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Bristol University Press Safeguarding Older People from Abuse
Book SynopsisThis critical and challenging book makes a strong case for the development of ethically-driven, research-informed policy and practice to safeguard older people from abuse.Trade Review"Angie Ash presents a strongly argued case for fundamental change in policy making and practice to protect older people from abuse and for a new approach that is informed by theory, critically aware and ethically driven. This book is written with clarity of purpose and perspective and deserves to be read widely." Dr Liz Lloyd, Reader in Social Gerontology, University of Bristol“This book on safeguarding of older people presents a critical and balanced overview of practice, policies and research. With Angie Ash’s ethical quest for the “right action”, inertia can no longer be accepted. This book is essential reading and will become a classic training resource.” Professor Marie Beaulieu, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, CanadaTable of ContentsContexts to safeguarding older people from abuse; The need for theory, critical thinking and practice; The abuse of older people; Adult protection, safeguarding and personalisation; Public policy implementation in street-level bureaucracies; A case study of street-level policy implementation to protect older people from abuse; Discretion and dissonance in adult protection work; Cultures and contexts of complicity; Ethics, policy and practice; Safeguarding older people from abuse: ethical futures.
£26.59
Bristol University Press Mental Health in Later Life
Book SynopsisDrawing together material from a number of different fields the book analyses the meaning and determinants of mental health amongst older populations and offers a critical review of the lifecourse, ageing and mental health debate.Trade Review“Professor Milne has produced an original and accessible analysis of a cutting-edge topic in later life. Definitely recommended for those learning about, researching and working for or with this population.” Mary Larkin, The Open University“Milne delivers a thoughtfully considered examination of mental health and later life. She exposes the complex and varied textures of people’s lives into older age that impact well-being. A highly readable text relevant for all health and social care students and practitioners.” Mary Pat Sullivan, Nipissing University“This ambitious book offers an innovative, scholarly approach to our understanding of mental health in later life. Integrating a life course perspective with an examination of factors that compromise or support the mental wellbeing of older adults, the book challenges our received wisdom in terms of research, policy and practice.” Christina Victor, Brunel University London“By taking a lifecourse approach and focusing on inequalities this book is a new and very important contribution to the literature on mental health in later life.” Toby Williamson, University of West London“I cannot think of anyone better equipped to take on the challenge of exploring the complex topic of mental health in later life than Alisoun Milne. She combines academic knowledge and research with her roots in social work, her capacity to stimulate critical thinking and her commitment to addressing inequalities and promoting social justice.” Tom Dening, University of NottinghamTable of ContentsForeword by Judith Phillips Introduction Demography, topography and mental health problems in later life Mental health, psychological well-being, successful ageing and quality of life The life course, inequalities and mental health in later life The impact of age-related risks and inequalities on mental health in later life Socio-economic disadvantage and poverty Abuse, mistreatment and neglect The fourth age, frailty and transitions The mental health and well-being of people living with dementia Conceptualising dementia Promotion and prevention Conclusion
£29.44
Bristol University Press Mental Health in Later Life
Book SynopsisDrawing together material from a number of different fields the book analyses the meaning and determinants of mental health amongst older populations and offers a critical review of the lifecourse, ageing and mental health debate.Trade Review“Professor Milne has produced an original and accessible analysis of a cutting-edge topic in later life. Definitely recommended for those learning about, researching and working for or with this population.” Mary Larkin, The Open University“Milne delivers a thoughtfully considered examination of mental health and later life. She exposes the complex and varied textures of people’s lives into older age that impact well-being. A highly readable text relevant for all health and social care students and practitioners.” Mary Pat Sullivan, Nipissing University“This ambitious book offers an innovative, scholarly approach to our understanding of mental health in later life. Integrating a life course perspective with an examination of factors that compromise or support the mental wellbeing of older adults, the book challenges our received wisdom in terms of research, policy and practice.” Christina Victor, Brunel University London“By taking a lifecourse approach and focusing on inequalities this book is a new and very important contribution to the literature on mental health in later life.” Toby Williamson, University of West London“I cannot think of anyone better equipped to take on the challenge of exploring the complex topic of mental health in later life than Alisoun Milne. She combines academic knowledge and research with her roots in social work, her capacity to stimulate critical thinking and her commitment to addressing inequalities and promoting social justice.” Tom Dening, University of NottinghamTable of ContentsForeword by Judith Phillips Introduction Demography, topography and mental health problems in later life Mental health, psychological well-being, successful ageing and quality of life The life course, inequalities and mental health in later life The impact of age-related risks and inequalities on mental health in later life Socio-economic disadvantage and poverty Abuse, mistreatment and neglect The fourth age, frailty and transitions The mental health and well-being of people living with dementia Conceptualising dementia Promotion and prevention Conclusion
£71.24
Bristol University Press Active Ageing
Book SynopsisIn this topical book older people’s volunteering is studied in eight European countries at the structural, macro, meso and micro levels. Overall it highlights how different interactions between the levels facilitate or hinder older people’s inclusion in voluntary work and makes policy suggestions for an integrated strategy.Trade Review“This important book brings a vital new perspective to the global policy priority of active ageing and is highly recommended” Prof Alan Walker, University of SheffieldTable of ContentsPART I: REALISING VOLUNTEERING BY OLDER PEOPLE IN EUROPE: AN OVERARCHING APPROACH; Introduction: enhancing volunteering in later life in Europe ~ Jensen, P.H. and Principi, A.; Volunteering in older age: a conceptual and analytical framework ~ Jensen, P.H., Lamura, G. and Principi, A.; PART II: OPPORTUNITIES AND RESTRICTIONS FOR OLDER VOLUNTEERS: NATIONAL EXPERIENCES; Older volunteers in Italy: an underestimated phenomenon? ~ Principi, A., Chiatti, C. and Lamura, G.; Older volunteers in Denmark: a large voluntary sector in a highly developed welfare state ~ Jensen, P.H.; Older volunteers in Germany: opportunities and restrictions in the welfare mix ~ Aleksandrowicz, P., Bockermann, D. and Frerichs, F.; Older volunteers in England: towards greater flexibility and inclusiveness? ~ Lindley, R., Baldauf, B., Galloway, S. and Li, Y.; Older volunteers in France: recognising their social utility in a less and less corporatist welfare state ~ Poussou-Plesse, M., Mascova, E. and Petit, M; Older volunteers in Poland: the heritage of a socialist regime ~ Turek, K. and Perek Bialas, J.; Older volunteers in Sweden: a welfare state in transition ~ Andersson, P.Å. and Anxo, D.; Older volunteers in the Netherlands: new challenges to an old tradition ~ Schippers, J. and Conen, W.; PART III: OPPORTUNITIES AND RESTRICTIONS FOR OLDER VOLUNTEERS: CASE STUDIES IN EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS; Voluntary organisations’ characteristics and practices towards older volunteers ~ Principi, A. and Perek-Bialas, J.; Organisational reflections on the impact of working and caring on older volunteering ~ Lindley, R. and Principi, A.; Organisations’ age management of volunteers: pointing to the future ~ Schippers, J. and Principi, A.; PART IV: CONCLUSIONS; Conclusions: enhancing volunteering by older people in Europe ~ Principi, A., Lamura G. and Jensen, P.H.
£77.39
Bristol University Press Population Ageing from a Lifecourse Perspective
Book SynopsisThis much-needed volume, part of the Ageing and the Lifecourse series, combines insights from different disciplines and real-life experiences to argue that the lifecourse perspective helps us understand causes and effects of population ageing.Trade Review“The book has a refreshing approach towards the global issue of population ageing, thus stimulating readers to view the phenomenon both from a macro and micro perspective. The authors do an excellent job of linking individual diverse pathways with national developments around the globe.” Kalyani K. Mehta, SIM University, Singapore"Population ageing is a key social issue, yet seldom studied as a lifecourse phenomenon. This comparative contribution fills the gap in the literature." Jani Erola, University of Turku, FinlandTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Kathrin Komp and Stina Johansson; Part One: Theoretical framework: A demographer’s view: population structures tell a story about lifecourses ~ J. Scott Brown and Scott M. Lynch; A lifecourse scholar’s view: lifecourses crystallise in demographic structures ~ Andreas Motel-Klingebiel; Part Two: Critical perspectives: Generations in ageing Finland: finding your place in the demographic structure ~ Antti Karisto and Ilkka Haapola; Gender in ageing Portugal: following the lives of men and women ~ Karin Wall and Sofia Aboim; Socioeconomic status in ageing Poland: a question of cumulative advantages and disadvantages ~ Konrad Turek, Jolanta Perek-Białas and Justyna Stypińska; Ethnicity in ageing America: a tale of cultures and lifecourse ~ Takashi Yamashita, Timothy S. Melnyk, Jennifer R. Keene, Shannon M. Monnat and Anna C. Smedley; The urban–rural split in ageing Australia: diverging lifecourses, diverging experiences ~ Rachel Winterton and Jeni Warburton; Part Three: Practical implications: The individual in ageing Germany: how the self-employed plan for their old age ~ Annette Franke; Families in ageing Netherlands and ageing China: redefining intergenerational contracts in lengthened lives ~ Fleur Thomese and Zhen Cong; Social care in ageing Sweden: learning from the life stories of care recipients ~ Stina Johansson; The labour market in ageing Sweden: lifecourse influences on workforce participation ~ Mikael Stattin and Daniel Larsson; The state in ageing Canada: from old-age policies to lifecourse policies ~ Kathrin Komp and Patrik Marier; Discussion and conclusion ~ Stina Johansson and Kathrin Komp.
£75.99
Bristol University Press The New Science of Ageing
Book SynopsisThis unique book represents the first multi-disciplinary examination of ageing, from basic cell biology to social participation in later life, drawing on the pioneering New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, the UK’s largest research programme in ageing.Trade Review"This book contains some of the findings from the wide range of topics which were funded under the important NDA programme. They are a tribute to all the researchers involved" Anthea Tinker, Kings College London"An outstanding collection of studies drawn from a major international research programme. Provides a benchmark against which future research into ageing will be measured" Professor Chris Phillipson, University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsTowards a new science of ageing ~ Alan Walker; Understanding ageing: biological and social perspectives ~ Lynne S. Cox, Penelope A. Mason, Mark C. Bagley, David Steinsaltz, Aneta Stefanovska, Alan Bernjak, Peter V.E. McClintock, Anna C. Phillips, Jane Upton, Joanna E. Latimer and Terence Davis; Understanding and transforming ageing through the arts ~ Michael Murray, David Amigoni, Miriam Bernard, Amanda Crummett, Anna Goulding, Lucy Munro, Andrew Newman, Jill Rezzano, Michelle Rickett, Philip Tew and Lorna Warren; Maintaining health and well-being: overcoming barriers to healthy ageing ~ Sara Arber, Ann Bowling, Andrea Creech, Myanna Duncan, Anna Goulding, Diane Gyi, Susan Hallam, Cheryl Haslam, Aadil Kazi, Liz Lloyd, Janet Lord, MAP2030 team, Mike Murphy, Andrew Newman, Anna C. Phillips, Ricardo Twumasi and Jane Upton; Food environments: from home to hospital ~ Janice L. Thompson, Sheila Peace, Arlene Astell, Paula Moynihan and Alastair Macdonald; Participation and social connectivity ~ Penny Vera-Sanso, Armando Barrientos, Leela Damodaran, Kenneth Gilhooly, Anna Goulding, Catherine Hennessy, Robin Means, Michael Murray, Andrew Newman, Wendy Olphert, Jatinder Sandhu, Philip Tew, Janice L. Thompson, Christina Victor and Nigel Walford Irene di Giulio, Jane McCann, Martin Maguire, Sheila Peace and John Percival; Design for living in later life ~ Mike Timmins, Alastair Macdonald, Constantinos Maganaris, Cheryl Haslam, Diane Gyi, Eleanor van den Heuvel,; A new policy perspective on ageing ~ Alan Walker.
