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Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:51:10 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715919&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7828889 Book ReviewsTONY RYAN, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 06 , pp 1094-1095Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715919 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:46:27 +0100 3715919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715918&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7828886 Book ReviewsJONATHAN HUGHES, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 06 , pp 1092-1093Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715918 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:46:27 +0100 3715918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715917&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7828883 Book ReviewsSUSAN VENN, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 06 , pp 1090-1092Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715917 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:46:27 +0100 3715917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715916&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7828880 Book ReviewsANDREW CLARK, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 06 , pp 1089-1090Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715916 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:46:27 +0100 3715916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715915&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7828868 This article reports the views about such new technologies of 34 carers of people with dementia. We also held a group discussion with nine carers for respondent validation. The carers' actual use of new ICT was limited, although they thought a gradual increase in the use of networked technology in dementia care was inevitable but would bypass some carers who saw themselves as too old. Carers expressed a general enthusiasm for the benefits of ICT, but usually not for themselves, and they identified several key challenges including: establishing an appropriate balance between, on the one hand, privacy and autonomy and, on the other: maximising safety; establishing responsibility for and ownership of the equipment and who bears the costs; the possibility that technological help would mean a l... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715915 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:46:27 +0100 3715915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715914&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7828856 Research ArticlesSHANNON MCDERMOTT, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 06 , pp 1055-1072Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTOver the past 50 years, self-neglect among older people has been conceptualised in both social policy and the academy as a social problem which is defined in relation to medical illness and requires professional intervention. Few authors, however, have analysed the concept of self-neglect in relation to critical sociological theory. This is problematic because professional judgements, which provide the impetus for intervention, are inherently influenced by the social and cultural context. The purpose of this article is to use critical theory as a framework for interpreting the findings from a qualitative study which explored judgements in relation to older people in si... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715914 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:46:27 +0100 3715914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715913&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7828874 This article aims to provide an initial account of the life circumstances of older people in 11 continental European countries during the year prior to their deaths. It focuses on regional variations in functional limitations and sources of support. Using logistic regression we analyse data from 523 end-of-life interviews in 2006 05. The prevalence of functional limitations was found to be fairly consistent across Northern, Central and Southern Europe. Significant regional differences existed, however, with regard to the deceased respondents' main sources of support and the locations of their deaths. Northern Europeans were the least likely to receive help from their family only and the most likely to be supported by non-kin. They also exhibited the highest risk of dying in a nursing home.... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715913 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:46:27 +0100 3715913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715912&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7828865 Research ArticlesMIRI COHEN, SARAH HALEVY-LEVIN, RONI GAGIN, DANA PRILTUZKY, GIDEON FRIEDMAN, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 06 , pp 1027-1040Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of abuse among the residents of long-term care facilities in Israel, and its associations with risk indicators. Seventy-one such residents aged 70 or more years were assessed in the internal and orthopaedic departments of two university medical centres for possible abuse by carers at the long-term facilities from which they were admitted. The study collected socio-demographic and health profiles and a list of maltreatment or abusive acts, and administered the Signs of Abuse Inventory and the Expanded Indicators of Abuse Questionnaire. Among the 71 residents, 31 p... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715912 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:46:27 +0100 3715912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715911&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7828877 This article examines older women's perceptions of grey, white and coloured hair. Using data from in-depth interviews with 36 women aged 71 94 years (mean 79), we elucidate the women's attitudes towards and reasons for dyeing or not dyeing their hair. The majority of our participants disparaged the appearance of grey hair, which they equated with ugliness, dependence, poor health, social disengagement and cultural invisibility. The women were particularly averse to their own grey hair, and many suggested that other women's grey hair was acceptable, if not attractive. At the same time, half of the women liked the look of snowy white hair, which they associated with attractiveness in later life as well as with goodness and purity. While one-third of the women had begun to dye their hair in t... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715911 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:46:27 +0100 3715911 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715910&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7828859 Research ArticlesCHRISTINA E. BUSE, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 06 , pp 987-1009Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper explores the embodied dimensions of computer and internet use in later life, and examines how technology use relates to constructions and experiences of the ageing body. It is argued that previous research on technology use and embodiment has neglected older bodies, in contrast to research on gender and disability. Furthermore, while earlier theorisations presented internet use as disembodied, it is argued that the experience of using such technologies is grounded in our embodiment. In the light of these limitations and arguments for more complete theories of the body, this paper explores how technology use relates to various aspects of embodiment. These issu... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715910 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:46:27 +0100 3715910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715909&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7828862 Research ArticlesMARK BEVAN, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 06 , pp 965-985Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTPark homes are a small, niche sector of the United Kingdom housing market. This paper reports a study of 40 residents of park-homes that focused on their motivations for choosing this form of accommodation, and on their views about and experiences of park-home living. Whilst the sector has long provided a low-cost housing option for people of all ages, in recent years it has increasingly aligned itself as a lifestyle choice for older people. Despite their diverse reasons for moving to park homes, most respondents reported very positive experiences of park-home living and shared similar views about the benefits, but there were a few dissenting voices. Two conceptual frameworks a... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715909 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:46:27 +0100 3715909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715908&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7828871 Research ArticlesASTRID BERGLAND, KIRSTEN THORSEN, NINA WAALER LOLAND, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 06 , pp 949-963Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTWalking is an essential component of outdoor mobility, and recognised as one of the best forms of physical activity for older adults. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between socio-demographic factors, coping resources, self-esteem and health status with the outdoor walking ability of people aged 55 79 years living in the community. The hypothesis is that there is a positive association between outdoor walking ability and coping, self-esteem and health status. A nationally-representative sample of 3,069 women and men answered questions regarding socio-demographic attributes, coping resources, self-esteem, health... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715908 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:46:27 +0100 3715908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715907&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7828853 This study assesses the relationship between the number of work hours and the provision of instrumental support to parents among 779 middle-aged women and men in dual-worker couples in The Netherlands. Using data from the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study collected during 2002 04, we estimate a simultaneous two-stage probit least-squares model, which takes into account that the competing time and financial demands of a person's engagement in paid work and parental support are endogenous. We explicitly control for the effects of partners' earnings, housework and parent-support contributions, and of co-resident children's time demands and help with domestic tasks. Contrary to expectations, the results do not reveal a conflict between paid work and giving support to parents. Several possible ex... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715907 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:46:27 +0100 3715907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3715906&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D30%26issueId%3D06 Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 06 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and has readers from many academic social science disciplines, and from clinical medicine and the humanities. