In September 2023, the Committee on Population at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a w......more

Although much research has been conducted on community-level factors related to the risk of dementia in general, less is......more

One of Elle’s Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books of 2024 A personal memoir in which Lyn Slater, known on Instagram as "Ac......more

Chiu and Law identify and examine important issues of healthy ageing after COVID-19 from research and policy perspective......more

Media representations of ageing play a role in stereotype formation and even reinforce them. Encountering these stereoty......more

Covering a wide range of topics, this collection of original essays deals with the consequences and challenges of our gr......more

There were many challenges, successes, and concerns in providing long-term care to older adults during the COVID-19 pand......more

This book explores how neoliberalism and austerity have affected older people living within a deindustrialised town, uti......more

Fear of anger can ultimately be as destructive as expressed rage, fomenting social isolation, injustice, and misundersta......more

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Aging, Biohacking and Technology focuses on a broad range of issues that cover everythi......more

Situated at the intersection between medical humanities, aging studies, autobiographical studies, disability studies and......more

There has been significant societal and global change in recent years with accompanying shifts in how older people are p......more

The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook on Aging and Work is a comprehensive resource for students, scholars, and practitioner......more

Longtime spiritual counselor and teacher, Jo Ann Levitt outlines ways to transform the joys and challenges of aging into......more

India’s ageing population is growing rapidly; over 60s constitute 7 per cent of the total population and this is project......more

Today, concerns about the financial stability of Social Security, health care costs, and the supply of caregivers are al......more

Climate change is having an immediate and sometimes life-threatening impact, especially for older adults - generally spe......more

Madeleine Melquiond debunks the clichés about senior citizens, the advisors of all kinds who claim to tell sexagenarians......more

This book is rooted in co-design and co-production, taking an interdisciplinary lens and expertise from academia, indust......more

Carers and caring are contemporary global issues of growing political and societal significance. Changing demographics i......more

"Stimulating and inspiring. . . ." --Dr. Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of PeaceJour......more

This book brings together theologians, clergy, people with dementia, carers, clinicians and others to offer a holistic, ......more

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As China has undergone rapid urbanization and population aging in the past few decades, improving the welfare of older p......more

The Introduction chapter of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product pag......more

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Social exclusion is a multidimensional phenomenon in which individuals are unable to participate fully in economic, soci......more

Ageing of the Oppressed: A Pandemic of Intersectional Injustice explores what it is like to grow older with accumulating......more

This book addresses important issues of ageing and spirituality and reflects on the impact of culture on both constructs......more

This book combines qualitative research findings from interviews with seventeen women who are living with HIV with the a......more

Discover the Secrets of One of the World’s Longevity Capitals Have you ever wondered why some regions of the world boast......more

Andrea Carlisle isn’t struggling with her new identity as the Old Woman in the ways society seems to think she should. I......more

The last few decades have seen an increase in the migration of ageing people from richer Northern and Western countries ......more

Ageing populations pose some of the foremost global challenges of this century. Drawing on an international pool of scho......more

This collection presents the first substantial encounter between aging studies and ecocriticism. By putting both fields ......more

How do digital technologies shape both how people care for each other and, through that, who they are? With technologica......more

Originally published in 1986, this title was a landmark study of ageing in Australia and a major contribution to the stu......more

This book presents a sensitive account of the challenges faced by adult children when making difficult decisions about c......more

This book presents a sensitive account of the challenges faced by adult children when making difficult decisions about c......more

Long Lives Are for the Rich is the title of a silent ominous program that affects the lives of millions of people. In al......more

Long Lives Are for the Rich is the title of a silent ominous program that affects the lives of millions of people. In al......more

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The COVID-19 pandemic has made unpaid care more visible t......more

An insightful exploration of the themes of youth and age, this book examines how these two distinct phases of life are p......more

This influential study of old-age pensions offers a detailed analysis of the social, economic, and political factors inv......more

This thoughtful study of old age pensions explores the various systems used around the world, including those in the UK,......more

This thoughtful study of old age pensions explores the various systems used around the world, including those in the UK,......more

An insightful exploration of the themes of youth and age, this book examines how these two distinct phases of life are p......more

Loch’s work offers a comprehensive historical survey of old age pensions, tracing the evolution of the concept of social......more

In our highly interconnected and globalized world, people often pursue their aspirations in multiple places. Yet in publ......more

In our highly interconnected and globalized world, people often pursue their aspirations in multiple places. Yet in publ......more

Ageing in Place in Urban Environments considers together two major trends influencing economic and social life: populati......more

Providing the first UK assessment of environmental gerontology, this book enriches current understanding of the spatiali......more

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book provides new insights into the challenges facin......more

First published in 1982, Risk and Social Work provides a useful framework for analysing risk in the social welfare conte......more

Award-winning authors Marcy Houle and Elizabeth Eckstrom have teamed up again following the success of their critically ......more

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Drawing on 25 years of research in urban and rural South India, this book explores how social and economic transformatio......more

Burridge and Svendler Nielsen bring together many perspectives from around the world on dancing experiences through life......more

Burridge and Svendler Nielsen bring together many perspectives from around the world on dancing experiences through life......more

Aging in the Social Environment examines the aging process from micro, mezzo, and macro lenses. The micro lens looks at ......more

While there has been a gradual increase in scholarship on men, ageing and masculinities, little attention has been paid ......more