How can we understand older people as real human beings, value
their wisdom, and appreciate that their norms and purposes both
matter in themselves and are affected by those of others? Using a
life-course approach, "Valuing older people" argues that the
complexity and potential creativity of later life demand a
humanistic vision of older people and ageing. It acknowledges the
diversity of experiences of older age and presents a range of
contexts and methodologies through which they can be understood.
Ageing is a process of creating meaning carried out by older
people, and is significant for those around them. This book,
therefore, considers the impact of social norms and political and
economic structures on older people's capacities to age in creative
ways. What real obstacles are there to older people's construction
of meaningful lives? What is being achieved when they feel they are
ageing well? This collection, aimed at students, researchers,
practitioners and policy-makers, offers a lively and constructive
response to contemporary challenges involving ageing and how to
understand it.
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