Celebrating the Achievements of the Older Generation
Celebrating the Achievements of the Older Generation

Author: John Croucher

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2023-10-13

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 1527539342

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This book celebrates the achievement and talent of those in advanced years across a wide range of activities. Some of the people included made amazing achievements throughout their lives and into very old age, while others picked up skills again and developed them in different ways later in life. Then there are those who embarked upon entirely new activities and enterprises to great acclaim. The book includes a fascinating mix of familiar names and hidden gems, and emphasises the limitless possibilities of life, where “age is only a number” and positivity is a common theme. International in nature, this book will be of great interest as a point of reference for academics from all fields. In addition, it is fascinating reading for anyone who wants to be inspired by the astonishing feats of over 100 people who have triumphed in their golden years.

Occupational Therapy with Older People Into the 21st Century
Occupational Therapy with Older People Into the 21st Century

Author: Gail Anne Mountain

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2023-12-01

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1837530424

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Using best evidence as well as professional and personal perspectives, Mountain explores the realities of later life, ageing in place, the implication of the technological age, meeting needs for rehabilitation, revisiting and valuing the core principles of occupational therapy, and more.

Ageism
Ageism

Author: Bytheway, Bill

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 1994-12-01

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 0335191754

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Ageism has appeared in the media increasingly over the last twenty years. *What is it? *How are we affected? *How does it relate to services for older people? This book builds bridges between the wider age-conscious culture within which people live their lives and the world of the caring professions. In the first part, the literature on age prejudice and ageism is reviewed and set in a historical context. A wide range of settings in which ageism is clearly apparent are considered and then, in the third part, the author identifies a series of issues that are basic in determining a theory of ageism. The book is written in a style intended to engage the reader's active involvement: how does ageism relate to the beliefs the reader might have about older generations, the ageing process and personal fears of the future? To what extent is chronological age used in social control? The book discusses these issues not just in relation to discrimination against 'the elderly' but right across the life course. The book: * is referenced to readily available material such as newspapers and biographies * includes case studies to ensure that it relates to familiar, everyday aspects of age * includes illustrations - examples of ageism in advertizing, etc.

I'll Get Right Back to You & Other Annoyances
I'll Get Right Back to You & Other Annoyances

Author: Charles Rubin

Publisher: SCB Distributors

Published: 2012-08-09

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0918915244

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This book is for anyone who has ever been pissed off, ticked off, ripped off one way or another, irked and annoyed. 42 candid, comical, often poignant, often chilling looks at the absurdities you face daily.

Empowering Older People
Empowering Older People

Author: Daniel Thursz

Publisher: Burns & Oates

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9780304334650

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Identifies existing barriers and proposes successful means for overcoming obstacles by generating income, suitable housing, and supportive associations and services for the older citizen worldwide.

The Rites of Rulers
The Rites of Rulers

Author: Christel Lane

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1981-06-18

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780521226080

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Although considerable attention has been paid to those cultural revolutions which result in fundamental social upheavals, the less spectacular silent cultural revolutions which leave the existing social structure intact, focusing instead on the behavioural dimension of ideology, have been neglected. In this book, which was originally published in 1981, Christel Lane examines such a silent revolution, exploring the ways in which it was achieved in the Soviet society of the time through the instrument of ritual. Dr Lane argues that ritual in the Soviet Union serves as a means of rendering sacred the existing social and political order; and her comparison of Soviet ritual with the rituals of other societies highlights the way in which ritual mirrors both the problematic social relations of society and political leaders' major concerns. This book will interest sociologists of religion, anthropologists, political sociologists, and Soviet studies.