critical gerontology

“Incitement” gets published in an oh-so-reasonable tone, not by teenagers but by important writers with total impunity when older people are the focus.

This year’s programme ranged from health, social care ,participation and inclusion, cultural gerontology, arts, and environments of ageing.

The very body of vulnerable elders becomes a commodity in an institution industrial complex with an emphasis on profit making and social control.

The proportion of older people in Japanese prisons has risen sharply since the recession of the early 1990s. Around 17% of Japanese prisoners are over 65.

Creative industries such as architecture, fashion, software, design are very close to the fields described through the concept of the silver economy.

There has been an increasing focus on person-centred approaches to dementia, which seeks to affirm the person living with dementia that is often overlooked.

How hairstylists respond to age norms, the aging body, as well as, social constructs about how women should style their hair.

Written by: Amanda Grenier, Rachel Barken, and Colleen McGrath May 19th, 2017 Aging occurs in close relation to ‘house’ and ‘home.’ International policies and frameworks on aging are organized around ‘home,’…

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