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Civic Engagement in Later Life.
De Gruyter Bristol University Press/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2025 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dolores ón Valpuesta, María.
- Series:
- Ageing in a Global Context Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social gerontology.
- Older people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (267 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Policy Press, 2025.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This book, edited by Rodrigo Serrat, explores the multifaceted concept of civic engagement among older adults. It provides an interdisciplinary framework to analyze various forms of civic participation, including informal helping, formal volunteering, political involvement, digital engagement, and associational membership. The book highlights the diverse experiences of older populations, encompassing individuals with disabilities, migrants, residents of aged-care facilities, and those living in urban or rural disadvantaged areas. By integrating life-course and ecological perspectives, the editors aim to deepen understanding of how societal transitions impact civic engagement in later life. The work is intended for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners interested in aging, social gerontology, and public policy. It emphasizes the importance of fostering inclusive and participatory environments to empower older adults across different contexts and communities. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Civic Engagement in Later Life
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Series editors’ preface
- List of figures and boxes
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Section 1 Civic engagement in later life: conceptual and methodological aspects
- 1 A conceptual framework to understand civic engagement in later life
- Introduction
- Civic engagement in later life as a multidimensional phenomenon
- Civic engagement in later life as a multidetermined and dynamic phenomenon
- Civic engagement as a diverse phenomenon
- Outline of the book
- Conclusions
- References
- 2 What characterises civic engagement in later life? Micro-., meso-. and macro-level influences
- The role of micro-.level features
- The role of meso-.level features
- Social and physical environments
- The role of macro-.level features
- Macro-.level explanations for cross-.country differences in civic engagement in later life
- Interplay between the levels
- References Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- This eBook is made available Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-4473-7355-3
- OCLC:
- 1521500792
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