UID:
almafu_9960118435702883
Format:
1 online resource (vii, 314 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-4473-4314-X
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1-4473-4311-5
Content:
Half a century of UK gerontology research, theory, policy and practice are under the spotlight in this landmark critical review of the subject that places the country's achievements in an international context. Drawing on the archives of the British Society of Gerontology and interviews with dozens of the most influential figures in the field, it provides a comprehensive picture of key developments and issues and looks to the future to plot new directions in thinking. This is the story of the remarkable progress of gerontology, told through the eyes of those who have led it.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Mar 2021).
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Disappointments, surprises and challenges -- The professional and the personal: a false dichotomy? -- Conclusion -- 7 Do gerontologists retire? -- Introduction -- The emergence of retirement as a social institution -- Retirement planning and extended working lives -- Academic careers and retirement -- Gerontologists contemplating retirement -- The extended working lives of gerontologists -- Gerontologists transitioning to retirement -- Gerontologists in retirement -- Conclusion -- Part IV Informing the future -- 8 New directions for gerontology -- Introduction -- Gerontology and gerontologists
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Becoming and being a gerontologist: multiple pathways -- Academic pathways: research routes -- Academic pathways: practitioner routes -- Knowledge exchange pathways -- Hybrid pathways -- Being a gerontological pioneer -- Shared motivations -- Identifying as a gerontologist -- A context-contingent identity -- Not identifying as a gerontologist -- Conclusion -- 6 The personal and the professional -- Introduction -- Reflexive gerontologists -- Being a gerontologist: the professional as it informs the personal -- Being an ageing gerontologist: the personal as it informs the professional
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Home, homelessness and specialist housing -- Retirement migration, housing-with-care and retirement villages -- Urban and rural contexts -- Assistive technology -- Waxing and waning: ageism, age discrimination and human rights -- New and emerging: participatory research -- Conclusion -- Part III Lives and careers in gerontology -- 5 Becoming and being a gerontologist -- Introduction -- Becoming a gerontologist: early influences -- Childhood, family and early work experiences -- Influential people and places -- Becoming a gerontologist: the role of serendipity
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Conclusion -- Part II Learning from the past -- 3 The development of gerontology -- Introduction -- Politics, policies and practices -- Advances in gerontology research and education -- The post-war landscape -- The expansion of research and education -- Further milestones of the late 20th century -- Programmes of ageing research -- Into the new millennium -- The British Society of Gerontology -- Conclusion -- 4 Key themes in gerontology's evolution -- Introduction -- Conference overview -- Continuous presence: place and space -- Care home research -- Dementia
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Front Cover -- The Evolution of British Gerontology: Personal perspectives and historical developments -- Copyright Information -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Part I The ageing of British gerontology -- 1 Gerontology and gerontologists -- Introduction -- The emergence of gerontology -- The ageing of British gerontology -- Working in the archive -- Constructing a timeline -- Choosing participants -- Interviewing, filming and photographing participants -- Introducing the participants -- Our project, ourselves -- Conclusion -- 2 British gerontologists: who's who -- Introduction
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4473-4312-3
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4473-4310-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.56687/9781447343110
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781447343110/type/BOOK
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