Although many of the articles are seemingly written with the best of intentions there is a risk that they further contribute to the portrayal of loneliness as a dangerous and/or inevitable part of later life.
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This idea of the ‘bell curve of human ageing’ does not, however, take account of experience. If it did, there would be no downward slope.
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Advocates of successful aging at work often neglect that individual efforts are not sufficient to fight age discrimination and improve the situation of older workers. Thus, it is important that comprehensive models of successful aging at work take into account both individual characteristics and contextual-structural factors that may influence successful aging at work, and use additional criteria of success that better reflect the experiences of all older workers.
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Paradoxically Thinking: Ageing with Disability, Disability with Ageing
by Ann Leahyby Ann LeahyThe potential to make common cause between groups who are otherwise divided, and amongst whom are individuals dealing alone with challenges that seem to require collective responses.
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This article was originally published on Social Policy Association. Read the original article. Social policy has neglected ageing and, as a result, it has vacated what should have been a leading role …
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“It’s so good that you’re looking after them”: Encouraging critical reflection on the work of affirming valued identities in older adults and their carers
by Laura Funkby Laura FunkOlder adults and carers are themselves aware of the moralized discourses around aging, dying and caring, and that well-meaning attempts by others to invoke these discourses may have inadvertently generate isolation, sadness, even resentment.
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Take a deep breath and slowly exhale. Let your mind drift back to a favorite memory or a recent pleasurable experience. Hold that image still in your mind and try …
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Thank you for making our blog a great success. As we look back on the past year, we wish to acknowledge those who have followed the blog and contributed their …
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Critical reflectivity could help practitioners by understanding how social and cultural forces impact LGBTQ older adults.
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We must – as an Association – continue to attend to the priority areas in gerontological research whilst considering the heterogeneity of the aging process.