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While there has been a gradual increase in scholarship on men,
ageing and masculinities, little attention has been paid to the
social relations of men in later life and the implications for
enhancing their social wellbeing and counteracting ageist
discourse. Bringing together scholars in social gerontology and the
social sciences from across Global North and South nations, this
collection fills the gaps in key texts by foregrounding older
men’s experiences. It provides new perspectives across the
intersections of old age, ethnicities, class and sexual and gender
identity, paying particular attention to older men from seldom
heard or marginalised groups.
While there has been a gradual increase in scholarship on men,
ageing and masculinities, little attention has been paid to the
social relations of men in later life and the implications for
enhancing their social wellbeing and counteracting ageist
discourse. Bringing together scholars in social gerontology and the
social sciences from across Global North and South nations, this
collection fills the gaps in key texts by foregrounding older men's
experiences. It provides new perspectives across the intersections
of old age, ethnicities, class and sexual and gender identity,
paying particular attention to older men from seldom heard or
marginalised groups.
This book, set within a social gerontology and transport behaviour
studies paradigm, examines current debates and issues around
transport for older people and its relationship to health and
wellbeing for individuals and society as a whole. This timely title
explores transport and travel needs and motivations of older
people, barriers older people face using public and community
transport, difficulties in accessing public spaces for walking and
cycling. The safety of older drivers and recent advances in
technology are also investigated. Concluding by looking to the
future in addressing digital cities, driverless cars and other
changes in ICT that may affect older people and their travel
behaviour, a variety of global perspectives examine the social
aspects of mobility and transport from a psychological,
sociological, and geographical perspective. This title will be of
interest to those working with older people in the health and
wellbeing sector, those involved in transport and town and country
planning and academics examining gerontology and associated social
science subjects.
The ageing of our population is a key societal issue across the
globe. Although people are living longer, they need to be living
longer in good health to continue to enjoy quality of life and
independence and to prevent rises in health and social care costs.
This timely and ground-breaking volume will provide an up-to-date
overview of the factors that promote physical activity in later
life. Despite advances in the fields of gerontology and geriatrics,
sports and exercise science, sociology, health psychology, and
public health, knowledge is largely contained within disciplines as
reflected in the current provision of academic texts on this
subject. To truly address the present and substantial societal
challenges of population ageing, a multidisciplinary and
collaborative approach is required. This handbook will inform
researchers, students, and practitioners on the current evidence
base for what physical activities need to be promoted among older
people and how they can be implemented to maximise engagement. This
handbook will be an invaluable resource for researchers,
practitioners, policy makers, and students across the social
sciences.
This book presents a unique geographical perspective on issues of
transport and mobility for ageing populations. Society is ageing
across the globe. As well as living longer, older people are
fitter, healthier and more active than previous generations were.
There is both a desire and a need to be mobile in later life and
mobility is clearly linked to older people's health and wellbeing.
Yet mobility can be hard for older people and we don't always
design our neighbourhoods, towns, cities and villages in an age
friendly way. With case studies from across the globe, authors take
a geographical lens to the important topic of transport and
mobility in later life. Chapters examine how the relationships
between mobility, modes of transport, place and technologies affect
an aging population. This collection will be of interest to
scholars and students in human geography, in particular those with
interests in transport geography, mobilities, geographies of health
and wellbeing, urban geographies and geographical gerontology. It
will also appeal to practitioners and policy makers in urban design
and planning, transport planning and engineering and public health
who have interests in age-friendly cities and policy.
The ageing of our population is a key societal issue across the
globe. Although people are living longer, they need to be living
longer in good health to continue to enjoy quality of life and
independence and to prevent rises in health and social care costs.
This timely and ground-breaking volume will provide an up-to-date
overview of the factors that promote physical activity in later
life. Despite advances in the fields of gerontology and geriatrics,
sports and exercise science, sociology, health psychology, and
public health, knowledge is largely contained within disciplines as
reflected in the current provision of academic texts on this
subject. To truly address the present and substantial societal
challenges of population ageing, a multidisciplinary and
collaborative approach is required. This handbook will inform
researchers, students, and practitioners on the current evidence
base for what physical activities need to be promoted among older
people and how they can be implemented to maximise engagement. This
handbook will be an invaluable resource for researchers,
practitioners, policy makers, and students across the social
sciences.
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Transport Matters (Paperback)
Glenn Lyons, Graham Parkhurst, Charles Musselwhite, David Dawson, David Gray, …
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R935
Discovery Miles 9 350
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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This book shows that transport matters. Comprising a series of
highly accessible chapters written by respected experts, it reviews
key transport issues and explains how and why effective and
efficient transport is fundamental to successfully addressing all
manner of public policy goals. Contributors explore how we 'do'
transport, as a result of the technologies available to us and the
cultures surrounding how we use them, and examine how this has
significant social, economic and environmental consequences. They
also provide key recommendations for how we could do things
differently to bring about a happier, healthier and more
economically secure future for all of us.
This book presents a unique geographical perspective on issues of
transport and mobility for ageing populations. Society is ageing
across the globe. As well as living longer, older people are
fitter, healthier and more active than previous generations were.
There is both a desire and a need to be mobile in later life and
mobility is clearly linked to older people's health and wellbeing.
Yet mobility can be hard for older people and we don't always
design our neighbourhoods, towns, cities and villages in an age
friendly way. With case studies from across the globe, authors take
a geographical lens to the important topic of transport and
mobility in later life. Chapters examine how the relationships
between mobility, modes of transport, place and technologies affect
an aging population. This collection will be of interest to
scholars and students in human geography, in particular those with
interests in transport geography, mobilities, geographies of health
and wellbeing, urban geographies and geographical gerontology. It
will also appeal to practitioners and policy makers in urban design
and planning, transport planning and engineering and public health
who have interests in age-friendly cities and policy.
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Transport Matters (Hardcover)
Glenn Lyons, Graham Parkhurst, Charles Musselwhite, David Dawson, David Gray, …
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R2,332
Discovery Miles 23 320
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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This book shows that transport matters. Comprising a series of
highly accessible chapters written by respected experts, it reviews
key transport issues and explains how and why effective and
efficient transport is fundamental to successfully addressing all
manner of public policy goals. Contributors explore how we 'do'
transport, as a result of the technologies available to us and the
cultures surrounding how we use them, and examine how this has
significant social, economic and environmental consequences. They
also provide key recommendations for how we could do things
differently to bring about a happier, healthier and more
economically secure future for all of us.
Designing Public Space for an Ageing Population examines the
barriers older people face by being a pedestrian in the built
environment and demonstrates how to overcome them. Drawing on
research carried out across the globe, and framed around Bourdieu's
theory of capitals, this book establishes how to overcome
restrictions and barriers to mobility including: - Infrastructure
capital, such as technology, services, roads, pavements, finance
and economics - Social capital, for example friends, family,
neighbourhood and community - Cultural capital (norms,
expectations, rules, laws) - Individual capital (skills, abilities,
resilience, adaptation and desire and willingness to change) The
book demonstrates that the public realm must be safe and
accessible, but also attractive and desirable to an ageing
population. The book includes case studies presenting solutions
around CABE's objectives of urban design, notably: safe and
accessible space including ease of movement; legible space,
including adaptability, diversity and choice and; distinctive and
aesthetically pleasing space, including character, continuity and
quality.
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