Creating New Meanings For Old Age Plans and Projects After Eighty /
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| Summary: | XXI, 312 p. 3 illus. text |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2024.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5041-2 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Table of Contents:
- Part I Some Key Issues on the Fourth Age
- 1. Introduction: Sense of Purpose, Active Ageing and Age Discrimination
- 2. Ageism: The Need for New Imagery for Growing Old
- 3. Very Old Age in a Rural Context: Findings from the Faroe Islands
- 4. Oldest Old Adults and Mobility: Accessible, Safe, and Affordable Transportation
- 5. Diana Athill: Unapologetic Ageing and Daring Love for Life
- Part II Being Involved and Active at a Very Old Age
- 6. “To be Productive for as Long as I Live.” Art and Cultural Activities After Eighty
- 7. Dancing until the End of Time: Emotions and Interactions among Swedish Social Dancers Aged 80 and Above
- 8. Active Ageing and Older Persons Living with Dementia: A Shared Reading Intervention
- 9. Firms’ Owners, Aged 80-Plus, in Sweden in the Early 2000s
- 10. The Oldest Old as Voluntary Workers
- 11. Conclusion: Proud to Be an Oldest Old Adult.