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Empirical work thus far suggests that both between and within individual variability in physical functional limitations and cognitive impairment appear to be more closely tied to race/gender/class-based opportunity structure and processes of cumulative advantage/disadvantage than to randomness.

Raise the visibility of non-inclusive transport, the United Nations Human Rights Council would do well to consider establishing a special procedure related to mobility in the context of the antidiscrimination norm and the economic, social and cultural rights to which most of the world’s countries have committed themselves.

The private sector tends to commodify housing stock but also acts in favour of the profit motive and the person and their needs remain largely ignored.

Increases in divorce and remarriage notably among those aged 50 and older highlight a critical need to understand and navigate complex shared social networks

The values ​​of equality, recognition and dignity can only exist in a just State, where individuals and the community come together in support of solidarity. The problem however, is that we are losing ground where dignity, justice, and solidarity are concerned.

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.

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.

Older 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.

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…

We must – as an Association – continue to attend to the priority areas in gerontological research whilst considering the heterogeneity of the aging process.