Healthy Ageing A Capability Approach to Inclusive Policy and Practice

Healthy Ageing A Capability Approach to Inclusive Policy and Practice

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What does it mean to age well? This important new book redefines what 'successful' ageing means, challenging the idea that physical health is the only criteria to gauge the ageing process and that an ageing population is necessarily a burden upon society. Using Sen's Capability Approa...

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Main Author: Stephens, Christine (auth)
Other Authors: Breheny, Mary (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2019
Series:Routledge Studies in Modern History
Subjects:
Psychology
Child & developmental psychology
active ageing
active aging
ageing
biomedical
Capabilities approach
chronic illness
disability
disease
health psychology
independance
inequalities
Mary Breheny
mortality
older people
public policy
resilience
Sen
social engagement
social policy
socioeconomic status
successful ageing
successful aging
wellbeing
well-being
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Summary:What does it mean to age well? This important new book redefines what 'successful' ageing means, challenging the idea that physical health is the only criteria to gauge the ageing process and that an ageing population is necessarily a burden upon society. Using Sen's Capability Approach as a theoretical starting point Healthy Ageing: A Capability Approach to Inclusive Policy and Practice outlines a nuanced perspective that transcends the purely biomedical view, recognising ideas of resilience, as well as the experiences of older people themselves in determining what it means to age well. It builds to provide a comprehensive response to the overarching discourse that successful ageing is simply about eating well and exercising, acknowledging not only that older people are not always able to follow such advice, but also that well-being is mediated by factors beyond the physical. In an era where ageing has become such an important topic for policy makers, this is a robust and timely response that examines what it means to live well as an older person. It will be hugely valuable not only for students of gerontology and social care, but also professionals working in the field.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (180 p.)
ISBN:9781315639093
9781317273004
9781138193949
9781138193925
Access:Open Access

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