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society publishes book reviews, occasional review articles and special issues. Published on behalf of the Journal of The Centre for Policy on Ageing and The British Society of Gerontology. Ageing & Society has now moved to online submissions. The entire review process is now being conducted through the Manuscript Central platform, including revisions and editorial assessments. If you ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3715906 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:46:27 +0100 3715906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3660595&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7805133 Book ReviewsVALERIE EGDELL, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 05 , pp 917-919Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3660595 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:24:12 +0100 3660595 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3660594&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7805130 Book ReviewsVALERIE MØLLER, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 05 , pp 916-917Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3660594 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:24:12 +0100 3660594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3660593&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7805127 Book ReviewsJEANNE KATZ, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 05 , pp 914-916Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3660593 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:24:12 +0100 3660593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3660592&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7805124 Book ReviewsANGELA DICKINSON, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 05 , pp 913-914Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3660592 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:24:12 +0100 3660592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3660591&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7805121 This study examines how different portrayals of older characters relate to self-stereotyping, a process through which older individuals apply their beliefs about older people in general to themselves and behave accordingly. The study thereby seeks to connect, as few have previously done, cultural studies and critiques of media portrayals with psychological studies of the effects of self-stereotyping. Sixty participants aged 65 warm and incompetent warm and competent cold and competent . It was hypothesised that priming with warm/incompetent portrayals would have a negative effect on memory performance because such representations match the dominant stereotype, and that the effect would occur only among older people who identify with their own age group. It was found that the participants w... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3660591 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:24:12 +0100 3660591 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3660590&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7805115 Research ArticlesTENZIN WANGMO, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 05 , pp 879-896Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTUsing interview data from 30 Tibetan elders living in India and Switzerland, the paper explores the support they received, their perception of intergenerational relationships, and their acceptance of different levels of intergenerational exchange. All of the sample had aged in either India or Switzerland and so provide excellent comparison groups, from respectively a developing and a developed country, by which to study changing filial piety with time, context and socio-economic conditions. With limited resources in old age, most of the participants in India needed financial support. Among them, parents with many children and children in developed countries received better f... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3660590 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:24:12 +0100 3660590 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3660589&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7805118 Research ArticlesFENGYAN TANG, NANCY MORROW-HOWELL, EUNHEE CHOI, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 05 , pp 859-878Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper reports a United States study of the factors that influence the turnover of older adult volunteers. Based on a parent study of programmes that use older adult volunteers, the follow-up study examined the experience for 207 older volunteers who served in ten programmes in 2005 and 2006, respectively. Telephone interviews and mail surveys were used to collect programme and personal information. The findings indicated that aspects of the volunteer experience, like duration of involvement, volunteering in other programme(s), type of activity, the adequacy of on-going support, and the availability of stipends influenced volunteering ret... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3660589 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:24:12 +0100 3660589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3660588&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7805109 Research ArticlesEVA-MARIA MERZ, OLIVER HUXHOLD, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 05 , pp 843-857Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper examines the associations between different forms of support, who provides the support and the wellbeing of older adults in Germany. Particular attention is paid to the wellbeing differences associated with kin and non-kin providers and with emotional support and instrumental support. In addition, the quality of relationships with kin and non-kin is examined as a moderator of the association between social support and wellbeing. Data for 1,146 respondents to the German Ageing Survey in 2002 were analysed to determine the combinations of emotional or instrumental support, kin or non-kin providers and relationship quality that best predicted wellbei... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3660588 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:24:12 +0100 3660588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3660587&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7805106 Research ArticlesJOHN KNODEL, JIRAPORN KESPICHAYAWATTANA, CHANPEN SAENGTIENCHAI, SUVINEE WIWATWANICH, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 05 , pp 811-841Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe consequences of adult children's migration from rural areas for older parents who remain behind are keenly debated. While the mass media and international advocacy organisations favour an view of desertion, the academic literature makes more sanguine assessments using the and perspectives. We examine the relationship between the migration of adult children and various dimensions of older parents' wellbeing in Thailand using evidence from a survey that focused on the issues. The results provide little support for the alarmist view, but instead suggest that parents and adult children adapt to the soci... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3660587 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:24:12 +0100 3660587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3660586&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7805100 This study analyses the relationships between cognitive performance, social participation and behavioural risks, taking into account age and educational attainment. We examine individual data for 11 European countries and Israel from the first wave of the Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). The stochastic frontier approach methodology enables us to identify different sources of plasticity on cognitive functioning while taking into account age-related decline in cognitive performance. Several social participation variables were examined: employment status, attending educational courses, doing voluntary or charity work, providing help to family, friends or neighbours, participating in sports, social or other clubs, in a religious organisation and in a political or comm... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3660586 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:24:12 +0100 3660586 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3660584&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7805112 Research ArticlesFRANCESCA DEGIULI, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 05 , pp 755-777Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTIn recent years in Italy, population ageing, rising female labour-market participation, and the restructuring of the welfare state have combined to create increased demand for long-term care services for frail and dependent older people. The rising demand has increasingly been met by immigrant women of different nationalities, and to a lesser extent immigrant men, who are hired to provide individualised care in people's own homes and other private settings. While there have been many studies of this growing phenomenon, very little attention has been paid to the reasons that bring family care-givers to choose this care-support option. To begin to fill the gap, this paper ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3660584 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:24:12 +0100 3660584 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3660583&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7805103 This study shows that differences in the dispositions of workers (with respect to future orientation and financial planning) played a far larger role in explaining differences in perceptions of savings adequacy in the United States than in The Netherlands. Dutch workers rely and trust their pension fund and seem to leave thinking about and planning for retirement to its managers. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3660583 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:24:12 +0100 3660583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3660582&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D30%26issueId%3D05 Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 05 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and has readers from many academic social science disciplines, and from clinical medicine and the humanities. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society publishes book reviews, occasional review articles and special issues. Published on behalf of the Journal of The Centre for Policy on Ageing and The British Society of Gerontology. Ageing & Society has now moved to online submissions. The entire review process is now being conducted through the Manuscript Central platform, including revisions and editorial assessments. If you ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3660582 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:24:12 +0100 3660582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3445688&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7480784 Book ReviewsSHEILA PEACE, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 04 , pp 728-729Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3445688 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:38:35 +0100 3445688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3445687&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7480772 Book ReviewsMURNA DOWNS, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 04 , pp 726-727Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3445687 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:38:35 +0100 3445687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3445686&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7480760 Book ReviewsCLIVE EVERS, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 04 , pp 724-726Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3445686 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:38:35 +0100 3445686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3445685&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7480748 Book ReviewsSALLY KNOCKER, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 04 , pp 723-724Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3445685 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:38:35 +0100 3445685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3445684&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7480664 This article explores recent progress in theory, research and practical applications of reminiscence. It first describes the evidence for reminiscence as a naturally occurring process, and discusses the different functions of reminiscence and their relationships with mental health and lifespan processes. Three basic types of reminiscence that relate to mental health are specified: conversations about autobiographical memories and the use of personal recollections to teach and inform others have social functions; positive functions for the self include the integration of memories into identity, recollections of past problem-solving behaviours, and the use of memories to prepare for one's own death; negative functions for the self are the use of past memories to reduce boredom, to revive bit... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3445684 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:38:35 +0100 3445684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3445683&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7480724 Research ArticlesNEAL KRAUSE, JERSEY LIANG, JOAN BENNETT, ERIKA KOBAYASHI, HIROKO AKIYAMA, TARO FUKAYA, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 04 , pp 671-696Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to conduct a descriptive analysis of multiple dimensions of religious belief and practice among older people in Japan with data from a nationwide sample. Six dimensions were evaluated: religious affiliation, involvement in formal religious organisations, private religious practices, the functions of prayer, belief in punishment by supernatural forces, and beliefs about the afterlife. In addition to describing these dimensions for the sample as a whole, tests were performed to see if they varied by age, sex, marital status, education and for those living in rural or urban are... