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Ageing populations have gradually become a major concern in many
industrialised countries over the past fifty years, drawing the
attention of both politics and science. The target of a raft of
health and social policies, older people are often identified as a
specific, and vulnerable, population. At the same time, ageing has
become a specialisation in many disciplines - medicine, sociology,
psychology, to name but three - and a discipline of its own:
gerontology. This book questions the framing of old age by focusing
on the relationships between policy making and the production of
knowledge. The first part explores how the meeting of scientific
expertise and the politics of old age anchors the construction of
both individual and collective relationships to the future. Part II
brings to light the many ways in which issues relating to ageing
can be instrumentalised and ideologised in several public debate
arenas. Part III argues that scientific knowledge itself composes
with objectivity, bringing ideologies of its own to the table, and
looks at how this impacts discourse about ageing. In the final
part, the contributors discuss how the frames can themselves be
experienced at different levels of the division of labour, whether
it is by people who work on them (legislators or scientists), by
people working with them (professional carers) or by older people
themselves. Unpacking the political and moral dimensions of
scientific research on ageing, this cutting-edge volume brings
together a range of multidisciplinary, European perspectives, and
will be of use to all those interested in old age and the social
sciences.
Ageing populations have gradually become a major concern in many
industrialised countries over the past fifty years, drawing the
attention of both politics and science. The target of a raft of
health and social policies, older people are often identified as a
specific, and vulnerable, population. At the same time, ageing has
become a specialisation in many disciplines - medicine, sociology,
psychology, to name but three - and a discipline of its own:
gerontology. This book questions the framing of old age by focusing
on the relationships between policy making and the production of
knowledge. The first part explores how the meeting of scientific
expertise and the politics of old age anchors the construction of
both individual and collective relationships to the future. Part II
brings to light the many ways in which issues relating to ageing
can be instrumentalised and ideologised in several public debate
arenas. Part III argues that scientific knowledge itself composes
with objectivity, bringing ideologies of its own to the table, and
looks at how this impacts discourse about ageing. In the final
part, the contributors discuss how the frames can themselves be
experienced at different levels of the division of labour, whether
it is by people who work on them (legislators or scientists), by
people working with them (professional carers) or by older people
themselves. Unpacking the political and moral dimensions of
scientific research on ageing, this cutting-edge volume brings
together a range of multidisciplinary, European perspectives, and
will be of use to all those interested in old age and the social
sciences.
The supportive role of urban spaces in active aging is explored on
a world scale in this unique resource, using the WHO's Age-Friendly
Cities and Community model. Case studies from the U.S., Canada,
Australia, Hong Kong, and elsewhere demonstrate how the model
translates to fit diverse social, political, and economic realities
across cultures and continents, ways age-friendly programs promote
senior empowerment, and how their value can be effectively
assessed. Age-friendly criteria for communities are defined and
critiqued while extensive empirical data describe challenges as
they affect elders globally and how environmental support can help
meet them. These chapters offer age-friendly cities as a corrective
to the overemphasis on the medical aspects of elders' lives, and
should inspire new research, practice, and public policy. Included
in the coverage: A critical review of the WHO Age-Friendly Cities
Methodology and its implementation. Seniors' perspectives on
age-friendly communities. The implementation of age-friendly cities
in three districts of Argentina. Age-friendly New York City: a case
study. Toward an age-friendly European Union. Age-friendliness,
childhood, and dementia: toward generationally intelligent
environments. With its balance of attention to universal and
culture-specific concerns, Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in
International Comparison will be of particular interest to
sociologists, gerontologists, and policymakers. "Given the rapid
adoption of the age-friendly perspective, following its development
by the World Health Organization, the critical assessment offered
in this volume is especially welcome". Professor Chris Phillipson,
University of Manchester
The supportive role of urban spaces in active aging is explored on
a world scale in this unique resource, using the WHO's Age-Friendly
Cities and Community model. Case studies from the U.S., Canada,
Australia, Hong Kong, and elsewhere demonstrate how the model
translates to fit diverse social, political, and economic realities
across cultures and continents, ways age-friendly programs promote
senior empowerment, and how their value can be effectively
assessed. Age-friendly criteria for communities are defined and
critiqued while extensive empirical data describe challenges as
they affect elders globally and how environmental support can help
meet them. These chapters offer age-friendly cities as a corrective
to the overemphasis on the medical aspects of elders' lives, and
should inspire new research, practice, and public policy. Included
in the coverage: A critical review of the WHO Age-Friendly Cities
Methodology and its implementation. Seniors' perspectives on
age-friendly communities. The implementation of age-friendly cities
in three districts of Argentina. Age-friendly New York City: a case
study. Toward an age-friendly European Union. Age-friendliness,
childhood, and dementia: toward generationally intelligent
environments. With its balance of attention to universal and
culture-specific concerns, Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in
International Comparison will be of particular interest to
sociologists, gerontologists, and policymakers. "Given the rapid
adoption of the age-friendly perspective, following its development
by the World Health Organization, the critical assessment offered
in this volume is especially welcome". Professor Chris Phillipson,
University of Manchester
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