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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
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

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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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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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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Person-Environment Resources for Aging Well: Environmental Docility and Life Space as Conceptual Pillars for Future Contextual Gerontology.

open access: yesThe gerontologist, 2020
A variety of different disciplines in the study of aging have long acknowledged that individual functioning and development are profoundly shaped by the contexts people live in.
H. Wahl, D. Gerstorf
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Citizenship and Old Age: The End of the Road? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper is concerned with the interlinked issues of citizenship and the structured dependency of older people within Social Gerontology. It argues that implicit in much British Social Gerontology is a strategy of advancing the wellbeing of elderly ...
Higgs, P
core   +1 more source

Effect Size Guidelines, Sample Size Calculations, and Statistical Power in Gerontology

open access: yesInnovation in aging, 2019
Background and Objectives Researchers typically use Cohen’s guidelines of Pearson’s r = .10, .30, and .50, and Cohen’s d = 0.20, 0.50, and 0.80 to interpret observed effect sizes as small, medium, or large, respectively.
C. Brydges
semanticscholar   +1 more source

European initiatives in postgraduate education in gerontology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This paper describes three innovative European initiatives in postgraduate education in gerontology. The first is the European Masters Program in Gerontology (EuMaG), developed as an interdisciplinary joint program, supported and delivered by 22 European
Parkatti, T.   +2 more
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