Rural ageing : a good place to grow old? / edited by Norah Keating.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Keating, Norah Christine.

Series:

Ageing and the lifecourse

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural older people--Social conditions.

Rural older people.

Rural older people--Services for.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xi, 154 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy, [2008]

Summary:

This important book addresses a growing international interest in 'age-friendly' communities. It examines the conflicting stereotypes of rural communities as either idyllic and supportive or isolated and bereft of services. Providing detailed information on the characteristics of rural communities, contributors ask the question, 'good places for whom?'.

The book extends our understanding of the intersections of rural people and places across the adult lifecourse. Taking a critical human ecology perspective, authors trace lifecourse changes in community and voluntary engagement and in the availability of social support. They illustrate diversity among older adults in social inclusion and in the types of services that are essential to their well being. Comparisons between the UK and North America highlight similarities in how landscapes create rural identities, and fundamental differences in how climate, distance and rural culture shape the everyday lives of older adults.

Rural ageing is a valuable resource for students, academics and practitioners interested in communities, rural settings, and ageing and the lifecourse. Rich in national profiles and grounded in the narratives of older adults, it provides theoretical, empirical and practical examples of growing old in rural communities never before presented.

Contents:

1 A critical human ecology perspective on rural ageing / Norah Keating, Judith Phillips 1

2 Crossing borders: lifecourse, rural ageing and disability / Tamara Daly, Gordon Grant 11

3 Rurality and ageing well: 'a long time here' / Sherry Ann Chapman, Sheila Peace 21

4 The evolution of networks of rural older adults / G. Clare Wenger, Norah Keating 33

5 Distance, privacy and independence: rural homecare / Joanie Sims-Gould, Anne Martin-Matthews 43

6 Respite for rural and remote caregivers / Neena L. Chappell, Bonnie Schroeder, Michelle Gibbens 53

7 Ageing, disability and participation / Janet Fast, Jenny de Jong Gierveld 63

8 Participation in rural contexts: community matters / Julia Rozanova, Donna Dosman, Jenny de Jong Gierveld 75

9 Staying connected: issues of mobility of older rural adults / Bonnie Dobbs, Laurel Strain 87

10 Ageing and social exclusion in rural communities / Thomas Scharf, Bernadette Bartlam 97

11 Age-friendly rural communities / Jacquie Eales, Janice Keefe, Norah Keating 109

12 Revisiting rural ageing / Norah Keating 121.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781861349026

1861349025

1861349017

9781861349019

OCLC:

176918859