Description:
As our global demographic shifts towards an increasingly aging population, we have an opportunity to transform how we experience and think about getting older and embrace the diversity and contribution that this population can bring to society. The International Handbook of Positive Aging showcases the latest research and theory into aging, examining the various challenges faced by older adults and the ways in which we can bring a much needed positive focus towards dealing with these.
Review Quotes:
'Although a central reality of our time, aging remains framed within negative societal constructs that glamourise youth, and conflate age with burden. By inculcating a view of inevitable decline, such attitudes may beget the burden they anticipate. The International Handbook of Positive Aging challenges this complacency through a comprehensive survey of the latest research and theory into aging and commands a fresh approach from state, society and the individual that looks beyond ill-health, embraces the diversity and contribution that this population can bring to society, and challenges us to see physical, emotional and sexual health as positive components of long lives well-lived.', Hugh F McIntyre, Consultant Physician East Sussex Healthcare Trust, Hon Clinical Reader Brighton and Sussex Medical School
'There has never been a more appropriate time to explore what is meant by Positive Aging. This text addresses false assumptions about notions of burden, dependency, deficit and the whole range of current negative narratives and attitudes about aging across the international landscape. The text is a great introduction and Docking and Stock have provided a Handbook which is highly accessible, critical and engaging without sacrificing it's academic underpinning.', Dr Mervyn Eastman FRSA, Co-Founder and Director, Change AGEnts Co-operative