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3445683 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:38:35 +0100 3445683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3445682&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7480736 Research ArticlesJILL HARRISON, JOHN RYAN, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 04 , pp 649-669Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to explore musical taste patterns in old age. Having musical tastes, defined as individual preferences for certain musical genres, has been theorised as being a relational tool, something that can be used to negotiate social situations and interpersonal exchanges with others. Taste not only helps to make sense out of the endless array of products available on the cultural menu, but is also through consumption and display a way of signalling group membership, social location, identity and self. These concepts are important throughout the lifecourse, yet relatively unexplored in later life. What are the taste patterns of older adults an... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3445682 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:38:35 +0100 3445682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3445681&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7480676 This study has explored how family members of care recipients define and sustain claims of mistreatment in old-age care. Twenty-one informants were recruited from an association of relatives of care recipients in Sweden. Using argumentation analysis, four warrants about mistreatment were identified from the qualitative interview data: they referred to physical harm, psychological harm, social-care deficiencies and identity subversion. The first three categories are similar to those recognised in previous research on elder mistreatment, but the fourth, which is described in detail in the article, is less familiar: elder mistreatment as the violation of an older person's identity. The family members backed their claims about staff members' violation of a care recipient's persona or identity ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3445681 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:38:35 +0100 3445681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3445680&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7480700 Research ArticlesSILVIA CIAIRANO, MONICA EMMA LIUBICICH, EMANUELA RABAGLIETTI, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 04 , pp 609-626Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis experimental study aimed to analyse the effects of an aerobic activity intervention delivered by specially trained instructors to a sample of Italian older people living in a residential care facility. We assessed intervention effects on general health perception, perception that one's health represents a limitation for moderate and heavy physical activity, and positive and negative self-perception. The 36-item Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) was administered at pre-test and post-test to a sample of 22 older people (ten in the control group and 12 in the intervention group) of both genders with an average age... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3445680 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:38:35 +0100 3445680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3445679&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7480688 Research ArticlesRITA JING-ANN CHOU, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 04 , pp 583-608Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTRecent economic development and socio-cultural changes have made it increasingly difficult for Chinese families to provide eldercare. Consequently, institutional care has been strongly promoted to meet older adults' long-term care needs. Although it has been estimated that China needs more beds to meet such needs, unfilled beds have been reported nationwide. One reason for the low occupancy may be a lack of willingness among older adults to live in long-term care institutions. Based on a national survey of 20,255 older adults, this study examined the extent of willingness among older Chinese to live in eldercare institutions, and it was found that in urban and rural are... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3445679 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:38:35 +0100 3445679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3445678&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7480712 Research ArticlesNAMKEE G. CHOI, RITA JING-ANN CHOU, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 04 , pp 559-581Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTUsing data from the first and second waves of the Survey of Midlife Development in the United States 1996 and MIDUS2 2004 2006, this paper examines the relationship between the extent of time and money volunteering among people aged 55 or more years at baseline and those of the same age nine years later. Following an analysis of the changes and stability in volunteering status, the paper examines the relationships between change or stability in volunteering and various socio-demographic attributes of the respondents and measures of their human capital, cultural capital and social capital. A majority of older volunteers of time and/or money were repeat vo... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3445678 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:38:35 +0100 3445678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3445677&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7480804 EditorialTONY WARNES, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 04 , pp 557-558Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3445677 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:38:35 +0100 3445677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3445676&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D30%26issueId%3D04 Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 04 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and has readers from many academic social science disciplines, and from clinical medicine and the humanities. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society publishes book reviews, occasional review articles and special issues. Published on behalf of the Journal of The Centre for Policy on Ageing and The British Society of Gerontology. Ageing & Society has now moved to online submissions. The entire review process is now being conducted through the Manuscript Central platform, including revisions and editorial assessments. If you ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3445676 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:38:35 +0100 3445676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332992&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7322032 Book ReviewsDAVID R. PHILLIPS, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 553-555Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332992 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332991&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7322020 Book ReviewsJAN DEWING, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 552-553Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332991 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332990&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7322008 Book ReviewsROBIN BLACKBURN, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 549-551Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332990 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332989&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321996 Book ReviewsTOM HELLER, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 547-548Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332989 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332988&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321936 Research ArticlesRACHAEL POND, CHRISTINE STEPHENS, FIONA ALPASS, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 527-545Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTConcerns about the economic impact of an ageing population have triggered many developed countries to advance policies that attempt to extend working lives and discourage early retirement. There is considerable evidence of a relationship between poor health and early retirement, but some researchers have suggested that there is a in claims that ill-health is the cause of retirement. This paper reports a longitudinal qualitative study that interviewed 60 New Zealanders aged between 55 and 70 years on two occasions, and analysed their explanations of health-related retirement decisions. Although the participants' explanations included poor hea... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332988 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332987&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321888 Research ArticlesSEAN PAGE, JOHN KEADY, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 511-526Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTPeople with dementia are finding increasingly creative and diverse ways of making their voice heard in society and one such method is through the publication of autobiographical accounts. Following set inclusion criteria, this meta-ethnographic analysis compares and contrasts the contents of 12 books written by people with dementia and published between 1989 (the year of publication of the first text) and the end of 2007 (the selected cut-off point for inclusion). Of the 12 books, three authors were published twice, five were male, eight were from the United States of America, one was Australian and all nine had a professional background. Eight of the authors had Alz... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332987 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332987 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332986&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321960 This study estimates the effect of increases in age on 16 health problems that affect paid work for men and women in the United Kingdom. The analysis is based on a sample of the United Kingdom household population from the Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey of 2007. Using multinomial logit regressions, the results reveal considerable diversity in the relationships between age and the reported prevalence of health problems that affect work. In particular, problems with heart, blood and circulation, arms and hands, legs and feet were strongly related to age, while difficulties in seeing and hearing, skin conditions and allergies appeared not to be more prevalent among older workers than younger employees. Regarding gender differences, it was found that, in general, women's he... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332986 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332985&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321900 Research ArticlesELLEN GROOTEGOED, TRUDIE KNIJN, BARBARA DA ROIT, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 467-489Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTPayments for care, by which people in need of long-term care directly employ care workers, have been introduced in many European countries. In The Netherlands, care dependants are allowed to use these payments to hire relatives to perform care tasks. Care-givers who are employed by their relatives are in a hybrid position, because they are contracted as employees in the informal setting of a family home and its affective care relationships. This paper reports a qualitative study of relatives' experiences of payments for care and how these affect their care-giving. In-depth interviews were undertaken with 17 paid carers: they were asked to re... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332985 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332984&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321972 Research ArticlesMARJOLEIN BROESE VAN GROENOU, DORLY J. H. DEEG, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 445-465Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe study compares the formal and informal social participation of 60 69 year olds in The Netherlands in 1992 and 2002, and examines which attributes of the two cohorts favour social participation. Using data from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam, it was found that cohort differences in formal participation (as members of organisations, in volunteer work and in religious organisations) and in informal participation (having a large social network, and in cultural and recreational activities) associated with cohort differences in individual characteristics (level of education, health, employment status and marital status). Descriptive ana... