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Geographical gerontology: perspectives, concepts, approaches

open access: greenSocial & Cultural Geography, 2019
This is a book review of Geographical gerontology: Perspectives, concepts, approaches. Perspectives, Concepts, Approaches, 1st Edition, Edited by Mark W. Skinner, Gavin J. Andrews, Malcolm P. Cutchin. London and New York: Routledge, 2018.
Aija Lulle
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The challenge of cultural gerontology. [PDF]

open access: yesThe gerontologist, 2014
Over the last decade, Cultural Gerontology has emerged as one of the most vibrant elements of writing about age (Twigg, J., & Martin, W. (Eds.) (2015). The Routledge handbook of cultural gerontology. London: Routledge). Reflecting the wider Cultural Turn,
J. Twigg, W. Martin
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Erratum to: COVID-19 Through the Lens of Gerontology [PDF]

open access: hybridThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2020
David G. Le Couteur   +2 more
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Geriatric and Gerontology Research: A Scientometric Investigation of Open Access Journal Articles Indexed in the Scopus Database [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2023
Background Scientometric analyses of specific topics in geriatrics and gerontology have grown robustly in scientific literature. However, analyses using holistic and interdisciplinary approaches are scarce in this field of research. This article aimed to
Luiz Sinésio Silva Neto   +7 more
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Old age as a basic concept of social gerontology: Linguistic-theoretical aspect [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
This article examines the views of modern scientists on the phenomenon of old age, as well as the range of problems and concepts of special social science –gerontology, designed to solve demographic, socio-economic problems of aging.
Saparova K. O., Ruzmetov S. A.
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Why Gerontology Needs Anthropology: Toward an Applied Anthropological Gerontology

open access: yesSocial Sciences, 2023
In this essay, we argue that gerontologists should increase their engagement with anthropologists to increase transdisciplinary collaboration, fulfill the interdisciplinary promise of gerontology as a field, and to ensure the work of anthropologists is ...
Britteny M. Howell, M. Aaron Guest
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Developmental Gerontology and Active Population Aging in China

open access: yesChina CDC Weekly, 2023
Population aging is an irreversible process in the development of modern society, which brings challenges to comprehensive modernized social governance.
Xiao-Qin Zheng   +10 more
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Challenges and Assets of Older Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: Perspectives of Gerontology Scholars

open access: yesJournal of Aging & Social Policy, 2021
Life expectancy is increasing globally, with the biggest gains expected in sub-Saharan Africa. Using an online survey, we investigated the perspectives of gerontology scholars on the challenges of aging in sub-Saharan Africa as well as the assets of ...
M. Adamek   +3 more
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Bringing the “Place” to Life-Space in Gerontology Research

open access: yesGerontology, 2021
Understanding older adults’ relationships with their environments and the way this relationship evolves over time have been increasingly acknowledged in gerontological research.
Sayeh Bayat, M. Widener, Alex Mihailidis
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