Written by leading international experts, this book helps students and practitioners to better understand and cater for the needs of our ageing population. It examines:

how services can be provided to meet the expectations and needs of a growing population of ageing citizens within a cost-effective, social justice and positive ageing framework
how resources allocated to aged care can be distributed equitably to better meet the demands associated with housing, retirement, service provision and care
how health promotion principles can contribute to a healthy older population.

Investigating current critical debates in health and social science, the book explores innovative new approaches to aged care and ageing. By using international examples and a multidisciplinary approach, this comprehensive textbook provides a broad understanding of ageing from a social perspective and analyzes concepts of ageism, healthy ageing and positive ageing.

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Yes, you can access Contemporary Issues in Gerontology by Victor Minichiello, Irene Coulson, Victor Minichiello,Irene Coulson in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Health Care Delivery. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Publisher

Routledge

Year

2012

eBook ISBN

9781134220113

Edition

Topic

Social Sciences

Subtopic

Health Care Delivery

Index

Social Sciences

Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Foreword
Contents
Figures and tables
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Preface: The context of promoting positive ageing
1 The challenges of ageism
2 The role of health promotion in healthy ageing
3 The experience of ageing: Influences on mental health and well-being
4 Sexuality, sexual intimacy and sexual health in later life
5 Considerations and challenges in the prevention of dementia
6 Work and retirement later in life: Is retirement a relevant concept for the 21st century?
7 Housing and older people: Environments, professionals and positive ageing
8 The challenge of caregiving
9 Delivery of care for older people
10 Vehicles to promote positive ageing: Natural therapies, counselling, music and the creative arts
11 Gerontechnology: Optimising relationships between ageing people and changing technology
References
Index

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