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Aging and Time - Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Illustrated Edition (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
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Aging and Time - Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Illustrated Edition (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
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The aim of this volume is to revitalise the debate about the
concepts of time implicit in the study of aging. The many problems
related to aging and the aged put an enormous pressure on the
gerontological community to come up with practical applications and
solutions. In considering research findings, we must keep in mind
the basic assumptions that shape and influence even the most
obvious statements about aging. In this multidisciplinary volume,
the contributors take on the important task of exploring real
issues concerning temporal concepts and approaches to aging; and
the concepts of time that are used in thinking about aging
determine to a large extent the way aging is approached. Most
studies of aging still use a chronological approach to define
populations for research purposes (that is, to determine which
"aged" should be studied) and to establish how people's
characteristics (social, economic, health and so forth) change as a
function of age. This approach may lead to an accumulation of data,
but does not in itself lead to explanatory knowledge. The step from
chronological time to chronological age should be taken cautiously
if we want to consider aging processes seriously, especially
because chronological age is widely used in contemporary societies
as a basis for regulating all kinds of processes, with many
consequences for individuals. The arguments presented here do not
deny the finitude of human life, nor do they deny that "aging" can
be observed in any individual if we compare the characteristics of
that person over a relatively long period. The question is how to
approach these themes to get a better understanding. To achieve
this, we need to understand the specific significance and
relativity of chronological time and uncover unfounded deductions
about time in relation to aging. This book will be of interested to
students and professors of the social sciences, humanities and
aging, including the methodology of aging studies; professionals
working in the field of aging, including sociologists,
psychologists and biologists.
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