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332984 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332983&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321984 This article explores how British employers are adapting to the law, by drawing from interviews with 70 managers from a wide range of organisations. Overall the collected evidence shows the limits of a business case approach as a means of changing employers' practices. It was found that line managers, rather than senior managers or human resources specialists, generally decide which employees can stay employed after age 65 years. Consequently, the research suggests that opportunities for workers aged 65 or more years to stay employed are more the result of individual arrangements with their immediate managers than changes in an organisation's policies and practices. Altogether, the evidence suggests that consolidation rather than eradication of the established retirement culture has occurr... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332983 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332982&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321924 Research ArticlesJOSIE DIXON, JILL MANTHORPE, SIMON BIGGS, ALICE MOWLAM, ROSALIND TENNANT, ANTHEA TINKER, CLAUDINE MCCREADIE, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 403-420Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper critically reflects upon policy and research definitions of elder mistreatment in light of the findings of the United Kingdom Study of Abuse and Neglect of Older People that was commissioned by Comic Relief with co-funding from the Department of Health. The study uniquely comprised a national survey and follow-up qualitative research with survey respondents. This paper focuses on the findings of the qualitative component. One focus is the idea of , with an argument being made that the concept needs clarification for different types of relationships. It is particularly imp... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332982 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332981&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321912 Research ArticlesRUBY C. M. CHAU, SAM WAI-KAM YU, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 383-401Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper is a contribution to the debate on how to make health-care services in the United Kingdom more responsive to the needs of older people who are members of recent immigrant groups. The focus is on the Chinese-origin elders, and the objective is to demonstrate their diverse migrant histories, cultural backgrounds and attitudes to both and Western health-care practices. The underlying argument is that if National Health Service staff had a better understanding of the diversity of Chinese older people, this would make an important contribution to making the service more sensitive to their needs. To develop this argument, this paper carries out three ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332981 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332980&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7321948 Research ArticlesKATE M. BENNETT, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 , pp 369-382Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe paper draws together two conceptualisations of resilience in bereavement and widowhood that were developed by Bonanno (2004) and Moore and Stratton (2003), both using North American data. This paper has re-examined data from two United Kingdom studies of widowerhood. Among an aggregate sample of 60 widowers, 38 per cent showed resilience in the face of the exacting challenges that late-life widowhood brings. Resilient men were seen as having a positively viewed biography, were participating in relationships and activities, and had returned to a life that had meaning and brought satisfaction. Four broad categories among the resilient widowers were identified. The first ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332980 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332979&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D30%26issueId%3D03 Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 03 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332979 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:43 +0100 3332979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158509&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008760 Book ReviewsLEONIE KELLAHER, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 367-368Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158509 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158509 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158508&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008748 Book ReviewsGAIL WILSON, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 365-367Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158508 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158507&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008736 Book ReviewsJEFF LEVIN, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 364-365Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158507 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158506&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008724 Book ReviewsSEUNGAH LEE, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 363-364Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158506 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158505&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008688 Research ArticlesPETER J. WILKINSON, PETER G. COLEMAN, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 337-361Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTAlthough a variety of research projects have been conducted on the benefits of religious coping in older adults, no direct comparison between atheism and religious faith has been published. The study reported in this paper tackled this issue by interviewing two matched groups of people aged over 60 years living in southern England, one of 11 informants with strong atheistic beliefs, and the other of eight informants with strong religious beliefs. Five paired comparisons were undertaken to examine the role of the content of the belief system itself in coping with different negative stresses and losses commonly associated with ageing and old age. The pai... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158505 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158505 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158504&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008652 We examined whether age-related patterns in attachment security and spiritual wellbeing account for the protective effect of age against distress. Measures of depression, attachment security, spiritual wellbeing and disease burden were collected from 342 patients aged from 21 to 88 years with advanced, metastatic cancer. Attachment security and spiritual wellbeing were tested as mediators of the effect of age on depression, controlling for disease burden. It was found that age was associated inversely with depression and positively with spiritual wellbeing and attachment security. Depression was inversely related to attachment security and spiritual wellbeing, and the effect of age on depression was fully mediated by attachment security and spiritual wellbeing. The relative protection from... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158504 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158503&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008676 Research ArticlesKLAUS HABERKERN, MARC SZYDLIK, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 299-323Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTDependent older people are predominantly cared for by family members, mostly partners and children, but not every parent in need is cared for by a child, and intergenerational care varies widely across Europe. Previous studies have used care regimes to explain these differences, but because of the lack of large comparative surveys, the prevalence of intergenerational care has rarely been related directly to the institutional and cultural context, including state care provision, legal obligations between family members, and societal opinion about the role of the state in elderly care. This paper reports an analysis of variations in intergenerational care among... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158503 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158503 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158502&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008664 Research ArticlesCLAIRE GASCOIGNE, KEVIN MORGAN, HARRIET GROSS, JAMES GOODWIN, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 275-297Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTExcess winter morbidity and mortality among older people remain significant public health issues in those European countries which experience relatively mild winter temperatures, particularly the United Kingdom (UK), Ireland, Portugal and Spain. In the UK, episodes of severe winter weather, when ambient temperatures fall below 5 cold snaps Early Warning System Early Warning System healthy environments and anxieties about fuel costs are barriers to risk reduction. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158502 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158502 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158501&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008640 Research ArticlesJOANNE COOK, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 253-273Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTResearch on the ways in which having been an international migrant in later life shapes the welfare needs, preferences and expectations of non-native older people in rich countries is in its infancy, for both the ageing and migration fields have been slow to examine the experiences of older migrants. This paper focuses upon the welfare citizenship experiences of older women who migrated in later life to England, either as refugees or as post-retirement migrants. It reports findings from interviews and focus groups conducted with black Caribbean, Irish, Chinese and Somali older women migrants in Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK, as part of the Older Women's Lives and Voices Study. The ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158501 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158500&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008628 Research ArticlesGEMMA M. CARNEY, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 229-251Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper argues that the structured dependency thesis must be extended to incorporate political power. It outlines a political framework of analysis with which to identify who gains and who loses from social policy. I argue that public policy for older people is a product not only of social structures but also of political decision-making. The Schneider and Ingram (1993) model is used to investigate how the social construction of groups as dependent equates with lower levels of influence on policy making. In United Kingdom and European research, older people are identified as politically quiescent, but conversely in the United States seniors are viewed as one of the mos... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158500 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158499&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008712 This article provides information on the movements into and out of paid work by mid-life women. This is a group whose representation in the paid workforce is growing as population ageing proceeds and as educational qualifications expand. It is also a group that will be critical to any labour supply response to the economic challenges posed by population ageing. However, current understandings of the needs and circumstances of mid-life women in paid work are limited. To help address this knowledge gap we use data from the first five waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey (2001 2005) to identify the causal influences of health, care and other factors on the ability of mid-life women to remain in and re-enter paid work. The results show that poor health and/or ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158499 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158498&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D7008700 Research ArticlesLENA ALÉX, BERIT LUNDMAN, ANNE HAMMARSTRÖM, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 , pp 193-205Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe study reported in this paper is part of the Ume the oldest old , by asking men and women in advanced old age living in a sparsely populated area of northern Sweden to reflect on how life might have been if they had been born the other sex. Thematic narratives from nine men and seven women were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The content of these narratives was resolved into eight categories in two domains, respectively men's and women's reflections about being born the opposite sex. The narratives of both the men and women indicated that they were satisfied with their actual birth sex. The men were aware that if they had been b... