Current Discussion

Society and the health systems depend on the work performed by family caregiver. Caregivers have an increased risk for physical and mental morbidity.

A growing number of municipalities are implementing initiatives supporting people with dementia and their carers in their neighbourhoods and communities.

Social capital – a recent conceptual import into the discipline of gerontology raises questions on the crucial role of culture in India.

Understanding the embodiment of aging in Brazil– the interplay of social, economic, and biological factors -remains a challenge for critical gerontologists.

The sociology of dementia has been a relatively neglected topic in studies of health and illness despite dementia becoming of increasing significance to most ‘ageing societies’.

In most developed nations, physical activity and sport participation are promoted ‘to all’, regardless of age, gender, race or circumstance.

Resilience in old age has many dimensions. Older people may experience difficulties and be vulnerable in one aspect of their lives, but have many resources and strengths in another.

In my work, I have adopted an interactionist perspective to explore the consequences of neoliberal social policies on the experiences of Older Yoruba People in a Semiurban Community in South West Nigeria .

On March 8th, 2017, the Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging, in collaboration with Trent University, brought together faculty, students (current and alumni), seniors, and community partners with an interest in social aspects of aging, to take part in an event focused on the “Futures of Aging”.

Over the past two decades, there has been a growing focus on how to support older adults to achieve so-called ‘positive’ aging.