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This unique book represents the first multi-disciplinary examination of ageing, from basic cell biology to social participation in later life, drawing on the pioneering New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, the UK's largest research programme in ageing.
List of contents
Introduction ~ Alan Walker; Understanding Ageing: Biological and Social Constructions ~ Mark Bagley, Alan Bernjak, Lynne Cox, Terence Davis, Diana Kuh, Peter McClintock, Anna Phillips, Aneta Stefanovska & David Steinsaltz; Representations of Later Life ~ Miriam Bernard, Philip Tew, Lorna Warren & Peter Wright; Maintaining Health and Well-being ~ Sara Arber, Armando Barrientos, Ann Bowling, Andrea Creech, Anna Goulding, Susan Hallam, Cheryl Haslam, Diana Kuh, Liz Lloyd, Janet Lord, Mike Murphy, Andrew Newman, Anna Phillips, Ricardo Twumasi & Jane Upton; Food environments: From home to hospital ~ Arlene Astell, Diana Kuh, Sheila Peace, Paula Moynihan, Alastair Macdonald & Janice Thompson; Social Participation and Connectivity ~ Armando Barrientos, Mary Gilhooly, Catherine Hennessy, Mike Murray, Andrew Newman, Judith Phillips, Philip Tew, Janice Thompson, Penny Vera-Sanso & Christina Victor; Designing a New Later Life ~ Irene Di Giulio; Leela Damodaran; Cheryl Haslam; Alastair Macdonald, Constantinos Maganaris, Martin Maguire, Jane McCann, Sheila Peace, Mike Timmins & Eleanor van den Heuvel; Conclusion ~ Alan Walker.
About the author
Alan Walker is professor of social policy and social gerontology at the University of Sheffield. He served as director of the New Dynamics of Ageing Programme from 2005 to 2014.
Summary
This unique book represents the first multi-disciplinary examination of ageing, from basic cell biology to social participation in later life, drawing on the pioneering New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, the UK’s largest research programme in ageing.