£86.39
Bristol University Press The New Science of Ageing
Book SynopsisThis unique book represents the first multi-disciplinary examination of ageing, from basic cell biology to social participation in later life, drawing on the pioneering New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, the UK’s largest research programme in ageing.Trade Review"This book contains some of the findings from the wide range of topics which were funded under the important NDA programme. They are a tribute to all the researchers involved" Anthea Tinker, Kings College London"An outstanding collection of studies drawn from a major international research programme. Provides a benchmark against which future research into ageing will be measured" Professor Chris Phillipson, University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsTowards a new science of ageing ~ Alan Walker; Understanding ageing: biological and social perspectives ~ Lynne S. Cox, Penelope A. Mason, Mark C. Bagley, David Steinsaltz, Aneta Stefanovska, Alan Bernjak, Peter V.E. McClintock, Anna C. Phillips, Jane Upton, Joanna E. Latimer and Terence Davis; Understanding and transforming ageing through the arts ~ Michael Murray, David Amigoni, Miriam Bernard, Amanda Crummett, Anna Goulding, Lucy Munro, Andrew Newman, Jill Rezzano, Michelle Rickett, Philip Tew and Lorna Warren; Maintaining health and well-being: overcoming barriers to healthy ageing ~ Sara Arber, Ann Bowling, Andrea Creech, Myanna Duncan, Anna Goulding, Diane Gyi, Susan Hallam, Cheryl Haslam, Aadil Kazi, Liz Lloyd, Janet Lord, MAP2030 team, Mike Murphy, Andrew Newman, Anna C. Phillips, Ricardo Twumasi and Jane Upton; Food environments: from home to hospital ~ Janice L. Thompson, Sheila Peace, Arlene Astell, Paula Moynihan and Alastair Macdonald; Participation and social connectivity ~ Penny Vera-Sanso, Armando Barrientos, Leela Damodaran, Kenneth Gilhooly, Anna Goulding, Catherine Hennessy, Robin Means, Michael Murray, Andrew Newman, Wendy Olphert, Jatinder Sandhu, Philip Tew, Janice L. Thompson, Christina Victor and Nigel Walford Irene di Giulio, Jane McCann, Martin Maguire, Sheila Peace and John Percival; Design for living in later life ~ Mike Timmins, Alastair Macdonald, Constantinos Maganaris, Cheryl Haslam, Diane Gyi, Eleanor van den Heuvel,; A new policy perspective on ageing ~ Alan Walker.
£29.44
Bristol University Press The New Dynamics of Ageing Volume 1
Book SynopsisA comprehensive multi-disciplinary overview of the very latest research on ageing, concentrating on three major themes: active ageing, design for ageing well and the relationship between ageing and socio-economic development.Trade Review"The NDA programme established a beacon for addressing the multidisciplinary challenges of ageing. This stimulating collection is delivered with an impressive fusion of clarity and scholarship." Tom Kirkwood CBE, Newcastle University Institute for Ageing"A fascinating and absorbing book which will be of immense value to both professionals and policy makers." Professor James Goodwin PhD, Chief Scientist, Age UK"The strength of 21st-century gerontology lies in its multi-disciplinary approach, evidenced in this book most profoundly. For students and lecturers, as well as age-ambassadors, this edited text offers insights into the research contributions to some of society's most pressing questions." Jill Manthorpe, King's College LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Alan Walker; Modelling ageing populations to 2030, financing long term care ~ Mike Murphy, Ruth Hancock, Raphael Wittenberg, Bo Hu, Marcello Marciano and Adeline Comas-Heurera; Part 1: Active and healthy ageing; Working Late: Strategies to enhance productive and healthy environments for an older workforce ~ Cheryl Haslam; Healthy ageing across the life course ~ Diana Kuh, Rebecca Hardy, Catharine Gale, Jane Elliot, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Rachel Cooper and the HALCyon team; Measuring the quality of later life ~ Ann Bowling; Engagement in musical activities ~ Susan Hallam and Andrea Creech; Combating social exclusion through community arts ~ Michael Murray and Amanda Crummett; Connectivity of older people in rural areas ~ Catherin Hagan Hennessy and Robin Means; Part 2: Designing for an older population; Fit For Purpose ~ Leela Damodaran, Wendy Olphert and Jatinder Sandhu; Design for ageing well ~ Jane McCann; Tackling ageing continence ~ Eleanor van der Heuvel; Dynamic biomechanical representations ~ Alistair Macdonald; Transitions in kitchen living ~ Sheila Peace, John Percival, Rachel Sciclune, Martin Maguire, Colette Nicolle, Russ Marshall, Ruth Seins, Clare Lawton and Leonie Kellaher; Negotiating stairs ~ Costantinos Maganaris; Part 3: Global ageing; Ageing, well-being and development: Brazil and South Africa ~ Armando Barrientos, Valerie Møller, João Saboia, Peter Lloyd-Sherlock and Julia Mase; Ageing, poverty and neoliberalism in urban South India ~ Penny Vera-Sanso; Conclusion ~ Alan Walker.
£75.99
Bristol University Press The New Dynamics of Ageing Volume 1
Book SynopsisA comprehensive multi-disciplinary overview of the very latest research on ageing, concentrating on three major themes: active ageing, design for ageing well and the relationship between ageing and socio-economic development.Trade Review"The NDA programme established a beacon for addressing the multidisciplinary challenges of ageing. This stimulating collection is delivered with an impressive fusion of clarity and scholarship." Tom Kirkwood CBE, Newcastle University Institute for Ageing"A fascinating and absorbing book which will be of immense value to both professionals and policy makers." Professor James Goodwin PhD, Chief Scientist, Age UK"The strength of 21st-century gerontology lies in its multi-disciplinary approach, evidenced in this book most profoundly. For students and lecturers, as well as age-ambassadors, this edited text offers insights into the research contributions to some of society's most pressing questions." Jill Manthorpe, King's College LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Alan Walker; Modelling ageing populations to 2030, financing long term care ~ Mike Murphy, Ruth Hancock, Raphael Wittenberg, Bo Hu, Marcello Marciano and Adeline Comas-Heurera; Part 1: Active and healthy ageing; Working Late: Strategies to enhance productive and healthy environments for an older workforce ~ Cheryl Haslam; Healthy ageing across the life course ~ Diana Kuh, Rebecca Hardy, Catharine Gale, Jane Elliot, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Rachel Cooper and the HALCyon team; Measuring the quality of later life ~ Ann Bowling; Engagement in musical activities ~ Susan Hallam and Andrea Creech; Combating social exclusion through community arts ~ Michael Murray and Amanda Crummett; Connectivity of older people in rural areas ~ Catherin Hagan Hennessy and Robin Means; Part 2: Designing for an older population; Fit For Purpose ~ Leela Damodaran, Wendy Olphert and Jatinder Sandhu; Design for ageing well ~ Jane McCann; Tackling ageing continence ~ Eleanor van der Heuvel; Dynamic biomechanical representations ~ Alistair Macdonald; Transitions in kitchen living ~ Sheila Peace, John Percival, Rachel Sciclune, Martin Maguire, Colette Nicolle, Russ Marshall, Ruth Seins, Clare Lawton and Leonie Kellaher; Negotiating stairs ~ Costantinos Maganaris; Part 3: Global ageing; Ageing, well-being and development: Brazil and South Africa ~ Armando Barrientos, Valerie Møller, João Saboia, Peter Lloyd-Sherlock and Julia Mase; Ageing, poverty and neoliberalism in urban South India ~ Penny Vera-Sanso; Conclusion ~ Alan Walker.
£26.59
Bristol University Press Baby Boomers
Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking study of the baby boomer generation reflects the intersection of time, ageing, body and identity to give a nuanced and enlightened understanding of the ageing process.Trade Review"An important study of the 'baby boomer' generation, drawing upon an impressive body of scholarship. The study explores some fascinating links between the experiences of this cohort in the 1960s and the shaping of attitudes and identity in later life." Chris Phillipson, University of Manchester"The Baby Boomers revolutionized being young. As time catches up with them they are destined to change what it means to grow older. Woodspring's study gives us a fascinating perspective on what that might look like." Jan Baars, University for Humanistic Studies, The Netherlands"Baby Boomers' variegated dimensions assure its potential, as the cohort comes face to face with advanced ageing and dying, to transform interpersonal relations and societal structures. Naomi Woodspring, a Boomer herself, rethinks the meanings and contexts of time and embodiment in later years. Baby Boomers offered me fresh perspectives." W. Andrew Achenbaum, University of HoustonTable of ContentsIntroduction: the curiosity of ageing body, time, and identity; Kaleidoscopic Sixties; The appearance of time; On time; Body and identity; The past and present converge; The future ; Chiasm, the intersection of time, embodiment, and identity; Time will tell.
£75.99
Bristol University Press Personhood Identity and Care in Advanced Old Age
Book SynopsisPushing forward new sociological theory, this book explores the theoretical and practical issues raised by ageing, and the associated problems of mental and physical frailty in later life.Trade Review"Offers a critical reflection on the central scientific, practitioner and policy perspectives on the oldest old, and as such addresses one of the key social issues of our time." Kevin McKee, Dalarna University, Sweden"Addresses in a frank, confronting and yet respectful way, the dilemmas faced by all people dealing with advanced old age." Carolien Smits, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part 1; Advanced old and the fourth age paradigm; Defining personhood and identity; Understanding frailty; Understanding abjection; Part 2; Cognitive, Emotional and Social Aspects of Caring for Frail Old People; Organisational and Policy Aspects of Caring for Frail Old People; Carework and bodywork; Care and the Limits of Personhood; Conclusion.
£75.99
Policy Press Intimacy and Ageing
Book SynopsisThis timely book, part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, addresses the gap in knowledge about late life repartnering and provides a comprehensive map of the changing landscape of late life intimacy.Trade Review"At last, an account of ageing intimacy that blows away stereotypes to engage with the complexities. A must-read for academics and those working with older people." Dr Paul Simpson, Edge Hill UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Intimacy and ageing in late modernity; The changing landscape of intimacy in later life; From marriage to alternative union forms; A life of relationships; Attitudes towards new romantic relationships; Initiation and development of new romantic relationships; A new partner as a resource for social support; Consequences for social network and support structures; Sex in an ideology of love; Time as a structuring condition for new intimate relationships in later life; Discussion; Methodological Appendix.