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158498 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158498 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3158497&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D30%26issueId%3D02 Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 02 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3158497 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:38:16 +0100 3158497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077143&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837560 Research ArticlesPATRICK CLOOS, CAROLINE F. ALLEN, BEATRIZ E. ALVARADO, MARIA VICTORIA ZUNZUNEGUI, DONALD T. SIMEON, DENISE ELDEMIRE-SHEARER, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 79-101Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to document the perceptions of elders in six Caribbean countries about and on the basis of their reports to make recommendations to improve their situation. Data were collected principally through 31 focus group discussions conducted in both urban and rural areas. Comparative analysis was carried out of the qualitative information, focusing on three components of : health and social services access and use, social support, and economic circumstances. Most of the participants were women, aged 60 active ageing framework should be implemented t... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077143 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077142&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837524 Research ArticlesKAREN J. BURNELL, PETER G. COLEMAN, NIGEL HUNT, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 57-78Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper reports a qualitative study that used narrative analysis to explore how social support helps many armed-services veterans cope with traumatic memories. The analysis was carried out on two levels, that of narrative form (level of narrative coherence), argued to be indicative of reconciliation, and narrative content (themes of social support), which allowed exploration of the types of social support experienced by veterans with coherent, reconciled and incoherent narratives. Ten British male Second World War veterans were interviewed regarding their war experiences, presence of traumatic memories, and experiences of social support from... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077142 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077141&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837476 Research ArticlesR. FERNÁNDEZ-BALLESTEROS, L F. GARCIA, D. ABARCA, E. BLANC, A. EFKLIDES, D. MORAITOU, R. KORNFELD, A. J. LERMA, V. M. MENDOZA-NUMEZ, N. M. MENDOZA-RUVALCABA, T. OROSA, C. PAUL, S. PATRICIA, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 41-56Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTA review of several studies examining the lay concept of successful ageing and related concepts leads to the conclusion that elders from different cultures appear to agree on most of the components identified in the literature. From the research emerges a multidimensional conceptualisation of that is described on the basis of physical, emotional, cognitive and social domains, and which coincides with most theoretical and empirical definitions. The main goal of the present research is to study similariti... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077141 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077140&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837620 EditorialTONY WARNES, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 3-9Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077140 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077139&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837536 This study is an eye opener on the circumstances of disadvantaged older people in a relatively low-income Eastern Mediterranean Region country, a topic rarely addressed in this area of the world. Old age is viewed as a decline in abilities while in reality many older adults are still able and ready to work. Social policies for older people should promote opportunities to work, not only pension schemes. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077139 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077138&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837608 Book ReviewsBILL BYTHEWAY, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 188-191Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077138 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077137&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837596 Book ReviewsBRIAN WORSFOLD, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 185-187Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077137 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077136&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837584 Book ReviewsJOHN KILLICK, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 184-185Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077136 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077135&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837572 Book ReviewsHANS-JOACHIM KONDRATOWITZ, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 183-184Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077135 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077134&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837500 Research ArticlesKRISTINE THEURER, ANDREW WISTER, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 157-181Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTSelf-reported altruistic activity and social capital were examined as predictors of perceived happiness and life satisfaction among a sample of 4,486 Canadians aged 65 or more years from the 2003 Canadian General Social Services Survey, Cycle 17. Altruistic behaviour was measured by number of volunteer hours per month and helping others (not including family and friends). Social capital was measured using dimensions of belonging to one's community, community and neighbour trust, and group activities. Drawing on generativity and role-identity theories, it was hypothesised that altruistic behaviour and social capital are positively associated with well-being ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077134 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077133&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837548 Research ArticlesSIOBHAN REILLY, JANE HUGHES, DAVID CHALLIS, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 125-155Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper presents a structured literature review that focused on comprehensive case management by nurses for adults with long-term conditions living in the community. The emphases of the review are the implementation of case-management approaches, including its roles, core tasks and components, and the coverage and quality of the reported implementation data. Twenty-nine studies were included: the majority were concerned with case management for frail older people, and others focused on people with multiple chronic diseases, high-cost patients, or those at high risk of hospital admissions. All the studies reported that case managers undertook t... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077133 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077132&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837512 Research ArticlesALI ARDALAN, MONIR MAZAHERI, KOUROSH HOLAKOUIE NAIENI, MOHSEN REZAIE, FARIBA TEIMOORI, FARSHAD POURMALEK, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 11-23Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTElders have long been recognised as among the most vulnerable people in disaster events. This paper reports a qualitative study of the self-perceived needs of older people in the aftermath of the Bam earthquake in Iran in 2003. A total of 56 people aged from 65 to 88 years were recruited to the study using purposive sampling, including 29 men and 27 women. Six focus group discussions and ten semi-structured individual interviews were conducted. Each focus group involved six to ten people from the cities of Bam and Baravat and their rural suburbs. Content analysis was used to analyse the ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077132 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077131&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6837488 Research ArticlesFIONA KELLY, Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 , pp 103-124Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper reports findings from a three-year study which integrated Kitwood's (1997) person-centred and Sabat's (2001) selfhood approaches in the design, fieldwork and analysis of a multi-method observational study that explored the social worlds of 14 people with dementia in continuing-care. The types of interactions that participants experienced in everyday ward life and during creative sessions were identified by observing, video-recording and engaging with them and by Dementia Care Mapping. The participants' responses to such interactions in terms of their well- or ill-being and expressions of self were identified and documented. The findings indicate that in the wards, s... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077131 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077130&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D30%26issueId%3D01 Ageing & Society, Volume 30 Issue 01 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077130 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:26 +0100 3077130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892339&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373420 Book ReviewsJANNA THOMPSON, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1323-1324Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892339 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892338&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373408 Book ReviewsEMMANUELLE TULLE, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1321-1322Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892338 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892337&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373396 Book ReviewsSUSAN FELDMAN, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1319-1321Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892337 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892336&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373384 Book ReviewsSIMON ROBERTS, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1318-1319Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892336 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892336 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892335&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373372 Book ReviewsEMMA PARRY, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1316-1318Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892335 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892334&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373360 Book ReviewsSTEPHEN KATZ, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1315-1316Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892334 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892333&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373348 Research ArticlesMARY BREHENY, CHRISTINE STEPHENS, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1295-1313Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThere is increasing emphasis in the media, public and policy discourses about the implications of the ageing population on promoting independence and self-reliance in old age, which is linked to the importance of social connection and the dangers of social exclusion. This paper examines how the potentially contradictory moral imperatives of independence and connectedness are managed by older people through reciprocity. Thirty-six interviews were conducted with people aged 55 70 years in New Zealand, and the data have been analysed discursively. Older people drew upon social conventions of independence as well as describing firm ties to family and... