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Rural Ageing - A Good Place to Grow Old? (Hardcover, New)
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Rural Ageing - A Good Place to Grow Old? (Hardcover, New)
Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series
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This important book addresses a growing international interest in
'age-friendly' communities. It brings together some of the best
international scholars working on issues of how people and places
influence experiences of ageing, to examine the conflicting
stereotypes of rural communities as either idyllic and supportive
or isolated and bereft of services. Throughout the book they ask
the question, 'good places for whom'? The book extends our
understanding of the intersections of rural people and places
across the adult lifecourse. Taking a critical human ecology
perspective, authors trace lifecourse changes in community and
voluntary engagement and in the availability of social support.
They highlight diversity among older adults in social inclusion and
in the types of services that are essential to their well being.For
the first time, detailed information is provided on characteristics
of rural communities that make them supportive to different groups
of older adults. Comparisons between the UK and North America
highlight similarities in how landscapes create rural identities
and highlight fundamental differences in how climate, distance and
rural culture shape the everyday lives of older adults. "Rural
Ageing" is a valuable resource for students, academics and
practitioners interested in communities, rural settings and ageing
and the lifecourse. Rich in national profiles and grounded in the
narratives of older adults, it provides theoretical, empirical and
practical examples of growing old in rural communities never before
presented.
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