£77.39
Policy Press Intimacy and Ageing
Book SynopsisThis timely book, part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, addresses the gap in knowledge about late life repartnering and provides a comprehensive map of the changing landscape of late life intimacy.Trade Review"At last, an account of ageing intimacy that blows away stereotypes to engage with the complexities. A must-read for academics and those working with older people." Dr Paul Simpson, Edge Hill UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Intimacy and ageing in late modernity; The changing landscape of intimacy in later life; From marriage to alternative union forms; A life of relationships; Attitudes towards new romantic relationships; Initiation and development of new romantic relationships; A new partner as a resource for social support; Consequences for social network and support structures; Sex in an ideology of love; Time as a structuring condition for new intimate relationships in later life; Discussion; Methodological Appendix.
£25.64
Bristol University Press The New Age of Ageing
Book SynopsisDebunking the myth of the ageing time bomb, this timely book from the authors of Retiring with Attitude challenges our assumptions and stereotypes and demonstrates that we are capable of living better together longer in this new, older world.Trade Review"At last a book that consistently makes the positive case for later life and, in the process, demolishes the myths that dominate public discussion of ageing. A breath of fresh air, highly recommended." Professor Alan Walker, University of Sheffield"Grounded in academic literature, and in the powerful words of their research participants, the authors inspire readers to envision new possibilities for growth and development in later life." Jacquelyn B. James, Lynch School of Education, Boston College, USA"How do we learn to live in a society that's growing older but doesn't conform to the old "Pipe and Slippers" stereotypes? This inspiring book, with its compelling snapshot stories of older people's lives, provides powerful insights into this modern age of ageing. All those involved in policy-making should read this book." Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP"Excellent and eminently readable account of the personal, political and professional changes in our ageing lives. Nuggets from policy and practice arenas are interlaced with quotes from interviews with an array of differently ageing women and men." Miriam David, UCL Institute of Education"The authors give the lie to many negative myths about ageing. Using anecdotes and research evidence they shed a welcome light on the contribution made by older people to modern society." Judy Wurr, Mental Capacity Assessor"Challenges many of society's rigid stereotypes of older people. It navigates the reader through the main debates on ageing in an accessible and informative way." Dr Tatiana Rowson, Heriot Watt University"The New Age of Ageing is an important book, and our society would benefit from policy-makers taking note of the authors' numerous recommendations." Citizen's Income Trust“We need more books like The New Age of Ageing in the UK and Europe. [This book] is thoughtful translational work, which aims to fill a gap between expert knowledge and populist rhetoric. For this reason, it is to be viewed as both timely and significant.” Critical Social Policy"The book’s panoramic sweep across policy and its spirited style make for an easy but rewarding read. Anyone new to the subject of our ageing society, and especially those with responsibilities for policy or services for older people, would do well to study this book closely." Journal of Population AgeingTable of ContentsLiving longer together; Going on and on; How society makes people old; Time-bomb, what time bomb? The economics of ageing; Overlooked and Under-estimated: Older Consumers; Working longer together; Media exclusion; Cover up; Living Together; Who Cares?; Wiser together; The best bits; The dark side; We’re still here.
£15.99
Bristol University Press Ethnicity and Old Age
Book SynopsisBy bringing attention to the way that ethnicity and race have been addressed in research on ageing and old age, with a focus on health inequalities, health and social care, intergenerational relationships and caregiving, this book proposes how research can be developed in an ethnicity astute and diversity informed manner.Table of ContentsPart 1: Setting the stage for theorising; Introduction; Population aging and international migration; Ethnicity and race: from essentialism to constructionism; Part II: Theorising via a scoping review: what we know and need to find out; Literature on Health Inequalities; Literature on Health and Social Care ; Literature on Social Relations and Caregiving; A new agenda: where we are at and need to head; Appendix: how the scoping review was conducted.
£23.74
Bristol University Press Dementia and Human Rights
Book SynopsisLaunching the dementia debate into new and exciting territory, this book applies a human rights lens to interrogate the lived experience and policy response to dementia.Trade Review"This book is a down to earth, accessible translation of complex legal, sociological and ethical subjects and as such will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students of dementia, practitioners and policy makers alike." Professor Kate Irving, Dublin City UniversityTable of ContentsAn introduction to human rights and dementia Dementia as a disability Setting the context: The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities The right to a good quality of life at home and in the community The right to a good quality of life in care homes or in nursing homes Emerging public policy on dementia: the implications of a human rights-based approach for policy and practice Legal capacity for people with dementia Conclusions: grounds for hope
£77.39
Bristol University Press Ageing in Everyday Life
Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to age in an ageist society? Applying interdisciplinary perspectives about everyday life to vital issues in older people’s lives, this is a critical guide to inform thinking and planning our ageing futures.Trade Review“This pathbreaking book changes our understandings of contemporary ageing by providing innovative, theoretically-rich analyses of everyday life, meanings and material culture.” Dr Sara Arber, Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender, University of SurreyTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Stephen Katz; Part I: Materialities; Things and possessions ~ David J. Ekerdt; Reinventing the nursing home: metaphors that design care ~ Susan Braedley; The ever-breaking wave of everyday life: animating ageing movement-space ~ Gavin J. Andrews and Amanda M. Grenier; What’s exotic about The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel? Cinema, everyday life and the materialization of ageing ~ Sally Chivers; Between ageing and ageism: portrayals of online dating in later life in Canadian print media ~ Julia Rozanova, Mineko Wada and Laura Hurd Clarke; Part II: Embodiments; Closer to touch: sexuality, embodiment and masculinity in older men’s lives ~ Linn J. Sandberg; Ageing bodies, driving and change: exploring older body-driver fit in the high-tech automobile ~ Jessica Gish, Amanda M. Grenier, and Brenda Vrkljan; Dancing with dementia: citizenship, embodiment, and everyday life in the context of long-term care ~ Pia Kontos and Alisa Grigorovich; Why clothes matter: the role of dress in the everyday lives of older people ~ Julia Twigg; Our Fitbits, our (ageing) selves: wearables, self-tracking and ageing embodiment ~ Barbara L. Marshall; Afterword. Relational entanglements: ageing, materialities and embodiments ~ Kim Sawchuk.
£75.99
Bristol University Press Ageing in Everyday Life
Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to age in an ageist society? Applying interdisciplinary perspectives about everyday life to vital issues in older people's lives, this is a critical guide to inform thinking and planning our ageing futures.Trade Review“This pathbreaking book changes our understandings of contemporary ageing by providing innovative, theoretically-rich analyses of everyday life, meanings and material culture.” Dr Sara Arber, Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender, University of SurreyTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Stephen Katz; Part I: Materialities; Things and possessions ~ David J. Ekerdt; Reinventing the nursing home: metaphors that design care ~ Susan Braedley; The ever-breaking wave of everyday life: animating ageing movement-space ~ Gavin J. Andrews and Amanda M. Grenier; What’s exotic about The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel? Cinema, everyday life and the materialization of ageing ~ Sally Chivers; Between ageing and ageism: portrayals of online dating in later life in Canadian print media ~ Julia Rozanova, Mineko Wada and Laura Hurd Clarke; Part II: Embodiments; Closer to touch: sexuality, embodiment and masculinity in older men’s lives ~ Linn J. Sandberg; Ageing bodies, driving and change: exploring older body-driver fit in the high-tech automobile ~ Jessica Gish, Amanda M. Grenier, and Brenda Vrkljan; Dancing with dementia: citizenship, embodiment, and everyday life in the context of long-term care ~ Pia Kontos and Alisa Grigorovich; Why clothes matter: the role of dress in the everyday lives of older people ~ Julia Twigg; Our Fitbits, our (ageing) selves: wearables, self-tracking and ageing embodiment ~ Barbara L. Marshall; Afterword. Relational entanglements: ageing, materialities and embodiments ~ Kim Sawchuk.
£27.54
Bristol University Press Grandparenting Practices Around the World
Book SynopsisThis exciting collection presents an in-depth, up-to-date analysis of the unprecedented phenomenon of increasing numbers of grandparents worldwide, co-existing and interacting for longer periods of time with their grandchildren.Trade Review"This book significantly advances understanding of grandparenthood in internationally comparative perspective. Analyses of gendered and transnational grandparenthood are particularly insightful. The concept of intersectionality is skillfully applied to examine how multigenerational family relationships are socially structured and constructed." Anne Martin-Matthews, University of British ColumbiaTable of ContentsIntroduction: Widening the lens on grandparenting ~ By Virpi Timonen; Section 1: The demographic and welfare state contexts of grandparenting; The demography of grandparenthood in Europe and North America ~ by Rachel Margolis and Bruno Arpino; Grandparental childcare: A re-conceptualisation of family policy regimes ~ by Debora Price, Eloi Ribe, Giorgio Di Gessa and Karen Glaser; Section 2: Grandparenting in contexts of economic and societal development; Grandparenting in developing Southeast Asia: Comparative perspectives from Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam ~ by John Knodel and Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan; Second parenthood realities, Third Age ideals: (grand)parenthood in the context of poverty and HIV/AIDS ~ by Jaco Hoffman; Section 3: Transnational grandparenting; Transnational grandparenting: The intersection of transnationalism and translocality ~ Yanqiu Rachel Zhou; Transnational grandmother-grandchild relationships in the context of migration from Lithuania to Ireland ~ by Dovile Vildaite; Section 4: Gender, intersectionalities and grandparenting The composition of grandparent childcare: Gendered patterns in cross-national perspective ~ by Lyn Craig, Myra Hamilton and Judith E. Brown; Class-based grandfathering practices in Finland ~ by Hanna Ojala and Ilkka Pietila; Grandfamilies in the United States: An intersectional analysis by Megan Dolbin-MacNab and April Few Demo; Section 5: Grandparental roles, agency and influence; How grandparents influence the religiosity of their grandchildren: a mixed methods study of three-generation families in the United States ~ by Vern Bengtson and Merril Silverstein; Can Chinese grandparents say no? A comparison of grandmothers in two Asian cities ~ by Esther C. L. Goh and Shengli Wang; “I am not that type of a grandparent”: (non-) compliance with the grandmother archetype among contemporary Czech grandparents ~ Lucie Galčanová and Lucie Vidovićová; Conclusions ~ by Virpi Timonen.
