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A comprehensive multi-disciplinary overview of the very latest research on ageing, concentrating on four major themes: autonomy and independence in later life, biology and ageing, food and nutrition and representation of old age.
List of contents
Introduction ~ Alan Walker; Part 1: Autonomy and Independence in Later Life; Sleep in Later Life ~Sara Arber; Negotiating Unfamiliar Environments ~ Judith Phillips; Financial Abuse of Older People ~ Mary Gilhooly; Maintaining Dignity and Independence ~ Liz Lloyd; Families and Caring in South Asian Communities ~ Christina Victor; Part 2: Biological Perspectives; Understanding Immunesenescence ~ Janet Lord; Trajectories of Senescence ~ David Steinsaltz; Dynamics of Cardiovascular Ageing ~ Aneta Stefanovska; Cellular Ageing ~ Lynne Cox; Premature Ageing ~ Mark Bagley; Part 3: Nutrition in Old Age; Novel Assessment of Nutrition and Ageing ~ Arlene Astell; Combating Malnutrition in Hospitals ~ Paula Moynihan; Migration and Nutrition ~ Janice Thompson; Part 4: Representations of Old Age; Representing Self - Representing Ageing ~ Lorna Warren; Fiction and Cultural Mediation ~ Phillip Tew; Visual Art and Identity Construction ~ Andrew Newman; Theatre and Representation of Ageing ~ Mim Bernard; Conclusion ~ Alan Walker.
About the author
Alan Walker is professor of social policy and social gerontology at the University of Sheffield.
Summary
A comprehensive multi-disciplinary overview of the very latest research on ageing, concentrating on four major themes: autonomy and independence in later life, biology and ageing, food and nutrition and representation of old age.
