Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging

Abstract

An area agency on aging (AAA) is a public or private nonprofit organization designated by the state to address the needs and concerns of all older persons at the regional and local levels in the United States (Administration for Community Living (ACL) 2019). AAAs have a successful history of developing, coordinating, and implementing comprehensive networks of services and programs that enrich communities and the lives of older adults. AAAs were established through a provision of the Older Americans Act (OAA 1965), which was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Specifically, AAAs were created with the 1973 reauthorization of the OAA. AAAs create the infrastructure to execute comprehensive longterm support services that ensure the independence of older adults.

Frailty, depression, and quality of life: a study with elderly caregivers

“…This finding shows that when there is fragility and depressive symptoms, there seems to be an impact on quality of life. These data are relevant to the understanding of how issues related to the health of elderly people in the context of social vulnerability can make them more susceptible to develop other health conditions (13) . A study conducted with Mexican elderly people showed a higher prevalence of depression and worse quality of life in frail elderly people.…”

“…As a social relevance, it is noteworthy that the findings of this research can raise discussions in the scope of public policies aimed at elderly caregivers and intensify the interest of researchers in investigating the insights related to the caregivers' health in vulnerable contexts in primary care. It is known that life situation, social engagement and the environment are social factors that can influence health issues (13) . It is worth mentioning that considering the Brazilian life expectancy and the international recommendations of aging in the community, care tends to be carried out at home and caregivers have to be near individuals cared for (14) .…”

“…The innovation of this research is in the understanding of how frailty, depression, and quality of life present themselves in elderly caregivers in a vulnerable environment. It is known that social determinants can aggravate health conditions (13) . It is believed that these results may assist health professionals in directing an immediate or long-term care plan aimed at the needs of these elderly caregivers in primary health care, which is the baseline in the health system.…”

Technologies of Age: The Intersection of Feminist Film Theory and Aging Studies

“…This spectacle corresponds only apparently to the parameters of commercial cinema denounced by Laura Mulvey, since its objective is precisely that of giving visibility to the traditionally invisible woman. Active scopophilia -male voyeurismis displaced into passive scopophilia-feminine narcissism, a pleasure of being-looked-at that could empower women's spectatorial gaze (Zecchi, 2017(Zecchi, , 2019.…”

“…By challenging "androgynization," that is, by confronting the claim of the "same experience of material conditions for both genders" (de Lauretis, 1987, 11), and by defying heteronormativity, these films present a mature female eroticism that can be called, in Carla Lonzi's words (1974), "clitoral sexuality". As Zecchi (2017Zecchi ( , 2019 has indicated, these films suggest that women's sexual desire does not have to rely on the erect penis or on vaginal penetration-thus also defying the Freudian conception that clitoral pleasure is a sign of immaturity. From a formal point of view, these films present (homo)erotically charged haptic images as alternatives to traditional scopophilia.…”