for analysing risk in the social welfare context. Surprisingly, social work and other helping professions have hitherto give……続きを見る

Vor dem Hintergrund einer alternden Gesellschaft sehen sich die Krankenhäuser nicht nur mit immer älteren Patienten, sondern auch mit einem Wandel des Krankheitspanoramas konfrontiert. Mittlerweile ……続きを見る

Written by established and emerging leaders in a broad array of disciplines, this two-volume set provides undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, professionals, and policymakers with an overv……続きを見る

How do digital technologies shape both how people care for each other and, through that, who they are? With technological innovation is on the rise and increasing migration introducing vast distance……続きを見る

“A manifesto to guide the longevity revolution” (David Sinclair) for individuals, institutions, and society to adapt to the reality of living longer lives Thanks to increases in life expectancy, we ……続きを見る

Aging Studies and Ecocriticism: Interdisciplinary Encounters argues that both aging studies and ecocriticism address the complex dynamics of individual and collective agency, oppression and dependen……続きを見る

This book offers global evidence about the increasing longevity, its consequences and its potential for societal benefits. Based on statistics, academic literature, policy initiatives and numerous c……続きを見る

Journalist William J. Kole, reluctant but newly minted member of AARP, explores the looming era of super-agingーincredibly longer lifespans overall, and eight times more centenarians by the year 205……続きを見る

Because many elderly wish to age in place, they typically give little thought to the future of their housing options. Housing Decisions for the Elderly articulates the relevant issues regarding the ……続きを見る

HIV Endurance: Women’s Journeys from Diagnosis to Aging offers an autoethnographic analysis of the lived experience of disclosing HIV to others, incorporating HIV into one’s identity, challenging HI……続きを見る

Age into Race is a socio-anthropological essay on the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic on the cultural status of the old. As the worldwide horrors of the Corona era have since been publicly re……続きを見る

Discover the Secrets of One of the World's Longevity Capitals Have you ever wondered why some regions of the world boast a remarkably high number of centenarians? What if you could apply their life-……続きを見る

Hospice and palliative care professionals are experts at caring for individuals and families experiencing serious or life-limiting illnesses. Not everyone feels safe seeking out their expertise, how……続きを見る

Disability is all around usーamong people we meet, the media, sports, our own family and friends. Undeniably, all of us have or will one day come to experience or encounter disability. But how can w……続きを見る

Carers and caring are contemporary global issues of growing political and societal significance. Changing demographics in the UK and beyond, as well as policy drivers promoting community-based livin……続きを見る