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Preliminary Material -- THE PRESENT SITUATION: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT /Harry Lesser -- OLDER PEOPLE, CARE, DIGNITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS /Peter Crome -- AGE, DIGNITY, AND SOCIAL POLICY /Andrew Edgar -- DANGERS AND DILEMMAS SURROUNDING THE CONSUMPTION OF ANTI-AGEING MEDICINE /Beatriz Cardona -- LONELINESS IN OLDER PATIENTS /Harry Lesser -- THE EFFECT OF AGEING ON AUTONOMY /Caroline Dunn -- AUTONOMY FOR OLDER PATIENTS IN BEDSIDE MEDICINE: OBSERVATIONS FROM A DEVELOPING NATION /Ashish Goel , Wilma Wilson and AB Dey -- INTERVENTION WITHOUT PATIENT CONSENT /Harry Lesser -- IS A GRAY WORLD DESIRABLE? /Simona Giordano -- PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN OLD AGE /John Hostler -- THE GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHCARE RESOURCES IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY /Robin Attfield -- THE RIVAL CLAIMS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO HEALTHCARE RESOURCES: IS THERE A NEED FOR GREATER COHERENCE IN OUR VIEW? /Margaret Harris -- SETTING LIMITS FAIRLY: A CRITIQUE OF SOME OF DANIEL CALLAHAN'S VIEWS /Michael Rivlin -- SOCIAL INJUSTICE: DISTRIBUTIVE EGALITARIANISM, THE COMPLETE-LIFE VIEW, AND AGE DISCRIMINATION /Richard Wagland -- A FAIR INNINGS OR A COMPLETE LIFE: ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT AN EGALITARIAN JUSTIFICATION OF AGEISM /Richard Wagland -- TRIAGE AND OLDER PATIENTS /Harry Lesser -- JUSTICE, GUIDELINES, AND VIRTUES /Julian C. Hughes -- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX -- VIBS.

Quality of Life and Older People provides a critical approach to the conceptualization and measurement of quality of life in social gerontology and health and social care research. The book re-examines what we mean by 'quality of life' in a post-modern world, and examines the impact of continuous personal and social changes on the lives of older people. The authors explore ideas about quality of life in social gerontological literature, and attempt to describe the experiences of older people through both their own self description and analysts representations of their experiences. They present

The increasing number of older people in the United States has served to focus attention upon the processes of aging and the effectiveness of social programs for the elderly. In order to plan effective programs, accurate social measures are necessary. Now, more than ever before, researchers need conceptually explicit instruments designed to assess individual and social behaviors, attitudes, and traits in the elderly population. This three-volume work is designed to serve the needs of researchers, evaluators, and clinicians in assessing the instruments used in the field of aging. The measures r

Bibliotherapy and the Use of Other Media in TherapyLife Review/Reminiscence Work; Pet Therapy-Assistive Animals; Relaxation Training and Other Related Modalities; Dance and Music Therapies; Horticulture Therapy; Case Management; Assessment, Evaluation, and Testing; Assistive Technology (AT); Summary; Chapter 3: Advocacy and Aging Issues; Legislative/Public Policy Advocacy; Case Example of Legislative/Public Policy Advocacy; Becoming an Advocate for Public Policy Issues; Legislative Advocacy Activity; Systems/Systemic Advocacy; Training Module That Can Be Used for Systemic/Systems Advocacy.

The increasing number of older people in the United States has served to focus attention upon the processes of aging and the effectiveness of social programs for the elderly. In order to plan effective programs, accurate social measures are necessary. Now, more than ever before, researchers require conceptually explicit instruments designed to assess individual and social behaviors, attitudes, and traits in the elderly population. This is the first in a three-volume series designed to serve the needs of researchers, evaluators, and clinicians in assessing the instruments used in the field of a

This volume represents an instruction manual for community workers and academic researchers wishing to conduct community-based participatory action research. The principles and experience described here will also be useful for any individual from charitable bodies, government agencies, and academic institutions desiring to work with older communities in ensuring that they are able to start on the right footing. The contents of this book are applicable to all countries worldwide, while also providing much-needed contributions to such work in older communities in lower-to-middle income countries.

