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The 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
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Urology and Geriatrics in Korea: Present Status and Future Directions [PDF]
International Neurourology Journal, 2022 Globally, the population aged 65 years and over is growing faster than all other age groups. South Korea, in particular, is one of the most rapidly aging societies worldwide.
Sung Tae Cho, Hae Ri Na
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Effect Size Guidelines, Sample Size Calculations, and Statistical Power in Gerontology
Innovation 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
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Citizenship and Old Age: The End of the Road? [PDF]
, 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
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LITERARY GERONTOLOGY: DEFINITION, HISTORY, CONCEPTS
Lìteraturnij Proces: Metodologìâ, Ìmena, Tendencìï, 2019 The goal of the article is to provide an extended definition and in-depth description of literary gerontology as a branch of humanities. Contemporary world witnesses how the number of elderly people increases that makes the research relevant.
Anna Gaidash
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European initiatives in postgraduate education in gerontology [PDF]
, 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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The critical use of narrative and literature in gerontology
International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 2012 It is now widely accepted that ’’age’’ and ’’ageing’’ are cultural concepts that are open to question. The thinking encouraged by critical gerontology has been crucially important in provoking questions about the complexities of later life, age and ...
Hannah Zeilig
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Rejuvenating Aging Studies in Academic Libraries [PDF]
, 2013 Purpose – The aim of this paper is to identify resources essential gerontology (aging studies) resources and liaison strategies that provide guidance for academic librarians working with faculty and students in this highly interdisciplinary field. Design/
Antunez, Marilia Y. +2 more
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Studia Humanistyczne AGH, 2023 This work deals with the issue of organizing leisure time for people who are retired. The next stage of life after the completion of work brings with it the lack of professional duties and the slow withdrawal of social roles performed so far.
Agata Maksymowicz, Łucja Kapralska
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Ageing & Society, 2020 Shortly after emerging in the 1980s, critical gerontology became a recognised part of mainstream gerontology. Under the umbrella of ‘critical gerontology’ sits a number of orientations that draw attention to how ageing is socially located, while ...
Shane Doheny, I. Jones
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