£75.99
Policy Press Grandparenting Practices Around the World
Book SynopsisThis exciting collection presents an in-depth, up-to-date analysis of the unprecedented phenomenon of increasing numbers of grandparents worldwide, co-existing and interacting for longer periods of time with their grandchildren.Trade Review"This book significantly advances understanding of grandparenthood in internationally comparative perspective. Analyses of gendered and transnational grandparenthood are particularly insightful. The concept of intersectionality is skillfully applied to examine how multigenerational family relationships are socially structured and constructed." Anne Martin-Matthews, University of British ColumbiaTable of ContentsIntroduction: Widening the lens on grandparenting ~ By Virpi Timonen; Section 1: The demographic and welfare state contexts of grandparenting; The demography of grandparenthood in Europe and North America ~ by Rachel Margolis and Bruno Arpino; Grandparental childcare: A re-conceptualisation of family policy regimes ~ by Debora Price, Eloi Ribe, Giorgio Di Gessa and Karen Glaser; Section 2: Grandparenting in contexts of economic and societal development; Grandparenting in developing Southeast Asia: Comparative perspectives from Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam ~ by John Knodel and Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan; Second parenthood realities, Third Age ideals: (grand)parenthood in the context of poverty and HIV/AIDS ~ by Jaco Hoffman; Section 3: Transnational grandparenting; Transnational grandparenting: The intersection of transnationalism and translocality ~ Yanqiu Rachel Zhou; Transnational grandmother-grandchild relationships in the context of migration from Lithuania to Ireland ~ by Dovile Vildaite; Section 4: Gender, intersectionalities and grandparenting The composition of grandparent childcare: Gendered patterns in cross-national perspective ~ by Lyn Craig, Myra Hamilton and Judith E. Brown; Class-based grandfathering practices in Finland ~ by Hanna Ojala and Ilkka Pietila; Grandfamilies in the United States: An intersectional analysis by Megan Dolbin-MacNab and April Few Demo; Section 5: Grandparental roles, agency and influence; How grandparents influence the religiosity of their grandchildren: a mixed methods study of three-generation families in the United States ~ by Vern Bengtson and Merril Silverstein; Can Chinese grandparents say no? A comparison of grandmothers in two Asian cities ~ by Esther C. L. Goh and Shengli Wang; “I am not that type of a grandparent”: (non-) compliance with the grandmother archetype among contemporary Czech grandparents ~ Lucie Gal?anová and Lucie Vidovi?ová; Conclusions ~ by Virpi Timonen.
£23.74
Policy Press Precarity and Ageing
Book SynopsisThis edited collection develops an exciting new approach to understanding the changing cultural, economic and social circumstances facing different groups of older people.Table of ContentsPrecarity and ageing: New perspectives for social gerontology ~ Amanda Grenier, Chris Phillipson and Rick Settersten Jr.; How life course dynamics matter for precarity in later life? ~ Rick Settersten Jr.; Precarious life, human development and the life course: critical intersections ~ Stephen Katz; Re-reading frailty through a lens of precarity: an explication of politics and the human condition of vulnerability ~ Amanda Grenier; Older workers and ontological precarity: between precarious employment, precarious welfare and precarious households ~ David Lain, Laura Airey, Wendy Loretto, Sarah Vickerstaff; Precarity, migration, and aging ~ Karen Kobayashi and Mushira Mohsin Khan; A framework to identify precarity in the social sciences: insights from qualitative research with older people ~ Elena Portacolone; Reconstructing dependency: precarity, precariousness and care in old age ~ Michael Fine; From precarious employment to precarious retirement: neoliberal health and long-term care in the United States ~ Larry Polivka and Baozhen Luo; Austerity and precarity: individual and collective agency in later life ~ Chris Phillipson; Precarity and ageing in the twenty-first century ~ Chris Phillipson, Amanda Grenier and Rick Settersten Jr..
£75.99
Bristol University Press The Evolution of British Gerontology
Book SynopsisThis landmark critical review of five decades of gerontology research, theory, policy and practice highlights key developments and current issues in the subject. It draws on interviews with dozens of influential academics to place the UK’s achievements in an international context, and considers where thinking in the field of ageing might go next.Trade Review"This book is a wonderful journey through the dynamic and ongoing life of the discipline of gerontology in the UK, viewed through the eyes of familiar colleagues and friends." Athina Vlachantoni, University of SouthamptonTable of ContentsPart one: The Ageing of British Gerontology Gerontology and Gerontologists British Gerontologists: Who’s Who Part two: Learning from the Past The Development of Gerontology Key Themes in Gerontology’s Evolution Part three: Lives and Careers in Gerontology Becoming and Being a Gerontologist The Personal and the Professional Do Gerontologists Retire? Part four: Informing the future New Directions for Gerontology
£28.49
Bristol University Press The Politics of Ailment
Book SynopsisChallenging the ethics of care as a tradeable commodity, this book introduces the concept of ailment as a framework for understanding social care. Providing examples from Britain and Finland, it demonstrates how ailment shapes all societies, and by addressing the marketisation of care, the authors bring to light increasing inequalities in care.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Humans as ailing beings 2. Tracing ailment in social and care policies 3. Profit making and ailment: the marketisation and financialisation of care 4. Ailment in caring encounters and divisions of care labour 5. The politics of ailment
£43.19
Bristol University Press Baby Boomers
Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking study of the baby boomer generation reflects the intersection of time, ageing, body and identity to give a nuanced and enlightened understanding of the ageing process.Trade Review"An important study of the 'baby boomer' generation, drawing upon an impressive body of scholarship. The study explores some fascinating links between the experiences of this cohort in the 1960s and the shaping of attitudes and identity in later life." Chris Phillipson, University of Manchester"The Baby Boomers revolutionized being young. As time catches up with them they are destined to change what it means to grow older. Woodspring's study gives us a fascinating perspective on what that might look like." Jan Baars, University for Humanistic Studies, The Netherlands"Baby Boomers' variegated dimensions assure its potential, as the cohort comes face to face with advanced ageing and dying, to transform interpersonal relations and societal structures. Naomi Woodspring, a Boomer herself, rethinks the meanings and contexts of time and embodiment in later years. Baby Boomers offered me fresh perspectives." W. Andrew Achenbaum, University of HoustonTable of ContentsIntroduction: the curiosity of ageing body, time, and identity; Kaleidoscopic Sixties; The appearance of time; On time; Body and identity; The past and present converge; The future ; Chiasm, the intersection of time, embodiment, and identity; Time will tell.
£28.49
Bristol University Press Critical Questions for Ageing Societies
Book SynopsisThis myth-busting and question-focused textbook tackles the important social and policy issues posed by ageing. A unique pedagogical approach recognises the gap between the lives of students and older people, and equips students with the conceptual, analytical and critical tools to understand what it means to grow old and live in an ageing society.Table of ContentsWhat is population ageing? (Demography) When am I officially past it? The ageist zeitgeist (Ageism and ageist stereotyping) Will I ever have enough money to retire? (Retirement, active ageing and working longer) Will I need care when I am old? (Care and support in later life) All old people are pretty much the same, aren’t they? (Diversity among the ageing population) Aren’t gender differences neutralised by age? (Gender) Why do older people have it so good? (The myth of intergenerational conflict) Why do older people vote, while younger people protest? (Politics of ageing) What does it mean to live a long life? (Cultural gerontology) What are my next steps? (Conclusions, reflections and actions) Now that you know about ageing … (Additional questions and revision)
£75.99
Bristol University Press Critical Questions for Ageing Societies
Book SynopsisThis myth-busting and question-focused textbook tackles the important social and policy issues posed by ageing. A unique pedagogical approach recognises the gap between the lives of students and older people, and equips students with the conceptual, analytical and critical tools to understand what it means to grow old and live in an ageing society.Table of ContentsWhat is population ageing? (Demography) When am I officially past it? The ageist zeitgeist (Ageism and ageist stereotyping) Will I ever have enough money to retire? (Retirement, active ageing and working longer) Will I need care when I am old? (Care and support in later life) All old people are pretty much the same, aren’t they? (Diversity among the ageing population) Aren’t gender differences neutralised by age? (Gender) Why do older people have it so good? (The myth of intergenerational conflict) Why do older people vote, while younger people protest? (Politics of ageing) What does it mean to live a long life? (Cultural gerontology) What are my next steps? (Conclusions, reflections and actions) Now that you know about ageing … (Additional questions and revision)
£23.74
Bristol University Press Sex and Diversity in Later Life
Book SynopsisAddressing diversity in sexual and intimate experience later in life (50+), this collection explores how being older intersects with ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class. This original text extends knowledge concerning intimacies, practices and pleasures for those thought to represent normative forms of sexual identification and expression.Table of ContentsSeries Editor Introduction ~ Paul Reynolds, Paul Simpson and Trish Hafford-Letchfield Foreword ~ Diana K. Kwok Sex and intimacy in later life: a survey of the terrain ~ Paul Reynolds, Paul Simpson and Trish Hafford-Letchfield Sexual expression and pleasure among black minority ethnic older women ~ Debra Harley Sexual desires and intimacy needs in older persons and towards the end of life ~ Karen Rennie Heterosexual sex, love and intimacy in later life: what have older women got to say? ~ Trish Hafford-Letchfield Sex and Ageing in Older Heterosexual Men ~ Josie Tetley and David Lee Sex and Older Gay Men: An International Perspective ~ Peter Robinson Thinking the Unthinkable: Older Lesbians, Sex and Violence ~ Megan Todd Splitting hairs: Michel Foucault’s ‘heterotopia’ and bisexuality in later life ~ Christopher Wells The age of rediscovery: what is it like to gender transition when you are 50 plus? ~ Laura Scarrone Bonhomme Aging Asexually: Exploring Desexualization and Aging Asexual Intimacies ~ Ela Pryzbylo Older people, sex and social class: unusual bedfellows? ~ Paul Simpson Final reflections: themes on sex and intimacy in later life ~ Paul Reynolds, Paul Simpson and Trish Hafford-Letchfield
£76.00
Bristol University Press Desexualisation in Later Life
Book SynopsisChallenging stereotypes, this volume investigates the experiential and theoretical landscapes of older people's sexual intimacies, practices and pleasures. Contributors explore the impact of desexualisation and distinguish the challenges older people face from the prejudices imposed on them.Table of ContentsSeries Editor Introduction - Paul Simpson, Trish Hafford-Letchfield and Paul Reynolds Foreword - Ketki Ranade 1. Introduction to the Volume: Themes, Issues and Chapter Synopses - Paul Simpson, Paul Reynolds and Trish Hafford-Letchfield 2. Consent and Sexual Literacy for Older People - Paul Reynolds 3. ‘At YOUR Age???!!!’: the Constraints of Ageist Erotophobia on Older People’s Sexual and Intimate Relationships - Paul Simpson 4. The Aesthetic(s) of the Eroticism in Old Age - Ricardo Iacub and Feliciano Villar 5. Menopause and the ‘Menoboom’: How Older Women are Desexualised by Culture - Clare Anderson. 6. Ageing, Physical Disability and Desexualisation - Susan Gillen and Paul Reynolds. 7. Ageing, Intellectual Disability and Desexualisation - Susan Gillen and Paul Reynolds 8. Dancing in- or out-of-step? Sexual and Intimate Relationships among Heterosexual Couples Living with Alzheimer’s Disease - Linn J. Sandberg. 9. Older People Living in Long-term Care: No Place for Old Sex? - Feliciano Villar and Josep Faba 10. Ageing and the LGBTI+ Community: a Case Study of Australian Care Policy - Jane Youell 11. The role of professionals and service providers in supporting sexuality and intimacy in later life: theoretical and practice perspectives - Trish Hafford-Letchfield 12. Final reflections: themes and issues arising from the volume on desexualisation in later life- Paul Simpson, Trish Hafford-Letchfield and Paul Reynolds
£76.00
Bristol University Press Care for Older Adults in India
Book SynopsisIndia's ageing population is growing rapidly. This book examines living arrangements across India and their impact on the provision of care for older adults in India.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Living Arrangements and Care in India – Ajay Bailey, Martin Hyde and K. S. James 2. Theorising Care and Relationships in the Age of Migration – Ajay Bailey and Martin Hyde 3. Emerging Living Arrangements of Older Adults in India: Patterns and Welfare Implications – K S James and Sanjay Kumar 4. Living Arrangement Concordance and the Well-being of Older Persons in India – T. S. Syamala, Verma Supriya and Sebastian Joseph 5. Family Size and Living Arrangements Among Older Adults in Kerala: Panel Data Analysis, 2004–2019 – S. Irudaya Rajan and S. Sunitha 6. Care Arrangements for Older Adults: Exploring the Intergenerational Contract in Emigrant Households of Goa, India – Allen P. Ugargol, Ajay Bailey, Inge Hutter and K.S. James 7. All My Responsibilities Towards My Children Are Over! Linked Lives and Life Course Obligations Among Older Adults With Migrant Children in India – Ajay Bailey, K. S. James, and Jyoti Hallad 8. Interpreting the Landscapes of Care for Older Men in Delhi and Kolkata: Perspectives From Care Receivers and Caregivers – Selim Jahangir, Ajay Bailey and Anindita Datta 9. The Role of Cultural Meaning System and Place Attachment in Retaining Home Ownership While Residing in Retirement Homes in Kerala, India – Nikhil Pazhoothundathil, Ajay Bailey, and Inge Hutter 10. Decision-Making and Choice or Sine qua Non? Care Home Entry in Tamil Nadu – Vanessa Burholt, R. Maruthakutti and Carol A. Maddock 11. Welfare and Development Programmes for Older Adults in India – S. Siva Raju 12. Lessons and Future Directions for Caregiving Research in India – Martin Hyde, Ajay Bailey, and K. S. James
£76.00
Bristol University Press Care at Home for People Living with Dementia
Book SynopsisWith dementia care shifting from institutional to home settings, this book considers the intersections of formal health and social care strategies and family experiences. Drawing on case studies from Canada, it enhances the understanding of good policy and practice in dementia care and the potential for better outcomes for all those concerned.Table of ContentsPreface 1. Studying family care practices 2. From strategy to service: practices of identification and the work of organizing dementia services 3. What matters for care at home for people living with dementia? Using film to surface the situated priorities of differently positioned ‘stakeholders’ 4. Negotiating everyday life with dementia: four families 5. Relations between formal and family care: divergent practices in care at home for people living with dementia 6. Patterning dementia 7. Borders and helpfulness 8. How to sustain a good life with dementia?