Introduction: Multiple perspectives on diverse aging experiences / Anne-Marie Séguin, Véronique Billette, and Patrik Marier -- Muths and realities about seniors / Ignace Olazabal and Julien Simard -- Living on easy street?: the myth of the affluent senior / Patrik Marier, Yves Carrièr, and Jonathan Purenne -- Older adults: allergic to social change? / Julien Simard and Ignace Olazabal -- "That's surprising, at your age!": the myth of digital disinterest / Kim Sawchuk, Line Grenier, and Constance Lafontaine -- Grey-haired neurons: does an accurate memory have to become a memento of younger days? / Maxime Lussier, Manon Parisien, Nathalie Bier, and Sophie Laforest -- Do most very old Quebecers live in residential long-term care centres? / Anne-Marie Séguin, Isabelle van Pevenage, and Chloé Dauphinais -- Age-friendly cities: a panacea for aging in place? / Meghan Joy, Patrik Marier, and Anne-Marie Séguin -- Seniors and their cars: choice or necessity? / Paula Negron-Poblete and Anne-Marie Séguin -- Challenging the myth of older homelessness as chronic homelessness / Victoria Burns -- Are penitentiaries suitable places for older inmates? / Michel Gagnon and Michel Dunn -- Older adults living with mental health problems: "nothing more can be done with them" / Ginette Aubin and Bernadette Dallaire -- Aging with intellectual and developmental disabilities: the myth of the eternal child / Daniel Dickson -- Older adults are not affected by HIV/AIDS: the origins and consequences of a misconception / Isabelle Wallach -- Aging, sexuality, and the "cougar" myth / Milaine Alarie -- Sexual assault of older women: an unthinkable reality / Mélanie Couture, Milaine Alarie, Sarita Israel, and Marie-Pier Petit -- Are older adults safe from conjugal violence? / Sarita Israel, Mélanie Couture, and Marie-Pier Petit -- Living longer: years of retirement or years of work? / Yves Carriére, Patrik Marier, Jonathan Purenne, and Diane Galarneau -- Older workers: a societal problem? / Marie-Michèle Lord and Pierre-Yves Therriault -- Do older adults have all the time in the world? / Isabel Wiebe, Anne-Marie Séguin, Philippe Apparicio, and Véronique Billette -- Can one enjoy a happy retirement without volunteering? / Julie Castonguay, Julie Foriter, Andrée Sévigny, Hélène Carbonneau, and Marie Beaulieu -- The social participation of older people: get on board, as they used to say! / Émilie Raymond, Julie Castonguay, Mireille Fortier, and Andrée Sévigny -- How older adults experience bereavement: does greater frequency make death easier to bear? / Valérie Bourgeois-Guérin, Isabelle van Pevenage, Jeanne Lachance, Rock-André Blondin, and Antonin Marquis -- Palliative care for those dying of "old age": unmet needs / Isabelle van Pevenage, Patrick Durivage, Véronique Billette, Patricia Friesen, and Eleonora Bogdanova -- Do older adults wish to die at home (and can they)? / Isabelle van Pevenage, Patrick Durivage, Anne-Marie Séguin, and Laurence Hamel-Roy -- Are families abandoning older relatives? / Isabelle van Pevenage, Zelda Freitas, Patrik Marier, and Pam Orzeck -- Multiple autonomies: navigating the world of home care services / Norma Gilbert, Annette Leibing, and Patrik Marier -- LGBT older adults: who is there to support them and care for them as they age? / Julie Beauchamp, Shari Brotman, Line Chamberland, and Ilyan Ferrer -- Care provision to older immigrants by their families: when discrimination creates barriers to services / Ilyan Ferrer and Shari Brotman -- Conclusion: Public policy issues and the complexities of aging / Patrik Marier, Anne-Marie Séguin, and Véronique Billette.

Chapter 1The personal and public challenges of old age --Chapter 2Care ethics: a relational approach to exploring wellbeing in old age --Chapter 3Deliberating and working with older people --Chapter 4Researching with older people --Chapter 5Talking about wellbeing in old age --Chapter 6Old lives: understanding wellbeing in context --Chapter 7What is wellbeing? --Chapter 8Revisioning policy and practice: working together to make a difference --Chapter 9Older people and wellbeing: the personal, the political and the professional.

The increasing number of older people in the United States has served to focus attention upon the processes of aging and the effectiveness of social programs for the elderly. In order to plan effective programs, accurate social measures are necessary. Now, more than ever before, researchers need conceptually explicit instruments designed to assess individual and social behaviors, attitudes, and traits in the elderly population. This three-volume work is designed to serve the needs of researchers, evaluators, and clinicians in assessing the instruments used in the field of aging. The third and

Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 The Idea of a Fourth Age -- Chapter 2 The Shadow of Long-Term Care -- Chapter 3 Demographic and Epidemiological Aspects of the Fourth Age -- Chapter 4 Frailty and the Fourth Age -- Chapter 5 Abjection and the Fourth Age -- Chapter 6 Care and the Moral Identity of the Fourth Age -- Chapter 7 Bridges and Barriers between the Third and the Fourth Age -- Chapter 8 Fashioning a Future for Fourth Age Studies -- References -- Index.