Context The marked demographic change toward greater proportions of older people in
developed nations poses significant challenges for health and social care. Several studies …

Informed by a critical turn underway in rural gerontology, this article explores how the
intersection of global and local trends relating to population aging and rural change create …

With the aspiration for a long life now achievable for many individuals, the status of old age
as a distinct social position has become problematic. In this radical re-examination of the …

'Ageing, Corporeality and Embodiment'outlines and develops an argument about the
emergence of a 'new ageing'during the second half of the twentieth century and its …

Within contemporary Western contexts, positive aging discourses are a key aspect of
structured mandates for how to think about and act toward aging bodies. This study adds to …

Abstract Objectives. In Western society, the narrative of decline dominates the aging
process. We know very little about the complexities of how people resist this narrative. The …

In Roskilde and Rome, and in Beijing, Berlin and Brussels, struggles about elderly care are
taking place. The issues around which these struggles are many: Who should we care for …

This article explores the characteristics of a newly emergent 'neuroculture'and its
relationship to cultures of ageing; in particular, the social meanings associated with 'active …

Looking for patterns of meaning within data to identify central themes is a common form of
analysis within qualitative research in sport, exercise and health. Far less analytical scrutiny …

Research on smart home monitoring for older adults has predominantly focused on systems
whose data and alerts are directed towards family members, caregivers, or healthcare …