£76.00
Bristol University Press Care at Home for People Living with Dementia
Book SynopsisWith dementia care shifting from institutional to home settings, this book considers the intersections of formal health and social care strategies and family experiences. Drawing on case studies from Canada, it enhances the understanding of good policy and practice in dementia care and the potential for better outcomes for all those concerned.Table of ContentsPreface 1. Studying family care practices 2. From strategy to service: practices of identification and the work of organizing dementia services 3. What matters for care at home for people living with dementia? Using film to surface the situated priorities of differently positioned ‘stakeholders’ 4. Negotiating everyday life with dementia: four families 5. Relations between formal and family care: divergent practices in care at home for people living with dementia 6. Patterning dementia 7. Borders and helpfulness 8. How to sustain a good life with dementia?
£25.64
Bristol University Press Healthy Ageing
£25.19
University of Texas Press Grandmothers on Guard
Book SynopsisAn incisive portrait of nationalism in the United States, Grandmothers on Guard tells the story of older women who found meaning and community in the Minutemen, an anti-immigrant vigilante movement.Trade ReviewThere's...plenty of interesting material to latch onto and grapple with [in Grandmothers on Guard]...In a culture where aging women often feel invisible and undervalued, Johnson’s research explores how the women she interviewed found both a like-minded community and a renewed sense of purpose in life...For journalists, scholars, researchers attempting to study hate groups the Appendix to Johnson’s book presents invaluable insights — what to do, what not to do. When crossing the invisible line between those who share our beliefs and those who do not, the stakes could not be higher. * Sightlines *Johnson...opens with the revelation that, despite being branded by others and themselves as 'male' and 'hypermasculine,' the virulently anti-immigrant Minutemen Project has incorporated women since its inception...Based on in-depth ethnographic work during the 2010s with 17 such women, most of them grandmothers, the author explores their nativist public activism along with their private life experiences...For many Americans, these grandmothers' performance of 'old womanhood' in the context of militant nativism and white supremacy may be offensive, but it leads Johnson, as a scholar and feminist, to seek understanding, if not empathy, for older women who desperately struggle with becoming irrelevant and invisible in a fast-changing society they cannot accept...Recommended. * CHOICE *A scholarly book that reads like watching a fast-paced documentary...Johnson brings a wealth of knowledge of border politics and context to this fascinating book. * BuzzFeed News *Johnson’s ethnography fills a much-needed gap regarding the role of women in far-right groups like the Minutemen...[Grandmothers on Guard] makes an important contribution to understanding how gender and age intersect to define the evolution of the family, people’s relationships with the state, as well as changing forms of political participation. * Mobilization: An International Quarterly *Through this work Johnson helps move the needle of knowledge on far-right ideology, contributes to the broader understanding of the US-based anti-immigrant movement, and also sheds light on how many conservative white Americans experience gender at advanced ages. * Social Forces *[Johnson's] book is a model of how to study a marginalized population...The book has two real and lasting strengths. One is its careful and caring description of how a political issue can offer aging women a way to express themselves and make themselves visible in a society prepared to ignore them. The other important contribution is to lay out, in richly developed terms, a view of citizenship, and particularly civic responsibility, that prioritizes protecting the homeland from social and demographic change. In these turbulent times, such concerns are salient for many Americans, but not particularly for the cosmopolitan elites whom intellectuals know best. This book is an opportunity to get better acquainted with a less welcoming point of view. * Perspectives on Politics *Drawing broadly on multiple areas of social science, this ambitious ethnographic study fills a gap in the border politics literature...Grandmothers on Guard is a significant work of scholarship whose import extends beyond border studies narrowly defined...While this is an academic study and will surely attract the attention of a broad array of social science scholars, the writing invites a broader audience. Johnson skillfully blends academic writing, with journalistic reporting and storytelling. This results in a work that engages the reader and brings the women in the study to life. * Journal of Borderlands Studies *Timely and fascinating...this is an engaging and well-written book that would be an excellent addition to courses on gender, aging, nationalism, or social movements...Grandmothers on Guard adds critical and novel insight into our understanding of the surging interest and participation in extremist activism—this is important work that is sure to appeal to audiences beyond academia. * Contemporary Sociology *A timely, important contribution...Drawing on an impressive 900 hours of participant observation and 25 in-depth interviews with members of the Minutemen movement’s California chapter, Johnson gives readers a rare glimpse into the daily world of organized nativism...Grandmothers on Guard immerses readers in a movement that, arguably, set the stage for Trump’s victory. This reason alone makes the book of interest to political sociologists. Scholars of immigration, politics, gender, race, and aging can also learn a lot from the author’s observations about how grandmotherhood—and I would add white grandmotherhood—can inspire political identity making, collective mobilization, and nativism. That the book is also a pleasurable read will make it appealing to any sociologist. * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction. Border Politics and Invisible Women Chapter 1. Granny Brigades and Political Spectacle at the US-Mexico Border Chapter 2. Doing Old Womanhood at the Edge of the Nation-State Chapter 3. Grandma Grizzlies to the Rescue of Family and Nation Chapter 4. Misogyny Minuteman-Style and Women Tough Enough to Take It Chapter 5. Bringing the Border Back Home Conclusion. From Republican Motherhood to Patriotic Grandmotherhood Appendix. Walking the Line References Index
£33.25
New York University Press Living with Alzheimers
Book SynopsisNews of Alzheimer's disease is constantly in the headlines. Every day we hear heart-wrenching stories of people caring for a loved one who has become a shell of their former self, of projections about rising incidence rates, and of cures that are just around the corner. However, we don't see or hear from the people who actually have the disease. In Living with Alzheimer's, Renée L. Beard argues that the exclusively negative portrayals of Alzheimer's are grossly inaccurate. To understand what life with memory loss is really like, Beard draws on intensive observations of nearly 100 seniors undergoing cognitive evaluation, as well as post-diagnosis interviews with individuals experiencing late-in-life forgetfulness. Since we all forget sometimes, seniors with an Alzheimer's diagnosis ultimately need to be socialized into medicalized interpretations of their forgetfulness. In daily life, people with the disease are forced to manage stigma and the presumption of incompetence on top of the aTrade ReviewAn intriguing examination of an important health issue...[I]nformed general readers will find it useful. * Library Journal *Provides an insightful, compelling and timely understanding into the lives of people with memory problems living in a society where cognitive function is still implicitly connected to how we articulate our place in the world . . . highly recommend to scholars interested in the sociology of diagnosis, social studies of dementia, and the sociology of ageing."An exemplary study, important for the sociologies of health and illness, social movements, disability studies, aging, and identity formation * American Journal of Sociology *Living with Alzheimers is an important empirical contribution to illness narratives about people with memory problems or experiencing forgetfulness. I highly recommend it to scholars interested in the sociology of diagnosis, social studies of dementia, and the sociology of ageing. * Sociology of Health & Illness *Based on an exceptional range of qualitative data, Living with Alzheimers brilliantly illuminates how a primarily biomedical approach to memory loss shapes the identities and experiences of millions of newly minted patients. Equally, Renée Beard alerts us to how counter-narratives can potentially liberate the marginalized voices of those dealing with questionable diagnoses of cognitive impairment. Finely organized and conceptually rich, this book should be standard reading for anyone puzzling through the confounding distinction between normal aging and pathological forgetfulness. -- David Karp,author of Speaking of SadnessIn this thorough and critical book, Renee Beard explores the medicalization, culture and experience of Alzheimers Disease in a breadth rarely encountered in sociological analyses of illness. This work should become a benchmark in the social studies of Alzheimers for a long time. -- Peter Conrad,author of The Medicalization of Society
£62.90
New York University Press Inequalities of Aging
Book SynopsisWinner, 2020 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize, given by the Society for Medical AnthropologyThe troubling dynamic of the American home care industry where increased independence for the elderly conflicts with the well being of caregivers Paid home care is one of the fastest growing occupations in the United States, and millions of Americans rely on these workers to help them remain at home as they grow older. However, the industry is rife with contradictions. The United States spends a fortune on medical care, yet devotes comparatively few resources on improving wages, thus placing home care providers in the ranks of the working poor. As a result, the work that enables some older Americans to live independently generates profound social inequalities. Inequalities of Aging explores the ways in which these inequalities play out on the ground as workers, who are disproportionately women of color and immigrants, earn poverty-level wages and oftenTrade ReviewThis book is a gripping, vivid, thought-provoking ethnographic exploration of home care providers and the older adults they serve. Buch (Univ. of Iowa) is at her best when describing and illustrating the incompatibility of two equally valuable social goals: providing affordable home care to aging people who want desperately to live independently in their own communities and ensuring a sufficient standard of living and economic independence for workers (most of whom are immigrants and women of color) providing that care. This rich sociological analysis pays careful attention to broad themes of race and gender inequality and advances the novel concept of generative labor, which refers to everyday practices through which individuals make and sustain life and at the same time generate and reproduce systematic, intersecting forms of structural inequality … This engaging, theoretically sophisticated read will enrich courses on social inequalities, aging, labor, ethnographic methods, and gender. * Choice *Inequalities of Aging is a brilliantly told story of precarious and unequal lives. Page by page we witness the haunting moral engagements of those bound together, care workers and older adults, and the pretense of independence that care workers bestow on those they care for. This inspired ethnography captures, close up, the mysterious nature of human relationships and places them in the context of tenacious social policies that devalue and underpay the care workforce. -- Carol Stack, author of Call to Home: African Americans Reclaim the Rural South and All Our KinBrilliant, illuminating, and wrenching, Buchs extraordinary ethnography offers an intimate account of how the fate of older adults and the working poor who care for them are bound together, in a society that devalues both aging and care and is obsessed with independence. Penetrating and provocative, Inequalities of Aging makes a major contribution to the anthropology and sociology of aging, care work, and social inequality. -- Sarah Lamb, author of White Saris and Sweet Mangoes and Successful Aging as a Contemporary ObsessionAcompelling examination of homecare that looks at both workers and elders experiences. Homecare is a growing industry with profound impacts on the lives of older people and low income workers. This accessible ethnographic account shows how the cultural commitment to independence for older adults generates dependency and inequality in the lives of homecare workers. I look forward to teaching this book and talking about the issues it raises with my students. -- Jessica Mulligan, Providence CollegeElana Buch provides an outstanding and timely critical examination of the sociopolitical realities of aging and care in the US. By engaging similarly with the intricacies of the lives of older adults, paid home care workers, and home care agencies in Chicago, Buch sheds new light on care exchanges in elderly home care. * Anthropology & Aging *Elana Buch’s critical and thoughtful analysis of the American home care system highlights the ways in which older adults try to simultaneously maintain their independent identities and generate new relations with the home care workers who assist them with assigned tasks. * Somatosphere *Buch does an excellent job in immersing the reader in the lived experiences of the workers and their clients, and the relations that develop through the course of their daily care. * Ageing & Society *The book provides a vivid portrait of the intimate but fraught and often precarious relationships that constitute paid home care in the United States, and it makes important contributions to advancing the state of several discussions in our field: about the meaning and experience of sickness and aging; about the political-economic and cultural context of care practices and access to care; and about the critical analysis of health-related policies. * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *
