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Later Life views older age as a valuable stage of life and argues
for the centrality of self-making to the quality of later life.
Aiming to enrich an understanding of ageing as the unfolding
process in which people try to negotiate vulnerabilities of their
bodies and manage mortality, it explores the conditions for
pursuing the search for knowledge of oneself in later life. This
new book, with the help of literary examples, presents factors both
supporting and hindering the quality of the experience of later
life. It demonstrates how wondering, courage and habit sustain the
self-making in older age. After illustrating that the process of
ageing also imposes ordeals, the book depicts remedies needed to
overcome boredom, bitterness and sadness, three torments caused by
the age-specific sense of time. It is essential reading not only
for academics and professionals in age studies, sociology of
ageing, gerontology and health care, but also for a general
audience. The book's focus on the experiences of later life will
appeal to the reader interested in understanding the complexities
of ageing and in enhancing the quality of later life, while its
reliance on literary illustrations will be appreciated by lovers of
literature.
Later Life views older age as a valuable stage of life and argues
for the centrality of self-making to the quality of later life.
Aiming to enrich an understanding of ageing as the unfolding
process in which people try to negotiate vulnerabilities of their
bodies and manage mortality, it explores the conditions for
pursuing the search for knowledge of oneself in later life. This
new book, with the help of literary examples, presents factors both
supporting and hindering the quality of the experience of later
life. It demonstrates how wondering, courage and habit sustain the
self-making in older age. After illustrating that the process of
ageing also imposes ordeals, the book depicts remedies needed to
overcome boredom, bitterness and sadness, three torments caused by
the age-specific sense of time. It is essential reading not only
for academics and professionals in age studies, sociology of
ageing, gerontology and health care, but also for a general
audience. The book's focus on the experiences of later life will
appeal to the reader interested in understanding the complexities
of ageing and in enhancing the quality of later life, while its
reliance on literary illustrations will be appreciated by lovers of
literature.
For most of the twentieth century, modernity has been characterised
by the formalisation of social relations as face to face
interactions are replaced by impersonal bureaucracy and finance. As
we enter the new millennium, however, it becomes increasingly clear
that it is only by stepping outside these formal structures that
trust and co-operation can be created and social change achieved.
In a brilliant theoretical tour de force, illustrated with
sustained case studies of changing societies in the former eastern
Europe and of changing forms of interaction within so-called
virtual communities, Barbara Misztal, argues that only the society
that achieves an appropriate balance between the informality and
formality of interaction will find itself in a position to move
forward to further democratisation and an improved quality of life.
For most of the twentieth century, modernity has been characterised by the formalisation of social relations as face to face interactions are replaced by impersonal bureaucracy and finance. As we enter the new millennium, however, it becomes increasingly clear that it is only by stepping outside these formal structures that trust and co-operation can be created and social change achieved. In a brilliant theoretical tour de force, illustrated with sustained case studies of changing societies in the former eastern Europe and of changing forms of interaction within so-called virtual communities, Barbara Misztal, argues that only the society that achieves an appropriate balance between the informality and formality of interaction will find itself in a position to move forward to further democratisation and an improved quality of life.
This monograph presents a state-of-the-art analysis of eco-friendly
and aesthetic structures in wooden dome construction. The author
demonstrates that the further development of wooden structures
depends on both supplementing the testing of wood as a
heterogeneous material, as well as on further improvement of
fibrous structures with visco-elastic properties. The target
audience primarily comprises research experts and practitioners in
the field of building materials who are interested in innovative
architecture.
This monograph presents a state-of-the-art analysis of eco-friendly
and aesthetic structures in wooden dome construction. The author
demonstrates that the further development of wooden structures
depends on both supplementing the testing of wood as a
heterogeneous material, as well as on further improvement of
fibrous structures with visco-elastic properties. The target
audience primarily comprises research experts and practitioners in
the field of building materials who are interested in innovative
architecture.
This edited collection shows how the spread of HIV infection has
been followed, represented, and managed in nine countries between
1982 and 1988. The countries cited in this study have been chosen
to emphasize contrasts in the social and epidemiological profiles
of AIDS, and to suggest the diversity of the problems constituted
by HIV/AIDS in different national contexts. The juxtaposition of
sequences of national response will raise questions about the range
of policy options actually available to political and social
policy-makers in a given context, and will invite further
examination of the factors determining the acceptance or rejection
of specific measures. Following the introduction, which outlines
the choices that national governments confront in formulating AIDS
policies, the successive chapters cover the reactions to HIV/AIDS
in the United States, Brazil, France, Belgium, West Germany, Italy,
Poland, Australia, and Africa. The final chapter compares the
patterns of national response, identifies their common and
divergent features, and points out tensions in policy-making caused
by current changes in the spread of infection and in the
understanding of the virus. This book makes informative reading for
those who want to learn more about international variation in the
political, social, and economic aspects of the AIDS epidemic.
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