The New Science of Ageing
eBook - PDF

The New Science of Ageing

  1. 344 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The New Science of Ageing

About this book

This unique book represents the first multi-disciplinary examination of ageing, covering everything from basic cell biology, to social participation in later life, to the representations of old age in the arts and literature. A comprehensive introductory text about the latest scientific evidence on ageing, the book draws on the pioneering New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, the UK's largest research programme in ageing. This programme brought together leading academics from across the arts and humanities, social and biological sciences and fields of engineering and medical research, to study how ageing is changing and the ways in which this process can be made more beneficial to both individuals and society. Comprising individual, local, national and global perspectives, this book will appeal to everyone with an interest in one of the greatest challenges facing the world – our own ageing.

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Information

Publisher
Policy Press
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781447314684
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Gerontology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. THE NEW SCIENCE OF AGEING
  2. Contents
  3. List of tables and figure
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. List of contributors
  6. 1. Towards a new science of ageing
  7. 2. Understanding ageing: biological and social perspectives
  8. 3. Understanding and transforming ageing through the arts
  9. 4. Maintaining health and well-being: overcoming barriers to healthy ageing
  10. 5. Food environments: from home to hospital
  11. 6. Participation and social connectivity
  12. 7. Design for living in later life
  13. 8. A new policy perspective on ageing
  14. References
  15. Appendix: NDA Programme project team members
  16. Index