Managing the ageing experience
Learning from older people
- Author/Editor(s):
- Denise Tanner
- Format:
- Hardback, 248 pages, 240 x 172 mm
- ISBN
- 9781861348869
- Published:
- 01 Sep 2010
- Series:
- Ageing and the Lifecourse series
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North America customers can order this book here from the University of Chicago Press.
"Written in a clear and engaging style that draws the reader into the everyday lives of older people, it reveals the independent spirit and coping abilities of many of the older participants and is an inspiration for readers who have reached or are approaching these older ages."
Verina Waights in Ageing & Society
"A book which truly makes older people's experiences central to understanding how best policy makers and practitioners might promote well-being in later life."
Professor Miriam Bernard, Research Institute for Life Course Studies, Keele University
"This unique book, based on the lived experience of older people, conveys important lessons for policy makers, service providers and practitioners about how older people manage the experience of ageing."
Ann McDonald, Head of the School of Social Work and Psychology, University of East Anglia
About This Book
Current social policy recognises that older people should be treated as experts in their own lives and be actively involved in their care. This book explores what can be learned from older people's experiences of managing ageing. Direct connections are made between the everyday experiences and perspectives of older people, related research and theoretical perspectives. This yields an engaging and informative analysis of how older people manage the ageing experience and what this means for policy and practice directed at promoting older people's wellbeing. The book will be of value to undergraduate and postgraduate students in health and social care and practitioners in these fields.
Author Biography
Denise Tanner is a lecturer in social work at the University of Birmingham. She is a registered social worker with an extensive practice background in social work with adults and also has many years' experience as a lecturer and researcher. Her particular interests include service user and carer involvement in social work education and research.Contents
Introduction
Starting from lives
Setting the scene
Keeping going
Staying me
The slippery slope
Sustaining the self
Destinations and directions.
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