£23.74
New York University Press Inequalities of Aging
Book SynopsisWinner, 2020 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize, given by the Society for Medical AnthropologyThe troubling dynamic of the American home care industry where increased independence for the elderly conflicts with the well being of caregivers Paid home care is one of the fastest growing occupations in the United States, and millions of Americans rely on these workers to help them remain at home as they grow older. However, the industry is rife with contradictions. The United States spends a fortune on medical care, yet devotes comparatively few resources on improving wages, thus placing home care providers in the ranks of the working poor. As a result, the work that enables some older Americans to live independently generates profound social inequalities. Inequalities of Aging explores the ways in which these inequalities play out on the ground as workers, who are disproportionately women of color and immigrants, earn poverty-level wages and oftenTrade ReviewThis book is a gripping, vivid, thought-provoking ethnographic exploration of home care providers and the older adults they serve. Buch (Univ. of Iowa) is at her best when describing and illustrating the incompatibility of two equally valuable social goals: providing affordable home care to aging people who want desperately to live independently in their own communities and ensuring a sufficient standard of living and economic independence for workers (most of whom are immigrants and women of color) providing that care. This rich sociological analysis pays careful attention to broad themes of race and gender inequality and advances the novel concept of generative labor, which refers to everyday practices through which individuals make and sustain life and at the same time generate and reproduce systematic, intersecting forms of structural inequality … This engaging, theoretically sophisticated read will enrich courses on social inequalities, aging, labor, ethnographic methods, and gender. * Choice *Inequalities of Aging is a brilliantly told story of precarious and unequal lives. Page by page we witness the haunting moral engagements of those bound together, care workers and older adults, and the pretense of independence that care workers bestow on those they care for. This inspired ethnography captures, close up, the mysterious nature of human relationships and places them in the context of tenacious social policies that devalue and underpay the care workforce. -- Carol Stack, author of Call to Home: African Americans Reclaim the Rural South and All Our KinBrilliant, illuminating, and wrenching, Buchs extraordinary ethnography offers an intimate account of how the fate of older adults and the working poor who care for them are bound together, in a society that devalues both aging and care and is obsessed with independence. Penetrating and provocative, Inequalities of Aging makes a major contribution to the anthropology and sociology of aging, care work, and social inequality. -- Sarah Lamb, author of White Saris and Sweet Mangoes and Successful Aging as a Contemporary ObsessionAcompelling examination of homecare that looks at both workers and elders experiences. Homecare is a growing industry with profound impacts on the lives of older people and low income workers. This accessible ethnographic account shows how the cultural commitment to independence for older adults generates dependency and inequality in the lives of homecare workers. I look forward to teaching this book and talking about the issues it raises with my students. -- Jessica Mulligan, Providence CollegeElana Buch provides an outstanding and timely critical examination of the sociopolitical realities of aging and care in the US. By engaging similarly with the intricacies of the lives of older adults, paid home care workers, and home care agencies in Chicago, Buch sheds new light on care exchanges in elderly home care. * Anthropology & Aging *Elana Buch’s critical and thoughtful analysis of the American home care system highlights the ways in which older adults try to simultaneously maintain their independent identities and generate new relations with the home care workers who assist them with assigned tasks. * Somatosphere *Buch does an excellent job in immersing the reader in the lived experiences of the workers and their clients, and the relations that develop through the course of their daily care. * Ageing & Society *The book provides a vivid portrait of the intimate but fraught and often precarious relationships that constitute paid home care in the United States, and it makes important contributions to advancing the state of several discussions in our field: about the meaning and experience of sickness and aging; about the political-economic and cultural context of care practices and access to care; and about the critical analysis of health-related policies. * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *
£66.60
New York University Press On Retirement
£25.19
New York University Press Living with Alzheimers
Book SynopsisNews of Alzheimer's disease is constantly in the headlines. Every day we hear heart-wrenching stories of people caring for a loved one who has become a shell of their former self, of projections about rising incidence rates, and of cures that are just around the corner. However, we don't see or hear from the people who actually have the disease. In Living with Alzheimer's, Renée L. Beard argues that the exclusively negative portrayals of Alzheimer's are grossly inaccurate. To understand what life with memory loss is really like, Beard draws on intensive observations of nearly 100 seniors undergoing cognitive evaluation, as well as post-diagnosis interviews with individuals experiencing late-in-life forgetfulness. Since we all forget sometimes, seniors with an Alzheimer's diagnosis ultimately need to be socialized into medicalized interpretations of their forgetfulness. In daily life, people with the disease are forced to manage stigma and the presumption of incompetence on top of the aTrade Review"An intriguing examination of an important health issue...[I]nformed general readers will find it useful." * Library Journal *"Provides an insightful, compelling and timely understanding into the lives of people with memory problems living in a society where cognitive function is still implicitly connected to how we articulate our place in the world . . . highly recommend to scholars interested in the sociology of diagnosis, social studies of dementia, and the sociology of ageing."An exemplary study, important for the sociologies of health and illness, social movements, disability studies, aging, and identity formation" * American Journal of Sociology *"Living with Alzheimers is an important empirical contribution to illness narratives about people with memory problems or experiencing forgetfulness. I highly recommend it to scholars interested in the sociology of diagnosis, social studies of dementia, and the sociology of ageing." * Sociology of Health & Illness *"Based on an exceptional range of qualitative data, Living with Alzheimers brilliantly illuminates how a primarily biomedical approach to memory loss shapes the identities and experiences of millions of newly minted patients. Equally, Renée Beard alerts us to how counter-narratives can potentially liberate the marginalized voices of those dealing with questionable diagnoses of cognitive impairment. Finely organized and conceptually rich, this book should be standard reading for anyone puzzling through the confounding distinction between normal aging and pathological forgetfulness." -- David Karp,author of Speaking of Sadness"In this thorough and critical book, Renee Beard explores the medicalization, culture and experience of Alzheimers Disease in a breadth rarely encountered in sociological analyses of illness. This work should become a benchmark in the social studies of Alzheimers for a long time." -- Peter Conrad,author of The Medicalization of Society
£23.74
Cornell University Press Fragile Resonance
Book SynopsisFragile Resonance describes the paths carers take as they make meaning of their experiences and find a sense of moral purpose to sustain them and guide their decisions. When a parent or partner becomes frail or disabled, often a family member assumes responsibility for their care. But family care is a physically and emotionally exhausting undertaking. Carers experience moments of profound connection as well as pain and grief. Carers ask themselves questions about the meaning of family, their entitlement to support, and their capacity to understand and sympathize with another person''s pain. Based on his research gathering stories of family carers in Japan and England, Jason Danely traces how care transforms individual sensibilities and the roles of cultural narratives and imagination in shaping these transformations, which persist even after the care recipient has died. Throughout Fragile Resonance, Danely examines the implications of unpaid carer'Trade ReviewFragile Resonance is a valuable contribution to the body of ethnographies that focus on the unpaid care of older people within the family setting from an intimate, ethical, and phenomenological perspective. * American Anthropologist *Because the book also addresses an audience of carers, Danely makes sure not to overload it with academic jargon, which is appreciated. Those who look for philosophical, historical, and theoretical contexts can find this in the illuminating and in-depth footnotes.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Cultural Ecologies of Care 2. Becoming a Carer 3. Fatigue and Endurance 4. Dangerous Compassion 5. Counter-worlds of Care 6. Living On 7. The Politics of Care Conclusion
£97.20
Stanford University Press Chinese Senior Migrants and the Globalization of
Book SynopsisThe 21st century has seen growing numbers of seniors turning to migration in response to newfound challenges to traditional forms of retirement and old-age support, such as increased longevity, demographically aging populations, and global neoliberal trends reducing state welfare. Chinese-born migrants to the U.S. serve as an exemplary case of this trend, with 30 percent of all migrants since 1990 being at least 60 years old. This book tells their story, arguing that they demonstrate the significance of age as a mediating factor that is fundamentally important for considering how migration is experienced. The subjects of this study are situated at the crossroads of Chinese immigrant and Chinese-American experiences, embodying many of the ambiguities and paradoxes that complicate common understandings of each group. These are older individuals who have waited their whole lives to migrate to the U.S. to rejoin family but often experience unanticipated family conflict when they arrive. They are retirees living at the social and economic margins of American society who nonetheless find significant opportunities to achieve meaningful retired lifestyles. They are members of a diaspora spanning vast regional and ideological differences, yet their wellbeing hinges on everyday interactions with others in this diverse community. Their stories highlight the many possibilities for mutual engagement that connect Chinese and American ways of being and belonging in the world.Trade Review"In this timely and intriguing book, Newendorp offers a vivid and insightful anthropological account of the unique and multifaceted experiences of Chinese senior migrants as well as their sustained struggles and aspirations for belonging, wellbeing, dignity, and the good life in American society. It propels readers to rethink the meanings and possibilities of retirement and aging in the age of global mobility." -- Li Zhang * University of California, Davis, author of In Search of Paradise and Strangers in the City *"Chinese Senior Migrants and the Globalization of Retirement is a thoroughly researched, well written, and engaging ethnographic study of contemporary Cantonese senior migration. Though centered in Boston's Chinatown, Newendorp skilfully contextualizes the migration stories of Cantonese seniors within broader historical trajectories of pre- and post-1949 Cantonese transnational migration, as she speaks to the broader phenomenon of the 'globalization of retirement.'" -- Andrea Louie * Michigan State University *
