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Evolution of British gerontology : personal perspectives and historical developments /

This landmark critical review of five decades of gerontology research, theory, policy and practice highlights key developments and current issues in the subject. It draws on interviews with dozens of influential academics to place the UK's achievements in an international context, and considers...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Bernard, Miriam, 4eauthor, Ray, Mo (Autor), Reynolds, Jackie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2020.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Front Cover -- The Evolution of British Gerontology: Personal perspectives and historical developments -- Copyright Information -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Part I The ageing of British gerontology -- 1 Gerontology and gerontologists -- Introduction -- The emergence of gerontology -- The ageing of British gerontology -- Working in the archive -- Constructing a timeline -- Choosing participants -- Interviewing, filming and photographing participants -- Introducing the participants -- Our project, ourselves -- Conclusion -- 2 British gerontologists: who's who -- Introduction 
505 8 |a Conclusion -- Part II Learning from the past -- 3 The development of gerontology -- Introduction -- Politics, policies and practices -- Advances in gerontology research and education -- The post-war landscape -- The expansion of research and education -- Further milestones of the late 20th century -- Programmes of ageing research -- Into the new millennium -- The British Society of Gerontology -- Conclusion -- 4 Key themes in gerontology's evolution -- Introduction -- Conference overview -- Continuous presence: place and space -- Care home research -- Dementia 
505 8 |a Home, homelessness and specialist housing -- Retirement migration, housing-with-care and retirement villages -- Urban and rural contexts -- Assistive technology -- Waxing and waning: ageism, age discrimination and human rights -- New and emerging: participatory research -- Conclusion -- Part III Lives and careers in gerontology -- 5 Becoming and being a gerontologist -- Introduction -- Becoming a gerontologist: early influences -- Childhood, family and early work experiences -- Influential people and places -- Becoming a gerontologist: the role of serendipity 
505 8 |a Becoming and being a gerontologist: multiple pathways -- Academic pathways: research routes -- Academic pathways: practitioner routes -- Knowledge exchange pathways -- Hybrid pathways -- Being a gerontological pioneer -- Shared motivations -- Identifying as a gerontologist -- A context-contingent identity -- Not identifying as a gerontologist -- Conclusion -- 6 The personal and the professional -- Introduction -- Reflexive gerontologists -- Being a gerontologist: the professional as it informs the personal -- Being an ageing gerontologist: the personal as it informs the professional 
505 8 |a Disappointments, surprises and challenges -- The professional and the personal: a false dichotomy? -- Conclusion -- 7 Do gerontologists retire? -- Introduction -- The emergence of retirement as a social institution -- Retirement planning and extended working lives -- Academic careers and retirement -- Gerontologists contemplating retirement -- The extended working lives of gerontologists -- Gerontologists transitioning to retirement -- Gerontologists in retirement -- Conclusion -- Part IV Informing the future -- 8 New directions for gerontology -- Introduction -- Gerontology and gerontologists 
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