Critical Perspectives on Ageing Societies

• Paperback | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• This important book brings together some of the best known international scholars working within a critical gerontology perspective. Together, they re... Lees meer

Ageing, Health and Care

Christina R Victor

• Hardcover | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• The ageing of the population has enormous implications for the provision of, and access to, health care. Christina Victor's important textbook provide... Lees meer

Ageing, Health and Care

Christina R Victor

• Paperback | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• The ageing of the population has enormous implications for the provision of, and access to, health care. Christina Victor's important textbook provide... Lees meer

Ageing in Urban Neighbourhoods

Allison E Smith

• Paperback | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• Many western nations have experienced a rise in the number of marginalised and deprived inner-city neighbourhoods. Despite a plethora of research focu... Lees meer

Valuing Older People

• Hardcover | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• How can we understand older people as real human beings, value their wisdom, and appreciate that their norms and purposes both matter in themselves an... Lees meer

Community and Ageing

Simon Evans

• Paperback | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• Specialist forms of housing with care are becoming increasingly popular in the United Kingdom, largely as a result of the ageing of the population and... Lees meer

Ageing in a Consumer Society

Ian Rees Jones, Martin Hyde, Christina R Victor, Richard D Wiggins, Chris Gilleard, Paul Higgs

• Paperback | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• Targeted as the 'grey consumer', people retiring now participated in the creation of the post-war consumer culture. These consumers have grown older b... Lees meer

Managing the Ageing Experience

Denise Tanner

• Hardcover | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• Current social policy recognises that older people should be treated as experts in their own lives and be actively involved in their care. This book e... Lees meer

Ageing, Insight and Wisdom

Ricca Edmondson

• Hardcover | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• This book focuses on older people as makers of meaning and insight, highlighting the evolving values, priorities and ways of communicating that make l... Lees meer

Rural Ageing

• Paperback | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• This important book addresses a growing international interest in 'age-friendly' communities. It examines the conflicting stereotypes of rural communi... Lees meer

Valuing Older People

• Paperback | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• How can we understand older people as real human beings, value their wisdom, and appreciate that their norms and purposes both matter in themselves an... Lees meer

Health and Care in Ageing Societies

Liz Lloyd

• Hardcover | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• In the context of global ageing societies, there are few challenges to the underlying assumption that policies should promote functional health and in... Lees meer

Family Practices in Later Life

Pat Chambers, Graham Allan, Chris Phillipson, Mo Ray

• Hardcover | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• There is no shortage of political and moral commentary on family life. Frequently the underlying theme of these commentaries is the decline of contemp... Lees meer

Health and Care in Ageing Societies

Liz Lloyd

• Paperback | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• In the context of global ageing societies, there are few challenges to the underlying assumption that policies should promote functional health and in... Lees meer

Ageing, Insight and Wisdom

Ricca Edmondson

• Paperback | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• This book focuses on older people as makers of meaning and insight, highlighting the evolving values, priorities and ways of communicating that make l... Lees meer

Community and Ageing

Simon Evans

• Hardcover | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• Specialist forms of housing with care are becoming increasingly popular in the United Kingdom, largely as a result of the ageing of the population and... Lees meer

Transitions and the Lifecourse

Amanda Grenier

• Paperback | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• Transitions and the life course: Challenging the constructions of 'growing old' explores and challenges dominant interpretations of transitions as the... Lees meer

Transitions and the Lifecourse

Amanda Grenier

• Hardcover | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• Transitions and the life course: Challenging the constructions of 'growing old' explores and challenges dominant interpretations of transitions as the... Lees meer

Population Ageing from a Lifecourse Perspective

• Hardcover | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• Populations around the globe are ageing rapidly. This demographic shift affects families, market structures and social provisions. This timely volume,... Lees meer

Belief and Ageing

Peter G Coleman

• Hardcover | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• Based on 40 years' interviewing experience, this book illustrates the variety of religious, spiritual and other beliefs held by older people. It provi... Lees meer

Family Practices in Later Life

Pat Chambers, Graham Allan, Chris Phillipson, Mo Ray

• Paperback | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• There is no shortage of political and moral commentary on family life. Frequently the underlying theme of these commentaries is the decline of contemp... Lees meer

Ageing in Urban Neighbourhoods

Allison E Smith

• Hardcover | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• Many western nations have experienced a rise in the number of marginalised and deprived inner-city neighbourhoods. Despite a plethora of research focu... Lees meer

From Exclusion to Inclusion in Old Age

• Hardcover | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• Evidence of widening inequalities in later life raises concerns about the ways in which older adults might experience forms of social exclusion. Such ... Lees meer

Ageing and Intergenerational Relations

• Paperback | Engels | Ageing and the Lifecourse
• With socio-economic and demographic changes taking place in contemporary societies, new patterns of family relations are forming partly due to signifi... Lees meer