£86.40
Stanford University Press Chinese Senior Migrants and the Globalization of
Book SynopsisThe 21st century has seen growing numbers of seniors turning to migration in response to newfound challenges to traditional forms of retirement and old-age support, such as increased longevity, demographically aging populations, and global neoliberal trends reducing state welfare. Chinese-born migrants to the U.S. serve as an exemplary case of this trend, with 30 percent of all migrants since 1990 being at least 60 years old. This book tells their story, arguing that they demonstrate the significance of age as a mediating factor that is fundamentally important for considering how migration is experienced. The subjects of this study are situated at the crossroads of Chinese immigrant and Chinese-American experiences, embodying many of the ambiguities and paradoxes that complicate common understandings of each group. These are older individuals who have waited their whole lives to migrate to the U.S. to rejoin family but often experience unanticipated family conflict when they arrive. They are retirees living at the social and economic margins of American society who nonetheless find significant opportunities to achieve meaningful retired lifestyles. They are members of a diaspora spanning vast regional and ideological differences, yet their wellbeing hinges on everyday interactions with others in this diverse community. Their stories highlight the many possibilities for mutual engagement that connect Chinese and American ways of being and belonging in the world.Trade Review"In this timely and intriguing book, Newendorp offers a vivid and insightful anthropological account of the unique and multifaceted experiences of Chinese senior migrants as well as their sustained struggles and aspirations for belonging, wellbeing, dignity, and the good life in American society. It propels readers to rethink the meanings and possibilities of retirement and aging in the age of global mobility." -- Li Zhang * University of California, Davis, author of In Search of Paradise and Strangers in the City *"Chinese Senior Migrants and the Globalization of Retirement is a thoroughly researched, well written, and engaging ethnographic study of contemporary Cantonese senior migration. Though centered in Boston's Chinatown, Newendorp skilfully contextualizes the migration stories of Cantonese seniors within broader historical trajectories of pre- and post-1949 Cantonese transnational migration, as she speaks to the broader phenomenon of the 'globalization of retirement.'" -- Andrea Louie * Michigan State University *
£23.39
Broadview Press Ltd Over the Next Hill: An Ethnography of RVing Seniors in North America
£15.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Older Worker: Effective Strategies for
Book SynopsisPresents model programs used to redesign jobs, create opportunities for part-time work, and keep workers age fifty and over productively on the job. Provides a career planning model for assessing the interests and skills of older employees and facilitating successful career changes.ETable of ContentsPrefaceThe Author 1. The Growing Emphasis on Older Workers 2. Meeting the Challenge of an Aging Workforce 3. Understanding Older Workers: The Human Factor 4. Common Types of Human Resource Programs for Older Workers 5. Case Examples of Progressive Programs at Nine Corporations 6. Setting Up Effective Training, Education, and Development Programs 7. Career Development for Older Workers 8. Managing Older Workers: Developing Needed Skills and Attitudes 9. Older Women in the Work Force: Special Needs and Oppurtunities 10. Human Resource Action Planning for Older Worker Issues Resources for Further Information: Organizations and Publications ReferencesIndex
£29.44
Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. Aging in the Church: How Social Relationships
Book Synopsis A growing number of studies indicate that older people in the church form social ties that have a significant positive impact on their physical and mental health. In Aging in the Church, Neal Krause comprehensively assesses the various relationships that stem from church involvement. Among the many types of relationships Krause explores are close companion friendships, social-support structures (such as assistance provided by fellow church members during difficult times), and interactions that arise from Bible study and prayer groups. Through his thorough investigation of the underlying links between these relationships and the ways they relate to attributes like forgiveness, hope, gratitude, and altruism, the author hopes to explain why older adults who are involved in religious activities tend to enjoy better physical and mental health than those who are not engaged in religious communities. Going beyond merely reviewing the existing research on this subject, Aging in the Church provides a blueprint for taking research on church-based social relationships and health to the next level by identifying conceptual and methodological issues that investigators will confront as they delve more deeply into these connections. Though these are complex issues, readers will find plain language and literature drawn from a wide array of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, public health, medicine, psychiatry, nursing, social work, gerontology, and theology. Literature, poetry, philosophy, and ethical ideas supplement the insights from these diverse fields. As a result, Aging in the Church takes on a genuinely interdisciplinary focus that will appeal to various scholars, researchers, and students. Trade Review What tremendous work. Aging in the Church is Neal Krause's magnum opus, the first and last word on how social relationships mediate religion's impact on physical and mental health. Theoretically, conceptually, methodologically, this book exemplifies the very best of what social science has to offer this field." —Jeff Levin, PhD, MPH, author of God, Faith, and Health; adjunct professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Duke University Medical Center Quite simply, Aging in the Church is a tour de force. This sophisticated, clearly written volume casts fresh light on an important topic that has been neglected for too long: the role of congregational relationships in the health of older adults. Krause combines astute theoretical reasoning with skillful data analyses, opening new vistas for researchers and practitioners alike. Krause reveals the many aspects of church-based social ties that can benefit elders while showing the potential harm caused by conflict and criticism within religious communities. With laser-like precision, Krause also reveals how the costs and benefits of church-based social ties vary for persons from diverse racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. With this important contribution, Krause takes the field of religion-health research to a new level. —Christopher G. Ellison, professor of sociology, Elsie and Stanley E. Adams, Sr. Centennial Professor in Liberal Arts, The University of Texas at Austin A “must-read” for anyone caring for elderly parents or caregivers of disabled individuals, each of whom is so valued in our world. —Pam Landis, Journal of Religion, Disability, and Health This masterful study provides an agenda for work to be done rather than a recap of data already in hand. It will be of practical interest to religious professionals, sociologists, psychologists, gerontologists, and others working with aging; it is not for casual readers or beginning students. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals/practitioners. —C. H. Lippy, CHOICE Neal Krause says that the purpose of Aging in the Church “is to examine how social relationships that arise in church affect the physical and mental health of older men and women” (p. 3). He accomplishes his goal in this comprehensive yet comprehensible compilation of a great deal of social-scientific research (both his own and others) on the role that involvement in Christian congregations plays in various health outcomes among elders. The book pulls together a wealth of information in one place for researchers interested in its subject, as well as for those who might want to make a case that “going to church is good for you.” —The Gerontologist(February 2010 Issue) This book effectively and clearly summarizes his findings on social relationships in congregations and how they contribute to elders' health and well-being. —NICA Book Review Table of Contents Acknowledgments vii Chapter 1. Social Relationships in the Church and Health: Problems and Prospects / 3 Religion and Health: What We Know and What We Need to Do Next / 4 Setting Boundaries on the Study of Church-Based Social Ties and Health / 9 Why Research on Church-Based Social Ties and Health in Late Life Is Important / 11 Overview of the Chapters That Follow / 28 Conclusions / 31 Chapter 2. Church-Based Social Support: Getting Help during Difficult Times / 33 Conceptualizing and Measuring Informal Church-Based Social Support / 35 Stress-Induced Psychosocial Deficits / 39 Mobilizing Support from Fellow Church Members / 44 Exploring the Benefits of Church-Based Social Support / 46 Sharpening the Theoretical Underpinnings of Church-Based Social Support / 53 Less Familiar Dimensions of Church-Based Social Support / 65 Bringing Different Kinds of Stressors to the Foreground / 70 Conceptual and Methodological Challenges / 75 Conclusions / 78 Chapter 3. Church-Based Companion Friends / 79 Identifying the Basic Nature of Close Companion Friends / 80 Measuring Close Companion Friendships at Church / 85 Linking Close Companion Friendships with Health and Well-Being / 91 Close Companion Friends in Late Life / 102 Close Companion Friends and Health: A Preliminary Empirical Examination / 103 Conceptual and Methodological Challenges / 106 Conclusions / 112 Chapter 4. Social Relationships That Arise from Formal Roles in the Church / 113 Formal Relationships with the Clergy / 113 Bible Study Groups and Prayer Groups / 127 Formal Relationships in Church Volunteer Programs / 134 Formal Assistance for the Homebound / 145 Conclusions / 151 Chapter 5. Negative Interaction in the Church: Exploring the Dark Side of Religion / 155 Measuring Negative Interaction in the Church / 157 Prior Research on Negative Interaction in the Church, Health, and Well-Being / 160 Negative Interaction in the Church and Health: Examining Conceptual Linkages / 162 Negative Interaction with the Clergy / 169 Negative Interaction in the Church during Late Life / 171 Conceptual and Methodological Challenges / 173 Conclusions / 185 Chapter 6. Exploring the Pervasive Influence of Social Structural Factors / 187 A Strategy for Studying Social Structural Variations in Church-Based Social Ties and Health / 189 Variations by Race: Studying Older African Americans / 192 Gender, Church-Based Social Ties, and Health in Late Life / 203 Church-Based Social Ties and Health: Variations by Socioeconomic Status / 216 Conclusions / 229 Chapter 7. Conclusions: Taking a Broader Perspective and Identifying Next Steps / 232 Core Religious Beliefs and Church-Based Social Relationships / 235 General Conceptual and Methodological Challenges / 239 Casting a Broader Net: Delving into the Dark Morass of Subjectivity / 261 Appendix. Technical Details of the Religion, Aging, and Health (RAH) Survey / 267 References / 271 Index / 303
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University of Iowa Press The Ninth Decade: An Octogenarian's Chronicle
Book SynopsisThe Ninth Decade is a path-breaking and timely book on aging: the first to focus explicitly and at length on eighty-somethings, the fastest-growing demographic in the industrialized world. Covering eight years in lively six-month installments, Klaus tells a vivid story not only of his own ninth decade and survival routines, but also of his loving companion, Jackie, who is strikingly different from him in her physical well-being, practical outlook, sociable temperament, and vigorous workouts. Cameos of their octogenarian friends and relatives near and far add to a wide-ranging and revelatory portrayal of advanced aging, as do bios of notable octogenarians. The multi-year scope of his chronicle reveals the numerous physical and mental problems that arise during octogenarian life and how eighty-year-olds have dealt with those challenges. The Ninth Decade is a unique, first-hand source of information for anyone in their sixties, seventies, or eighties, as well as for persons devoted to care of the aged. Though the challenges of octogenarian life often require specialized care, The Ninth Decade also shows the pleasures of it to be so special as to have inspired Lillian Hellman’s paradoxical description of “longer life” as “the happy problem of our time.”