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892333 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892332&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373336 This study assessed the facilitators and barriers to physical activity in older people from culturally-diverse communities, and investigated the predictors of physical activity participation by recruiting 333 older people from seven different communities in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. A survey questionnaire that recorded physical activity and the barriers to and facilitators of activity was interviewer-administered in the participants' preferred language. The data were analysed using bivariate and multivariate inferential statistical methods. Personal barriers to physical activity, such as poor health, lacking the energy to exercise, being too tired and low motivation, were highly prevalent in all groups. Specific factors, such as , were more prevalent among the Vietnamese... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892332 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892332 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892331&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373432 Research ArticlesMARCO ALBERTINI, MARTIN KOHLI, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1261-1274Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTWith the increase of childlessness in European societies, its consequences have become a matter of concern. Studies in this field, however, have concentrated on what childless people lack and need in terms of social, financial and moral support. In contrast, this article focuses on what childless people give to their families, friends, unrelated others and to society at large. Using 2004 data on social support and financial transfers given and received by people aged 50 or more years in ten European countries from the Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), the analyses show that the support networks of childless older people tend ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892331 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892330&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373324 Research ArticlesG. CLARE WENGER, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1243-1259Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTAfter the spouse, children are the most likely source of informal support for an older person when the frailties of advanced old age create the need for help. Childlessness may thus be seen as particularly a problem for older people. In general, to compensate for the lack of children, childless people develop closer relationships with available next-of-kin and non-kin. Despite this, in times of need they are likely to find themselves with inadequate informal support. Using data from the Bangor Longitudinal Study of Ageing, this article explores the consequences of childlessness among persons aged 85 years or more living in rural Wales. The results indicate that b... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892330 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892329&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373312 Research ArticlesPEARL A. DYKSTRA, RENSKE KEIZER, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1227-1242Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTUsing data from the first wave of the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study conducted in 2002 59 years with different parenthood histories and circumstances: the childless, fathers who live with their children, non-co-resident fathers, and . The gerontological interest is whether there are variations in wellbeing by parenting, and whether they persist in old age. The results showed that fathers have higher incomes than childless men, regardless of their partner history. As regards psychological wellbeing, men's partner history counts, not their parenthood status. Being single contributes to low levels of psychological wellbeing. The findings provide evi... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892329 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892328&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373300 Research ArticlesMICHAEL HURD, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1207-1225Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTInter-vivos financial transfers from older parents to their adult children are widespread in the United States. Childless people may simply make fewer transfers. On the other hand, because their giving is away from children, their decisions are more complex in that there are multiple potential targets of approximately equal attractiveness. Using data for 1996 to 2004 from the United States Health and Retirement Study, this article examines the differences between parents and childless older people in financial transfers to people other than their children. The results show that, overall, parents tend to give less than the childless to other people. However, some var... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892328 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892327&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373288 Research ArticlesFRANK ADLOFF, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1185-1205Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTIn recent years, increasing public attention has been paid to voluntary action, civic engagement and philanthropy. It is in this framework that the growing numbers of childless older people are regarded as a valuable source of charitable giving. In fact, by giving to philanthropic foundations childless donors may develop into pioneers in the field of post-familial civic engagement. The article explores the circumstances under which childless older people adopt this behaviour in both Germany and the United States of America. It is found that making large donations or setting up philanthropic foundations is still an elite phenomenon, but on the other hand that establ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892327 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892326&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373444 Research ArticlesMARTIN KOHLI, MARCO ALBERTINI, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1171-1183Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTIn this introductory article for the special issue on Childlessness and Intergenerational Transfers, we first discuss the prior research literature and then overview the presented contributions. Up to now, childless older adults have been treated for the most part as both homogeneous and a problematic group. This does not do justice to the different pathways to childlessness: there are those who actively forgo having children, those who defer births so long that they involuntarily become childless, and those who are not fecund or lack a partner. It also neglects the changing social profile of the childless, e.g. the shift from less educated to more ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892326 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892325&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373472 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp 1167-1170Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892325 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892324&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373464 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp b1-b2Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892324 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892323&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6373456 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 , pp f1-f4Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892323 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892322&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D29%26issueId%3D08 Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 08 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892322 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:15:49 +0100 2892322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805747&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204688 Book ReviewsJIM OGG, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1161-1163Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805747 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805746&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204676 Book ReviewsRUTH ELVISH, JOHN KEADY, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1158-1160Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805746 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805745&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204664 Book ReviewsRANDALL SMITH, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1157-1158Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805745 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805744&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204652 Book ReviewsALISON PETCH, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1155-1157Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805744 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805743&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204604 The objective of this paper is to specify the relationships between age and gender differentials in health among older people in China. The data were drawn from the 2002 Chinese Longitudinal Health Longevity Study (CLHLS), which included 15,789 respondents aged 65 or more years. The health indicators included the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental ADL scores, cognitive ability (using the Mini Mental State Examination), visual function, hearing or auditory function, number of natural teeth, self-reported health, and self-reported quality of life. The statistical significance of the age relationships was examined using Mann-Whitney U tests and Spearman's rank correlation coefficients. The principal results were that above 65 years of age, gender differentials were observed in ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805743 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805742&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204640 This study examined how different SEP indicators related to the physical functioning of men aged 50 or more years in England and Greece. The data derived from Wave 1 of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) and from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Self-reported physical functioning limitations and mobility difficulties were combined and categorised into , and . The SEP indicators studied were: wealth, educational level and occupational class. The findings indicate that respondents with less wealth, fewer educational qualifications and lower occupational class were more likely to experience mild or severe physical disability than those of high SEP. When all three measures of SEP were adjusted for each other, in both samples wealth maintained a stron... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805742 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805741&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204592 Research ArticlesRICHARD BERTHOUD, MORTEN BLEKESAUNE, RUTH HANCOCK, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1105-1122Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTIn Britain, older people have lower average incomes and a higher risk of income poverty than the general population. Older pensioners are more likely to be in poverty than younger ones. Yet certain indicators of their living standards suggest that older people experience less hardship than expected, given their incomes. A possible explanation is that older people convert income into basic living standards at a higher rate than younger people, implying that as people age they need less income to achieve a given standard of living. Much existing evidence has been based on cross-sectional data and therefore may not be a good guide to the co... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805741 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805740&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204628 Research ArticlesMAN GUO, MARIA P. ARANDA, MERRIL SILVERSTEIN, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1085-1104Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper examines the impact of the out-migration of adult children on older parents' inter-generational support and psychological wellbeing in rural China. The sample comprised 1,237 older Chinese people aged 60 or more years in the rural province of Anhui, China, who completed baseline and follow-up questionnaires in 2001 and 2003, respectively. The differences between older parents with and without migrant children in 2001 in their support and psychological wellbeing in 2003 were examined using independent t-tests, as were changes over the two years in support and wellbeing. Multiple regression models were used to examine the impact of b... