Healthy Ageing: A Capability Approach to Inclusive Policy and Practice (Critical Approaches to Health)

Synopsis

What does it mean to age well? This important new book redefines what ‘successful’ ageing means, challenging the idea that physical health is the only criteria to gauge the ageing process and that an ageing population is necessarily a burden upon society. Using Sen’s Capability Approach as a theoretical starting point Healthy Ageing: A Capability Approach to Inclusive Policy and Practice outlines a nuanced perspective that transcends the purely biomedical view, recognising ideas of resilience, as well as the experiences of older people themselves in determining what it means to age well. It builds to provide a comprehensive response to the overarching discourse that successful ageing is simply about eating well and exercising, acknowledging not only that older people are not always able to follow such advice, but also that well-being is mediated by factors beyond the physical. In an era where ageing has become such an important topic for policy makers, this is a robust and timely response that examines what it means to live well as an older person. It will be hugely valuable not only for students of gerontology and social care, but also professionals working in the field.

Copyright:

2019

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

170 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781317272991

Related ISBNs:

9781138193949, 9781138193925, 9781315639093

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/17/23

Copyrighted By:

Christine Stephens and Mary Breheny. The right of Christine Stephens and Mary Breheny to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Psychology

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.