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Providing the first UK assessment of environmental gerontology, this book enriches current understanding of the spatiality of ageing. It contextualises personal experience in national and local spaces and places, considers the value of intergenerational and age-related living and global to local concerns for population ageing in light of COVID-19.

This book is the first to bring together people from the worlds of architecture, social science and housing studies to look at the future of living environments for an ageing society. It uniquely moves beyond the issues of accommodation and care to look at the wider picture of how housing can reflect the social inclusion of people as they age

In our society, the overwhelming majority of people die in later life. They typically die slowly of chronic diseases, with multiple co-existing problems over long periods of time. They spend the majority of their final years at home, but many will die in hospitals or care homes. This book explores the possibilities for improving the care of older people dying in residential care and nursing homes. It argues that there are aspects of palliative care that, giventhe right circumstances, are transferable to dying people in settings that are not domestic or hospice based.End of Life in Care Homes describes what happens in nursing and residential care homes when a resident is dying, how carers cope, and the practical, health and emotional challenges that carers face on top of their day-to-day work. Based on detailed research from both the UK and US, the book shows how the situation can be improved.

`This completely revised third edition of Ageing in Society presents one of the most comprehensive pictures of ageing today. The book is a cutting edge text on one of the most important subjects facing the modern world - a must for all students of ageing' - Mike Bury, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of London. Thoroughly revised and updated, Ageing in Society reflects new trends in gerontology, incorporating recent developments in theory and research as well as major internationa

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; CHAPTER 1 The concept of home; CHAPTER 2 The legacy of past caring; CHAPTER 3 Crossing the threshold; CHAPTER 4 Creators of care: staff; CHAPTER 5 The physical world; CHAPTER 6 Institutional living; CHAPTER 7 Private lives in public places; CHAPTER 8 Unfinished business; APPENDIX 1 The National Consumer Study in 100 Local Authority Old People's Homes; APPENDIX 2 The National Consumer Study in 100 Local Authority Old People's Homes, Secondary Analysis; References; Name index; Subject index.

As the demographics of many Western industrialized societies are approaching the point where they will have more older citizens than young, there is a growing need for a comprehensive look at the past, present, and future of adult lives. This diverse collection of readings--including both seminal works and newly commissioned ones--takes an holistic approach to understanding aging, drawing on biography and autobiography to contextualize the process. This life course perspective will lead readers to a better understanding of how those working and living together in an aging society can interrelate.