The New Dynamics of Ageing Volume 2

ISBN: 1447314786

Author: Walker, Alan

Condition: New

Product Description This volume and its companion, The new dynamics of ageing volume 1, provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary overviews of the very latest research on ageing. Together they report the outcomes of the most concerted investigation ever undertaken into both the influence shaping the changing nature of ageing and its consequences for individuals and society. This book concentrates on four major themes: autonomy and independence in later life, biology and ageing, food and nutrition and representation of old age. Each chapter provides a state of the art topic summary as well as reporting the essential research findings from New Dynamics of Ageing research projects. There is a strong emphasis on the practical implications of ageing and how evidence-based policies, practices and new products can produce individual and societal benefits. Review This book brings together some of the major findings of one of the most important recent research programs on ageing. It is highly recommended. -Anthea Tinker, Kings College LondonI welcome the emphasis given to the important theme of maintaining the dignity and respect older people deserve, if we are to fully draw on the knowledge they build up throughout their lives. -Baroness Greengross OBE, former chair of the Advisory Group of New Dynamics of AgeingAnyone with an interest in ageing will find this book engaging and insightful. Contributors break new ground in offering a more rounded and dynamic view of later life that fundamentally challenges traditional ways of thinking about ageing. -Thomas Scharf, Newcastle University Review Anyone with an interest in ageing will find this book engaging and insightful. Contributors break new ground in offering a more rounded and dynamic view of later life that fundamentally challenges traditional ways of thinking about ageing. Thomas Scharf, Professor of Social Gerontology, Newcastle University About the Author Jackie Reynolds is the Research Impact Manager at Staffordshire University. She has a PhD in Social Gerontology and her research interests focus on arts, creativity and ageing.Miriam Bernard is Emeritus Professor of Social Gerontology at Keele University. She has researched and written widely on ageing, and was President of the British Society of Gerontology from 2010-2012.Anna Goulding works at the Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University. She is interested in cultural participation and wellbeing.Andrew Newman is Professor of Cultural Gerontology at Newcastle University. His research focuses on resilience, connectivity and community participation.Alan Walker is Professor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology at The University of Sheffield. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, holds lifetime achievement awards from the British Gerontological Society and the Social Policy Association and was the ESRCs first Impact Champion (2013). He directed the New Dynamics of Ageing Programme 2005-14.