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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* Individuals Living with Dementia
by Sue Westwoodby Sue WestwoodOur edited collection ‘Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* Individuals Living with Dementia’ has recently been published by Routledge. But why a book about lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans*1 (LGBT*) people and dementia? What makes their experiences of dementia different from those of anyone else?
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Gerontologists study changes that occur with aging across the lifespan. Many of these areas of study and practice focus on the outside of aging: social roles, socioeconomic levels, and biological changes. However, it is equally vital to study the inside of aging and an effective way to do this is by way of a focus on biographical aging—the meaning of aging contained in our life stories.
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The persistent ideas that older people with mental health issues do not represent a large enough group to merit attention, and that older people do not experience mental health concerns beyond Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are dangerous notions with tangible consequences. If these beliefs endure, mental illnesses among older people are likely to continue to go unrecognized, and therefore remain unaddressed.
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Reimagining the Human Service Relationship- By: Jaber Gubrium, Tone Andreassen and Per Koren Solvang
by adminby adminThe traditional lines of demarcation between service providers and service users are shifting. Professionals in managed service organizations are working to incorporate the voices of service users into their missions and the way they function, and service users, with growing access to knowledge, have taken on the semblances of professional expertise. Additionally, the human services environment has been transformed by administrative imperatives. The drive toward greater efficiency and accountability has weakened the bond between users and providers.
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Aging populations challenge public libraries to continually adapt their materials, services, and programming to maximize the wellbeing of older adults and enhance their social participation and security. Libraries (and their spaces, materials, and programs) are crucial institutions in their respective communities, particularly as sites for health, care, and wellness are shifting from hospitals and long term care facilities to the home and surrounding community.
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The keynote address, “Citizens until the End of Their Lives” given by Dr. Malcolm Payne presented a theory of aging that emerged from a career in social work, connecting ideas of citizenship and aging. Dr. Payne’s theorization began with the idea that older people are citizens.
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In the aftermath of the referendum, commentators have been grappling with the need to explain the result and inevitably the demographic profile of voters, and more specifically that of Leave voters, has been scrutinised.
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Portrayals of Aging in Popular Catholic Magazines – by Dana Sawchuk
by adminby adminScholars interested in aging sometimes distinguish between the socially constructed categories of the “Third Age,” a fulfilling period in the life course in which older adults experience engaged and active lives in retirement, and the “Fourth Age,” a dreaded period characterized by the decline and disease of those who are “old old.”
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How to Disseminate and Scale Up Social Innovations for Aging Societies – by Andrzej Klimczuk
by adminby adminThe rapid pace of population aging around the globe is stimulating searches for innovative solutions that will help us to create positive answers to this challenge. In recent years, various important and interesting technological and social innovations have been created. However, the dissemination and implementation of best practices is a challenge in itself.