Ageing and Society
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The construction of the risk of falling among and by older peopleRisk is frequently invoked in contemporary accounts of ill health, but its construction is often constrained by a rationalist perspective that focuses on physical causes and functional outcomes, and that presents risk as external to the self and predictable. This paper describes an empirical study of the ways in which risk was realised and managed in a day hospital for older people. An eth... ... hiện toàn bộ
Ageing and Society - Tập 22 Số 3 - Trang 305-324 - 2002
Attributes of age-identityChronological age can be an unsatisfactory method of discriminating between older people. The lay concept of how old people actually feel may be more useful. The aim of the analyses reported in this paper was to investigate indicators of age-identity (or subjective age) among a national random sample of people aged 65 or more years living at home in Britain. Information was initially colle... ... hiện toàn bộ
Ageing and Society - Tập 25 Số 4 - Trang 479-500 - 2005
The Structured Dependency of the Elderly: A Creation of Social Policy in the Twentieth CenturyABSTRACT If we are to develop better methods of integrating elderly people into society then above all we need a better sociology of the ageing and the aged. In this paper I wish to put forward the thesis that the dependency of the elderly in the twentieth century is being manufactured socially and that its severity is unnecessary. The process can therefore be revis... ... hiện toàn bộ
Ageing and Society - Tập 1 Số 1 - Trang 5-28 - 1981
Older adults' use of information and communications technology in everyday lifeSocial commentators in countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States are beginning to recognise that encouraging older adults' use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is essential for the creation of bona fide information societies. To date, however, few studies have examined in detail older adults' access to and use of ICTs. This important aspect of the inter... ... hiện toàn bộ
Ageing and Society - Tập 23 Số 5 - Trang 561-582 - 2003
Transnational grandparent migration and care-giving: a systematic scoping review
Ageing and Society - - Trang 1-41
#grandparenting; migrant grandparent; migration; scoping review; transnational care-giving
Ageing consumers and e-commerce activitiesAbstract Technology, and particularly the internet, has transformed consumer and business behaviours. An ageing population is impacted by these contextual and operational changes. Understanding these impacts within an ageing population is important for businesses, organisations and individuals, and their e-commerce activities. Our study increases understanding about... ... hiện toàn bộ
Ageing and Society - Tập 42 Số 8 - Trang 1879-1898 - 2022
Health-related quality of life in relation to mobility and fall risk in 85-year-old people: a population study in SwedenABSTRACT Optimal mobility is fundamental for healthy ageing and quality of life. This study is part of a cross-sectional population-based study of 85-year-old people residing in Linköping municipality, Sweden. The purpose was to describe 85-year-old peoples' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in relation to mobility and fall risk while adjusting for gender and b... ... hiện toàn bộ
Ageing and Society - Tập 36 Số 9 - Trang 1982-1997 - 2016
Pathways to grandparents’ provision of care in skipped-generation households in ThailandABSTRACT In many parts of the world, grandparents live with their grandchildren in ‘skipped-generation households’ in which no parent resides. In Thailand, this living arrangement is more common in rural areas where parents often migrate to find employment. The focus of this article is on how grandparents make the decision to live in skipped-generation households. O... ... hiện toàn bộ
Ageing and Society - Tập 38 Số 7 - Trang 1429-1452 - 2018
Gendered moral rationalities in later life: grandparents balancing paid work and care of grandchildren in AustraliaAbstract In recent years there has been increasing policy focus on keeping mature-age people engaged in the labour market. At the same time, grandparents play an important role as regular child-care providers for many families. Yet, little research has explored how grandparents negotiate these dual, often competing demands of paid employment and intergenerational ca... ... hiện toàn bộ
Ageing and Society - Tập 41 Số 7 - Trang 1651-1672 - 2021
Increased longevity from viewing retirement positivelyABSTRACT Studies of the relationship between retirement and subsequent health, including longevity, have produced mixed findings. One reason may be that these studies have not taken attitudes toward retirement into account. In the current study we examined whether attitudes toward retirement can impact longevity. The cohort consisted of 394 participants who were fol... ... hiện toàn bộ
Ageing and Society - Tập 32 Số 8 - Trang 1418-1427 - 2012
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