Ageing as Future : A Study by the Volkswagen Foundation / by Frieder R. Lang, Stephan Lessenich, Klaus Rothermund.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lang, Frieder R.

Contributor:

Lessenich, Stephan.

Rothermund, Klaus.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developmental psychology.

Gerontology.

Age distribution (Demography).

Sociology.

Social groups.

Developmental Psychology.

Aging Population.

Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.

Local Subjects:

Developmental Psychology.

Gerontology.

Aging Population.

Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024.

Summary:

Contemporary societies are aging – but what does that mean? Is this something bad? And can societies age as a whole? By bringing together psychological, gerontological, and sociological findings, this open access book opens up a hitherto unique, multifaceted, and realistic view of the phenomenon of old age and the process of aging. The volume is based on the results of the project “Ageing as Future”, a long-term project network (2007-2021) involving a total of more than 30 scientists worldwide. The focus of the project was threefold: A first issue was concerned with how views on aging influence development in old age; secondly, the project analyzed determinants and consequences of provision for old age; and thirdly, it investigated the different ways in which aging is shaped by managing time in old age. For more than a decade, the authors conducted quantitative and qualitative studies, involving large samples from three different continents. The results show that one-sided views of old age – whether negative stereotypes or positive exaggerations – do not do justice to the complexity of the experience of aging. Based on these results, the authors plead for individual and societal acceptance of the social fact of aging – and for the right to live an autonomous and dignified life in old age just as in other phases of life. Ageing as Future: A study by the Volkswagen Foundation presents findings from a unique large international study that are of interest to aging researchers around the world: academically, socio-politically, practically, and personally. Whether old or young, the book encourages one to question one's own views of aging. When reading this book, it becomes obvious that old age is a highly diverse experience, depending on a host of societal and individual factors. .

Contents:

Chapter 1: No future? Age and ageing in the "ageing society"

Chapter 2: Procedure and Data Basis

Chapter 3: Views on Ageing

Chapter 4: Future action and ageing preparation

Chapter 5: Time structures of aging: Acting old age between everyday abundance of time and biographical time poverty

Chapter 6: Age(ing) as Future - Future of Age(ing).

ISBN:

3-031-57507-5

OCLC:

1439622064