£13.95
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Aging, Economic Growth, and Old-Age Security in
Book SynopsisPopulation aging is perhaps the single biggest economic and social obstacle confronting Asia's future. The region-wide demographic transition towards an older population is fundamentally reshaping the demographic landscape, and is giving rise to two key socio-economic challenges. This timely book provides an in-depth analysis of these challenges and presents concrete policy options for tackling them. First, the expert contributors argue, Asia must find ways to sustain rapid economic growth in the face of less favorable demographics, which implies slower growth of the workforce. Second, they contend, Asia must find ways to deliver affordable, adequate, and sustainable old-age economic security for its growing elderly population. Underpinned by rigorous analysis, a wide range of concrete policy options for sustaining economic growth while delivering economic security for the elderly are then presented. These include Asia-wide policy options - relevant to the entire region - such as building up strong national pension systems, while other policy options are more relevant to sub-groups of countries.This stimulating and informative book will be of great interest to academics, students, and researchers with an interest in Asian studies, economics generally, and, more specifically, public sector economics. Contributors: Q. Chen, K. Eggleston, G. Estrada, L. Ladusingh, M.S. Lai, S.-H. Lee, L. Li, A. Mason, R. Matsukura, M.R. Narayana, N. Ogawa, D. Park, A. Ramayandi, K. Shin, A.-C. TungTrade Review'This book offers very useful and rich analyses and data on past and projected demographic and economic developments in Asian countries and discusses also Asian speci?cities such as the continued high-level of co-habitation of the elderly and its implications. Thus the book, together with two 2011 publications on pen-sions systems and old-age income support by the ADB, offers a comprehensive insight into aging related institutions, economic and social issues and possible solutions in Asia.'--Robert Holzmann, Journal of Pension Economics and FinanceTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Changyong Rhee 1. Overview: Why does Population Aging Matter so Much for Asia? Population Aging, Economic Growth, and Economic Security in Asia Sang-Hyop Lee, Andrew Mason and Donghyun Park 2. Population, Wealth, and Economic Growth in Asia and the Pacific Andrew Mason and Sang-Hyop Lee 3. Impact of Population Aging on Asia’s Future Growth Donghyun Park and Kwanho Shin 4. Population Aging and Aggregate Consumption in Developing Asia Gemma Estrada, Donghyun Park and Arief Ramayandi 5. The Economic Lifecycle and Support Systems in Asia Sang-Hyop Lee and Andrew Mason 6. Demographic Change, Intergenerational Transfers, and the Challenges for Social Protection Systems in the People’s Republic of China Qiulin Chen, Karen Eggleston and Ling Li 7. Demographic Dividends for India: Evidence and Implications Based on National Transfer Accounts Laishram Ladusingh and M.R. Narayana 8. Population Aging, Economic Growth, and Intergenerational Transfers in Japan: How Dire are the Prospects? Naohiro Ogawa, Sang-Hyop Lee, Rikiya Matsukura, An-Chi Tung and Mun Sim Lai 9. Summary of Key Findings and Main Policy Recommendations Donghyun Park Index
£115.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Making of Ageing Policy: Theory and Practice
Book SynopsisDemographic changes transform societies and challenge existing institutional solutions and policies. The need for policies addressing these challenges has increasingly been put on the agenda. The Making of Ageing Policy analyzes these innovative policy ideas and practices at both the international and the national level.The book provides insights into the value basis and justifications of ageing policies, the potential for conflict and how policy ideas are embedded in institutional defense and advocacy for institutional change and reform. In terms of policy ideas the economically focused 'productive ageing' dominates, but the book finds instances where the broader 'active ageing' approach has gained a hold in policymaking. Ageing policy reforms within pensions and labour market policy include measures to make people extend their working life. In long-term care reforms abound, and implies changes in the responsibility of financing and provision but the patterns across countries differ substantially.The authors provide normative analysis of ageing policy ideas, divulge political conflicts and consensus on ageing policy, and contribute by describing and analyzing the changing institutional landscape of ageing politics and policies throughout Europe. It will prove insightful for academics and researchers in the field, but it will also appeal to practitioners who are increasingly dealing with demographic challenges across a wide number of policy sectors in their daily affairs.Contributors include: M. Doyle, Z. Drozdzak, R. Ervik, L. Foster, I. Helgøy, N. Kildal, G. Lamura, T.S. Lindén, M.G. Melchiorre, E. Nilssen, J. Perek-Bialas, A. Principi, A. Ruzik-Sierdzinska, C. Schiller, V. Timonen, K. Turek, A. WalkerTrade Review'This innovative book provides insightful analyses and critique of policy ideas and practices regarding the challenges and opportunities facing ageing European societies. Through pertinent case study examples, it elucidates the ideological and institutional factors that underlie policy responses in different European societies. It demonstrates the pivotal role of ideas and of international organisations in shaping the policy and practice landscape, and driving through key policy reforms in Europe. This edited book provides an invaluable resource for policy-makers, researchers and scholars interested in ageing, policy and the political process' --Sara Arber, University of Surrey UK'I would recommend this book to readers on its own merits as providing a solid and insightful analysis of ageing policies across a range of countries.' --Social Policy and AdministrationTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introducing Ageing Policy: Challenges, Ideas and Responses in Europe Rune Ervik and Tord Skogedal Lindén 2. Active Ageing: Rhetoric, Theory and Practice Alan Walker and Liam Foster 3. Ageing Policy Ideas in the Field of Health and Long-term Care. Comparing the EU, the OECD and the WHO Nanna Kildal and Even Nilssen 4. Powerless Observers? Policy-makers’ Views on the Inclusion of Older People’s Interest Organizations in the Ageing Policy Process in Ireland Martha Doyle and Virpi Timonen 5. Pension Policy Recommendations of Governmental Commissions in Norway, Denmark, Germany and the UK Tord Skogedal Lindén 6. Did the Transition to a Market Economy and EU Membership have an Impact on Active Ageing Policy in Poland? Anna Ruzik-Sierdzińska, Jolanta Perek-Białas and Konrad Turek 7. Catching up with the Pioneers – Germany’s New Activation Compromise Christof Schiller 8. Policy Paradigms and Ideological Frames in British and Norwegian Ageing Policy Processes Rune Ervik and Ingrid Helgøy 9. Ageing and Long-term Care in Poland and Italy: A Comparative Analysis Zuzanna Drożdżak, Maria Gabriella Melchiorre, Jolanta Perek-Białas, Andrea Principi and Giovanni Lamura 10. Strategies to Meet Long-term Care Needs in Norway, the UK and Germany: A Changing Mix of Institutional Responsibility Rune Ervik, Ingrid Helgøy and Tord Skogedal Lindén 11. The Making of Ageing Policy: Framing, Conceptual Ambiguities and National Policy Developments Rune Ervik and Tord Skogedal Lindén Index
£111.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Older Workers in an Ageing Society: Critical
Book SynopsisThis insightful study provides an overview of the changing employment context in industrialized nations, the risks associated with population ageing and how these are being tackled.Prolonging working lives is high on the agenda of policy makers in most of the world's major industrialized nations. This book explains how they are keen to tackle issues associated with the ageing of populations, namely the funding of pension systems and predictions concerning a dwindling labour supply. Yet the recent history of older workers has primarily been one of premature exit from the labour force in the form of redundancy or early retirement. Add to this a previously plentiful supply of younger labor and it is clear that much of industry will be unprepared for the challenges of ageing workforces.Older Workers in an Ageing Society includes up-to-date knowledge on issues of workforce ageing and provides useful commentary on policy responses and will appeal to scholars and public policy-makers.Contributors: D.M. Atwater, E. Besen, E. Brooke, V. Büsch, N. Charness, A. Chiva, J. Edlund, P. Ester, G. Evers, F. Go, J. Ilmarinen, S. Little, V.W. Marshall, C. Matz-Costa, C. McLoughlin, G. Naegele, M. Oka, M. Pitt-Catsouphes, S.E. Rix, D.M. Spokus, M. Stattin, H.L. Sterns, P. Taylor, A.L. WellsTrade Review'This book provides a valuable insight into the many facets of issues facing older workers, managers and governments in the context of an ageing society. The many challenges for these three key stakeholders are clearly established within the 18 chapters.'--Work, Employment and SocietyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Older Workers in an Ageing Society Philip Taylor PART I: PUBLIC POLICY FOR AN AGEING WORKFORCE 2. Public Policy for an Ageing Workforce: How Does the US Compare? Sara E. Rix 3. Older Workers and Older Worker Policies in Germany Gerd Naegele 4. Older Workers in Japan: The Present Situation and the Future Challenges Masato Oka 5. Age and Work in Different Labour Market Contexts Jonas Edlund and Mikael Stattin PART II: INVESTING IN AGEING HUMAN CAPITAL 6. Lifelong Learning and the World of Work Harvey L. Sterns and Diane M. Spokus 7. Job Security in an Insecure World: Adaptations of Older Workers in the IT Industry Neil Charness 8. The Ageing Workforce, Human Capital and the Bermuda Triangle: An Interdependent Analysis Gerard Evers and Peter Ester PART III: REDESIGNING WORKPLACES FOR AN AGEING SOCIETY 9. Redesign of Workplaces for an Ageing Society Juhani Ilmarinen 10. Restyling Human Resources Management of Older Information Technology Workers in an Environment of Daunting Risk Elizabeth Brooke 11. Managing to Work Longer Anthony Chiva 12. Rethinking Recruitment Processes in an Ageing Society Victoria Büsch PART IV: GENERATIONS AT THE WORKPLACE 13. Generational Relations and the Workplace: A Critique of the Concept Victor W. Marshall and Amber L. Wells 14. Linking Age to the Quality of Employees’ Work Experiences Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Christina Matz-Costa and Elyssa Besen PART V: MANAGING LABOUR SUPPLY IN AN AGEING SOCIETY 15. Working Longer in a Changing Economy: Will Ageing Populations Mean Ageing Workforces? Philip Taylor and Christopher McLoughlin 16. Managing Older Workers in an Ageing Society Donald M. Atwater 17. Older Workers in a Global Economy: Life Cycle Migration and Knowledge Transfer Stephen Little and Frank Go 18. Review: Agendas in Researching Ageing and Work Philip Taylor Index
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