Healthy Ageing - A Capability Approach to Inclusive Policy and Practice

This important new book redefines what 'successful' aging means, challenging the idea that physical health is the only criteria to gauge the aging process, and that an aging population is necessarily a burden on society.

Sommario

1. Healthy Aging 2. Capability 3. Security 4. Contribution 5. Social Connections 6. Physical Health 7. Pleasure 8. Autonomy 9. Interconnectivity 10. Conclusions

Info autore

Christine Stephens is a Professor in the School of Psychology, Massey Univeristy, New Zealand.
Mary Breheny is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Public Health, Massey University, New Zealand.

Riassunto

This important new book redefines what ‘successful’ aging means, challenging the idea that physical health is the only criteria to gauge the aging process, and that an aging population is necessarily a burden on society.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mary Breheny, Christine Stephens, Christine (Massey University Stephens, Stephens Christine
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.06.2018
• EAN: 9781138193925
• ISBN: 978-1-138-19392-5
• Pagine: 170
• Serie: Critical Approaches to Health
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General, Nursing, Health & personal development, Psychology of ageing, Health psychology, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Health, Relationships and Personal development