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This report explores what it is like to live and work in the new Berryhill Retirement Village in Stoke-on-Trent (developed by The ExtraCare Charitable Trust and Touchstone Housing Association), and shows that retirement housing does not have to be planned and developed solely with middle-class professionals in mind

This important book brings together some of the best known international scholars working within a critical gerontology perspective. Together, they review and update our understanding of how the field has developed over the last twenty-five years and, through the lens of 'passionate scholarship', provide a challenging assessment of the complex practical and ethical issues facing older people, and those who conduct research on ageing, in the 21st century. The contributions extend the critical gerontological approach conceptually, methodologically and practically. They offer close and scholarly analysis of policies affecting the lives of older people and provide insights into why research is done in particular ways. Special attention is paid to feminist contributions and new approaches to working in partnership with older people; age discrimination and ageism; the impact of neo-liberal policies and the passage of various human rights instruments; the re-medicalisation of later life; the participation of older people in research; and justice between generations. The editors and contributors offer suggestions for promoting change, and an exciting set of visions and perspectives for the renewal and development of critical gerontology in the years ahead. Critical Perspectives on Ageing Societies will be a valuable resource for all students, academics and practitioners interested in ageing and the life course.

The environments in which people live out their later lives have a strong impact on their identity and provide opportunities for nourishing social interactions. This volume translates the insights derived from contemporary research on residential environments and public spaces that enhance well-being into practical recommendations for the design of such beneficial community environments. The text is grounded in the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of current research on place attachment, environmental meaning, and community living in later life. Emphasis is placed on how to design residential spaces that facilitate the development of a sense of place or home, and investigation is made into the kinds of lifestyles such spaces foster and support. A major theme pervading the text is the juxtaposition of private and public space. The book also addresses such themes as the transformation of spaces into places of personal identification and attachment, the need for shared intergenerational spaces, and consideration of diverse populations when designing public spaces. The book also considers how emerging public policy agendas affect the development and management of environments for the elderly. Environmental Gerontology includes the contributions of scholars in anthropology, architecture, economics, education, geography, gerontology, planning, psychology, sociology, and numerous health sciences, who hail from North America, Europe, and Asia. With its strong interdisciplinary focus, this text offers innovative and judicious recommendations for the creation of community environments that are truly beneficial for older adults. Key Features:.: Provides an up-to-date synthesis of the latest research on the meaning of place to older people and its relationship to well-being; Offers fresh insight and critical perspectives on community planning and

Originally published in 1986, this title presents papers from the British Society of Gerontology annual conference in 1985. The areas covered include: the sociology of ageing, methodological issues, evaluations of service provision, ethnographies of growing old, historical studies and political perspectives on ageing.

This landmark critical review of five decades of gerontology research, theory, policy and practice highlights key developments and current issues in the subject. It draws on interviews with dozens of influential academics to place the UK's achievements in an international context, and considers where thinking in the field of ageing might go next

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables, Boxes and Extracts -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Key Legislation -- 1 Social Work with Older People: Changing Contexts -- Introduction -- Social work in context -- Social work practice with older people -- The social work-gerontology research gap -- Social work training, education and continuing professional development -- Conclusion -- 2 Developing Critical Gerontological Social Work -- Introduction -- Social work with older people: values, skills and knowledge -- Critical gerontology -- A framework for critical gerontological social work -- Conclusion -- 3 Risk and Older People -- Introduction -- Critical reflection -- The rise of risk -- Theorizing risk -- Widening our understanding of risk -- Risk and critical gerontological social work in practice -- Conclusion -- 4 Social Work with Older People with Dementia -- Introduction -- Biomedical perspectives -- Social models and dementia -- The development of person-centred approaches to dementia -- Widening our understanding of dementia (care) -- Dementia and critical gerontological social work practice -- Conclusion -- 5 Older People and End-of-Life Care -- Introduction -- Where do older people die? -- Theoretical perspectives -- Widening understanding of end-of-life care -- End-of-life care and critical gerontological social work -- Conclusion -- 6 Transitions and Continuities -- Introduction -- Theorizing transition -- Widening our understanding of key transitions -- Transitions: the contribution of critical gerontological social work -- Conclusion -- 7 Care-giving in Diverse Contexts -- Introduction -- The context of care -- Widening our understanding of care -- Care and the contribution of critical gerontological social work -- Conclusion -- 8 Developing Critical Gerontological Practice: New Challenges.

Family life has changed rapidly over te past fifty years and the number of people living longer increases year on year Family and Community Life of Older People revisits three areas (Bethnal Green in London, Wolverhampton in the Midlands and Woodford in Essex) which were the subject of classic studies in the late 1940s and 1950s and explores changes to the family and community lives of older people. The book examines issues such as:*changes in household composition*changes in the geographical proximity of kin and relatives*the extent and type of help provided by the family*contact and relation