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805740 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805739&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204616 Research ArticlesCHRIS GILLEARD, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1065-1084Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper reviews the position of old age in the societies of post-Roman Europe, from the fifth to the 10th centuries. Drawing on both primary and secondary literary and material sources of the period, I suggest that living beyond the age of 60 years was an uncommon experience throughout the early Middle Ages. Not only was achieving old age a minority experience, it seems to have been particularly concentrated among the senior clergy. This, together with the growing importance of the Christian Church as the institution that stabilised post-Roman society, the decline of urban living and its attendant culture of leisure and literacy, and the transformation of kinship into ... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805739 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805738&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204568 Research ArticlesCHRISTINE BROWN WILSON, SUE DAVIES, MIKE NOLAN, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1041-1063Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTPersonal relationships are an integral part of living, working and visiting in care homes, but little research has made relationships the main focus of enquiry, and there have been few studies of the perspectives of residents, staff and family members. The study reported here sought to redress this neglect. Using a constructivist approach, the nature and types of relationships between residents, staff and family members were explored in three care homes in England using combined methods including participant observation, interviews and focus groups. The data collection and analysis occurred iteratively over 21 months and three types of rela... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805738 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805737&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204580 Research ArticlesSARAH R. BRAUNER-OTTO, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1015-1039Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTIntergenerational transfers play an important role in individuals' lives across the lifecourse. This paper reviews theories on intergenerational transfers and social change to inform our understanding of how changes in the educational context that arise from the spread of mass education influence children's support of their parents. By examining multiple aspects of the educational context in rural Nepal, including husbands' and wives' education and exposure to schools, this paper provides new information on the mechanisms through which changes in social context influence children's support of their parents. Multilevel logistic regression was used to estimate the re... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805737 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805736&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204700 ObituariesALAN WALKER, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp 1007-1013Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805736 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805736 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805735&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204720 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp b1-b3Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805735 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805734&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D6204712 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 , pp f1-f3Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805734 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805733&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D29%26issueId%3D07 Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 07 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805733 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:45 +0100 2805733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2607714&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D29%26issueId%3D06 Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Special Issue 06 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2607714 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:59:25 +0100 2607714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574456&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5896008 Book ReviewsKATE DAVIDSON, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 1002-1003Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574456 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574455&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5895996 Book ReviewsJILL MANTHORPE, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 1001-1002Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574455 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574454&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5895984 Book ReviewsPETER G. COLEMAN, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 1000-1001Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574454 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574453&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5895972 Book ReviewsANN BOWLING, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 998-999Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574453 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574452&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5895960 Book ReviewsNIELS SCHENK, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 997-998Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574452 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574451&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5895936 This study investigated several body-image variables and their relationship to self-esteem in a sample of 148 men and women aged 65 Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire . The results indicated, contrary to a common misconception, that body-image concerns are significant to self-esteem in older adulthood, but that these vary by age and gender. Whilst women appear to develop various strategies to counter the effects of ageing, men seem to be more negatively affected, particularly in relation to body functioning. The findings shed light on the meaning of body image in older adulthood. A better understanding of the meaning of body image, of the factors that influence the meaning, and of how these relate to older adults' self-esteem may help older adult... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574451 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574450&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5896020 Research ArticlesJUSTINE COUPLAND, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 953-976Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTContemporary popular culture proposes new ideological associations between time, ageing, the body and personal identity projects. In a range of magazine texts, television shows and associated websites, several commercialised discourses equate ageing, and women's ageing in particular, with the of ageing. They project a version of personal ageing that is reversible and repairable, on the presumption that looking younger is universally a desirable goal and one that can be reached through regimes of control operating on skin, body shape and weight, hair and clothing. Different moral stances are established in these discourses. One set offers magazine readers putative control... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574450 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574449&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5896044 Research ArticlesYOSHIKO MATSUMOTO, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 929-952Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper examines the ways in which older people depict verbally the life changes that accompany old age. It reports a study of Japanese elderly women's casual conversations with their friends, during which they talked about their husbands' deaths and illnesses. A frequently observed discourse practice among old people is (PSD), in which unhappy personal information on one's ill health, immobility or bereavement is revealed and speakers describe themselves using negative stereotypes of old age. During the observed conversations, however, the PSD accounts were frequently accompanied by humour and laughter. This paper examines the complex structure of the PSDs. To exemp... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574449 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574448&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5895924 This article reports an analysis of such discourse practices in stories told about themselves by people aged 80 or more years living in Indiana. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574448 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574447&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5895948 Research ArticlesBILL BYTHEWAY, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 883-901Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTHow do we experience ageing, how do we interpret changes in our lives and what do we say about the passage of time? The aim of this paper is to present longitudinal evidence about the personal and social significance of birthdays in adult life and, in particular, how birthdays contribute to a sense of ageing. The primary source of data is the Mass-Observation Archive at the University of Sussex. Members of its panel of people living in the United Kingdom were in 1990 invited to write anonymously about celebrations, and in 2002 they were invited to write more specifically on the topic of birthdays. A total of 120 accepted both invitations and 55 included accounts of their la... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574447 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574447 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574446&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5896056 Research ArticlesPIRJO NIKANDER, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 863-881Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper is a study of the discursive management of notions of change and continuity in interview talk. It presents selected short empirical examples from interviews with 22 Finnish baby-boomers, and discusses the methodological and theoretical issues that arise. Following a review of the major approaches to the study of age identity, the analytic intersection between qualitative gerontology and discursive psychology is explored. The analysis identifies how the frequent use of a enables speakers simultaneously both to acknowledge and to distance themselves from factual notions of physical or psychological lifespan change. The key methodological argument is that the discu... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574446 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574445&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5896032 Research ArticlesJUSTINE COUPLAND, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp 849-861Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe papers in this special issue contribute to the growing body of research on sociolinguistic and discursive interpretations of mid and later life by investigating some of the identity affordances and constraints associated with or . The papers here offer qualitative, contextually based analyses of a broad range of data and use various methodological and theoretical perspectives: narrative theory, critical pragmatics, social theory and discursive psychology. The main focus is on the ways in which change impacts on the ageing individual, and how this change is discursively interpreted and negotiated both by and for or about individuals in diverse social frames. We examin... