Ageing and Later Life

by Julia Johnson; Robert Slater

• ISBN13: 9780803989665
• ISBN10: 0803989660
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-03-07
• Publisher: Sage Publications

Summary

Aging and Later Life examines the range of issues raised by aging in contemporary society. The collection is unique in combining academic and practitioner analyses with personal accounts. By taking a multidisciplinary approach that includes literary, historical, sociological, policy, psychological, and clinical perspectives, this lively and informative collection features essays by major authors and includes discussions of cultural aspects of self-image and identity, current concerns relating to health and well-being, and the reality of power and control in the care of older people. It also explores concepts and values that shape our understanding of aging, issues of policy and politics, and historical perspectives on aging and the possibilities for the future. Aging and Later Life is an invaluable sourcebook for students, practitioners, and researchers in social gerontology, sociology, psychology, health, and social work. "It is a real pleasure to recommend this very pleasing collection, which is a welcome addition to any gerontology library, personal or public." --Baseline

Table of Contents

Introduction

PART ONE: PERSONAL ACCOUNTS

Look Me In the Eye - Barbara MacDonald

Coming Out of the Age Closet - Maxine Myers

The Ageing of Mary Berenson - Bill Bytheway

Home From Home? - Evan Marsh

Mrs Hatter - Janet Ford and Ruth Sinclair

Mr and Mrs Cosgrove - Jeremy Seabrook

Epilogue to - Agatha Christie

An Autobiography

PART TWO: IMAGES AND IDENTITY

Old Age in Crime Fiction - Mike Hepworth

A Cream Cracker Under the Settee - Alan Bennett

Have the Men Had Enough? - Margaret Forster

The Photographic Image - Kathleen Woodward

Ageing with a Disability - Gerry Zarb

Ageing and Cultural Stereotypes of Older Women - Jay Ginn and Sara Arber

Ageing and Ethnicity - Ken Blakemore

PART THREE: ILL-HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

The Health of Older Asians - Liam Donaldson and Marie Johnson

Osteoporosis in Women - Jean Shapiro

Depression in Later Life - Elaine Murphy

Frames of Reference for an Understanding of Dementia - Tom Kitwood

Love, Sex and Aging - Edward M Brecher

Age Discrimination in Health Care - Melanie Henwood

PART FOUR: INTERVENTION AND THERAPY

Does Group Living Work? - Julia Johnson

A Holistic Approach in the Ward - Helen Passant

Elderly People, Their Medicines and Their Doctors - Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin

Assessing Risk - Alison Norman

Vulnerable to Abuse - Olive Stevenson

Baffle Locks - Grainne Sheridan

In Whose Best Interest?

Freedom to Wander - Peter Blackburn

PART FIVE: POWER AND CONTROL

Obstacles to the Development of User-Centred Services - Tim Booth

Rest Assured - Leonie Kellaher and Sheila Peace

New Moves in Quality Assurance for Residential Care

A Powerhouse for Change - Phyllida Parsloe and Olive Stevenson

Empowering Users

Approaches to Advocacy - Chris Phillipson

The Pensioners' Movement - Andrew Blaikie

Federation, Consolidation, Fragmentation, 1938-48

On Being a Woman in the Pensioners' Movement - Zelda Curtis

PART SIX: CONCEPTS AND VALUES

Ageism - Julia Johnson and Bill Bytheway

Concept and Definition

`Us' and `Them'? Feminist Research, Community Care and Disability - Jenny Morris

Philosophical Perspectives on Quality of Life - Andrew Sixsmith

Religion and Aging - David O Moberg

Gerontological Approaches to Quality of Life - Beverley Hughes

Measuring Quality of Life - Michael Bury and Anthea Holme

PART SEVEN: POLICY AND POLITICS

Ideology and the Private Sector of Welfare - Roy Parker

Housing and Community Care - Robin Means

Workers versus Pensioners - Paul Johnson, Christoph Conrad and David Thompson

The New Prospects for Retirement - Michael Young and Tom Schuller

Older People in Europe - Alan Walker and Jens Alber

Social and Economic Policies

PART EIGHT: PASTS

Born 1898 - Mark Abrams

A Brief Group Biography

Oral History as a Social Movement - Joanna Bornat

Reminiscence and Older People

History of Migration to the United Kingdom - John Young and James George

Glimpses of a Lost History - Paul Thompson

Social Services for Elderly People - Robin Means

From Beveridge to Thatcher

The Historical Development of Geriatric Medicine as a Specialty - Helen Evers

History of Old Age in Western Culture and Society - George Minois

PART NINE: FUTURES

The Politics of Age - Russell A Ward

Ageing in Developing Countries - Alex Kalache

Has it Got Anything to Do with Us?

Paths for Future Population Ageing - Jill Grigsby

Can We Survive the World Revolution? - Alexander King and Bertrand Schneider