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Older people today find themselves in a more favourable life situation than previous generations: Many of them have a high standard of living, a high level of education and good health. In view of this potential, the question arises as to what plans and ideas older people have today about living in the "third age". What decisions do they make in their transition to retirement with regard to further employment participation, civil society involvement or family support? This volume presents current findings from the interdisciplinary study "Transitions and Old Age Potential (TOP)" by the Federal Institute for Population Research on the life plans, potentials and transitions of 55- to 70-year-olds in Germany. In addition to presenting current scientific results, the volume aims to derive recommendations for action for politicians, companies and civil society organisations - and not least for the elderly themselves.

"In Unmaking Waste, Sarah Newman asks what happens when there are disagreements about what constitutes waste and what one should do with it, both at singular moments in time (for example, when ideas about waste collide in emerging colonial contexts) and across time (such as between those who left things behind in the past and the archaeologists who recover them). Newman examines ancient Mesoamerican understandings of waste, Euro-American perceptions of waste in New Spain, and early modern European ideals of civility and Christian understandings of good and bad, expressed metaphorically through cleanliness and filth. These differing perceptions, Newman argues, demands that we rethink centuries of assumptions imposed on other places, times, and peoples: so long as "waste" remains a category misunderstood to be common-sensical and stable, archaeological methods will prove unequal to their task. Newman instead proposes "anamorphic archaeology," an approach that emphasizes the possibility that archaeological objects have multiple physical and conceptual lives"--

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction: A Fortress of Indestructible Leftovers -- 1. Throwaway Living -- 2. Archaeologies of Garbage -- 3. Cleanliness and Godliness -- 4. Dirty Work -- 5. Things Left Behind -- 6. Anamorphic Archaeology -- Conclusion: A Weakness in Our Imaginations? -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Intermediate care has become a buzzword within health and social care over the last few years. Seen as the panacea for a number of woes, particularly for older people, intermediate care has been held up as a way forward within contemporary health and social care. This text explores in detail what is understood by the concept of intermediate care and, in particular, ways in which the needs of older people can be best met by this new range of services. Initial discussion centres on the concept of intermediate care and the motives for its development. This is followed by a summary of the range of

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Ageing - the Biology of Growing Old -- 2 The Demography of old Age -- 3 The Presentation and Management of Physical Disease in Older People -- 4 The Presentation and Management of Mental Disease in Older People -- 5 Prescribing and the Older Patient in the Community -- 6 Nutrition of Older People -- 7 Anticipatory Care of Older People in the Community -- 8 The Practical Organization of Screening and Socio-Medical Assessment in Old Age -- 9 Health Promotion and Keeping Fit in Old Age -- 10 Community Nursing and Primary Care -- 11 Institutional Care of Older People in the Community -- 12 Disability and Rehabilitation for Older People -- 13 Special Services for Older People -- 14 Law and the Older Patient -- 15 Medical Ethics in Community Care -- 16 Older People in Ethnic Minority Groups -- 17 Taking the Diploma in Geriatric Medicine -- 18 The Carer's Perspective -- Appendix 1: The Bicester System of Screening for the Elderly -- Appendix 2: Mcintosh Over 75s Assessment Questionnaire- Data Store -- Appendix 3: Phoenix Surgery Anticipatory Care Model for People Over the Age of 75 Years in Cirencester -- Cardiff-Newport Questionnaire -- Training Programme for Staywell 75+ Volunteer Visting Scheme -- Winchester Questionnaire -- Phoenix Surgery Letters -- Further Information -- Index

Quality of Life and Older People provides a critical approach to the conceptualization and measurement of quality of life in social gerontology and health and social care research. The book re-examines what we mean by 'quality of life' in a post-modern world, and examines the impact of continuous personal and social changes on the lives of older people. The authors explore ideas about quality of life in social gerontological literature, and attempt to describe the experiences of older people through both their own self description and analysts representations of their experiences. They present

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- A Home Given by Chairman Mao -- The Tragedy of the People of "Lucky Star Locust -- The Story of Selling Oneself -- Land -- A Cave with Two Entrances -- The Wheelbarrow -- A Funeral for a Dog -- The Fight -- Yü-huang Temple in a Blizzard -- Under the Iron Hoof of Japanese Imperialism -- The "Millstone" Shoes -- A Woman Farmhand -- The Poor People's Cave -- Revolutionary Mother Pao Lien-tzu -- A Shepherd Becomes a College Professor -- A Poor Blacksmith Becomes a Master of the Country -- An Honorable Family of Miners

The authors of these papers vary in age, nationality and professional background. They share a belief that all too often older people are not treated justly or fairly, and also a belief that this is particularly true with regard to a proper respect for their dignity as people and a proper allocation of medical and social resources. Their papers, in various ways, give evidence as to what is happening and arguments, based on philosophical ethics, as to why it is wrong. The authors also have a range of proposals, backed by argument and evidence, and drawing on factual material as well as philosophical argument, as to what could be done to improve the situation. This is a book for anyone, whether themselves elderly, looking after an older person, professionally involved in working with older people, or simply realising that one day they will be old, who wants to learn about what is wrong with the present situation and how it might be made better.