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574445 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574444&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5896076 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp b1-b5Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574444 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574443&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5896068 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 , pp f1-f3Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574443 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2574442&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D29%26issueId%3D06 Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 06 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2574442 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:47 +0100 2574442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444098&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598644 Book ReviewsPAM SCHWEITZER, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 844-846Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444098 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444097&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598632 Book ReviewsKATE WOODTHORPE, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 843-844Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444097 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444096&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598620 Book ReviewsBLEDDYN DAVIES, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 841-843Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444096 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444095&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598596 Research ArticlesJENI WARBURTON, CATHERINE McDONALD, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 823-840Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTIncreased emphasis on efficiency and regulation is changing the nature of the non-profit sector in western countries. In this paper, we explore the impact of these contemporary changes on older, more traditional volunteers. Specifically, we use neo-institutional theory as a framework to explore the micro-effect of these processes in one large, multi-service non-profit organisation in Australia. The findings of an ethnographic study are presented using an analytical template comprising: (1) the observational space; (2) the conversational order; (3) the content of talk; and (4) areas of resistance. Findings from these categories provided evidence of two in... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444095 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444094&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598548 The objective of this study is to describe the pattern of participation in leisure activities in an older population in relation to contextual factors as well as to mental and physical health. A cohort of 1,623 participants aged 75 or older living in Stockholm, Sweden was asked to list all the leisure activities they were engaged in. These were successively organised into 31 major categories and further grouped into mental, social, physical, productive and recreational types. The pattern of participation was examined in relation to age, gender, contextual factors (education, social network) and health status (depressive symptoms, cognitive impairment, dementia, somatic diseases and physical limitation). In spite of their advanced age, the majority of the population was active, as 70 per ce... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444094 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444093&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598608 Research ArticlesEVA-MARIA MERZ, NATHAN S. CONSEDINE, HANS-JOACHIM SCHULZE, CARLO SCHUENGEL, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 783-802Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe current study describes from an attachment-theoretical viewpoint how intergenerational support in adult child-parent relationships is associated with wellbeing in both generations. The attachment perspective and its focus on affective relationship characteristics is considered as an important theoretical framework for the investigation of special relationships across the life span. Data from the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study (N=1,456 dyads) were analysed to investigate if relationship quality moderated the association between providing intergenerational support to parents and wellbeing in adult children, on t... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444093 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444092&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598560 Research ArticlesANNE McMUNN, JAMES NAZROO, MORTEN WAHRENDORF, ELIZABETH BREEZE, PAOLA ZANINOTTO, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 765-782Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper examines whether participation in social activities is associated with higher levels of wellbeing among post-retirement age people in England, and, if so, whether these relationships are explained by the reciprocal nature of these activities. Cross-sectional analysis of relationships between social activities (including paid work, caring and volunteering) and wellbeing (quality of life, life satisfaction and depression) was conducted among participants of one wave of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) who were of state pension age or older. Participants in paid or voluntary work general... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444092 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444091&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598512 Research ArticlesAMANDINE JASMINE MASUY, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 745-763Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper examines the relationship between informal care and ending paid work for working women of three age groups (up to 30, 31 49 and 50 or more years) in 1995 in Belgium. It explores the effect of being a carer for older adults on the probability of ceasing to work. Most particularly, it focuses on the effect of the care intensity in the different age groups. The analyses use data from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP). A sample of 24,592 working women living in 11 European countries was followed from 1995 to 2001. Multivariate analyses for the entire sample show that the simple fact of caring or not did not influence the probability of ceasing wor... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444091 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444090&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598584 This study examined the cross-sectional association of bone and joint diseases with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among 850 randomly sampled people aged 60 or more years in a rural area of Bangladesh. Information about arthritis, back and joint pain was collected through self-reports and two physicians' assessments at a health centre. Health-related quality of life was measured using a multi-dimensional generic instrument designed for older people that has questions on the construct's physical, psychological, social, economic, spiritual and environmental dimensions. Bivariate analyses showed that the most negative effects of bone and joint diseases were on the physical and psychological dimensions. Hierarchical linear regression analyses revealed that joint pain, whether doctor-di... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444090 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444089&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598536 Research ArticlesLAURA HURD CLARKE, MERIDITH GRIFFIN, KATHERINE MALIHA, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 709-726Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper examines older women's experiences and perceptions of clothing prescriptions for adults in later life. Using data from in-depth interviews with 36 women aged 71 to 93 years, we investigate the stringent, taken-for-granted social norms that older women identified with respect to appropriate fashion for the ageing female body. Specifically, the participants argued that older women should refrain from wearing bright colours and revealing or overly suggestive styles. Expressing a preference for classic or traditional styles, the women also reported that they used clothing strategically to mask or compensate for bodily transgress... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444089 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444088&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598524 Research ArticlesPAUL HIGGS, MIRANDA LEONTOWITSCH, FIONA STEVENSON, IAN REES JONES, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 687-707Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThe end of the of welfare capitalism in the 1970s was the prelude to a period of greater individualisation within societies and was accompanied by an increase in the importance of consumption as a way of organising social relations. During the same period there was also an expansion in the discourses aimed at enhancing the government of the autonomous self. One such discourse operates around what has been termed the : it suggests that health has become a required goal for individual behaviour and has become synonymous with health itself. The generational groups whose lifecourses were most exposed to these changes are now a... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444088 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444088 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444087&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598572 Research ArticlesLIAT AYALON, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp 671-686Abstract [Google Scholar]ABSTRACTThis paper reports a study of family and family-like interactions and transfers, or exchanges of goods and resources, between paid, round-the-clock, Filipino home carers and those they care for in a sample of households in Israel. Qualitative interviews about their experiences and attitudes concerning the care role were conducted with 22 family members and 29 Filipino home-care workers. A thematic analysis of the interview data identified three major themes: the structure and internal dynamics of the adapted family or family-like system of care; the role of family members; and the role of Filipino home-care workers in the new system of care. Sons and daughters tended to approp... Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444087 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444086&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598664 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp b1-b4Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444086 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444085&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5598656 Miscellaneous Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 , pp f1-f4Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444085 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2444084&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D29%26issueId%3D05 Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 05 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2444084 Sat, 30 May 2009 16:39:52 +0100 2444084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355011&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayIssue%3Fjid%3DASO%26volumeId%3D29%26issueId%3D04 Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to publishing papers on the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and readers from many and diverse academic disciplines. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society has an extensive book review section, and publishes occasional review symposia and special issues. (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355011 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:34 +0100 2355011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355028&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470816 Book ReviewsRICHARD MINNS, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 , pp 666-667Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355028 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355027&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470804 Book ReviewsJOHN VINCENT, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 , pp 664-665Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355027 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355026&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470792 Book ReviewsBILL BYTHEWAY, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 , pp 662-664Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355026 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2355025&cid=s_33872_18_f&fid=33872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.cambridge.org%2Faction%2FdisplayAbstract%3FfromPage%3Donline%26aid%3D5470780 Book ReviewsJAMES WOODWARD, Ageing & Society, Volume 29 Issue 04 , pp 660-662Abstract (Source: Ageing) Ageing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2355025 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:46:33 +0100 2355025