Experience, Social Structure and Later Life: Meaning and Old Age in an Aging Society

Dannefer, Dale; Shura, Robin

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8356-3_34

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“…All but one of our participants were women, but our data were not amenable to a comprehensive gender analysis. This paper does not address the ramifications of the second demographic transition (Dannefer and Shura, 2009), or the challenges of the “fourth age” (Gilleard and Higgs, 2010). Finally, the concept of aging in place is itself not fixed or universal; it will continue to change over time.…”

Section: Conclusion: Aging Engaging and Moving Beyond The Neighborhoodmentioning

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Where does the neighborhood go? Trust, social engagement, and health among older adults in Baltimore City

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Trust is often cited as a necessary predecessor of social engagement, and a public-health good. We question those suppositions through analysis of the life histories of lower-income older adults aging in place in Baltimore. These people desired to continue living independently, but also expressed a complex mix of trust and mistrust in their neighbors, neighborhoods, and broader environments. This was the product of interrelated processes of multilevel physical and social changes over time and space – and, we argue, often featured a “healthy mistrust” that pushed participants to pursue personally meaningful forms of social engagement, whether new or continued.

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Section: Conclusion: Aging Engaging and Moving Beyond The Neighborhoodmentioning

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Where does the neighborhood go? Trust, social engagement, and health among older adults in Baltimore City

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“…For example, approximately 40% of those aged 65 years and older are estimated to have a limiting long-standing illness (Age UK, 2016), over a third have never been online (Age UK, 2016), and all will be in a qualitatively different life stage to children and young adults. Aging "Baby Boomers," holding different expectations and seeking different experiences from those of previous generations of older people (Dannefer & Shura, 2009), may bring new and different expectations and experiences to learning, while all older adults will bring "rich histories and knowledge" that could be built on and from which individuals may be able to draw analogies that help open up new concepts (Bell et al, 2009, p. 196).…”

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Informal Science Learning for Older Adults

Brookfield

Tilley

Cox

2016

Science Communication

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Recent years have seen rapid growth in informal science learning. Evidence suggests that participation in such learning delivers benefits, including improved performance in formal science learning and enhanced interest in science. To date, such learning has typically attended to children and families, with little attention paid to older populations. Older adults are, however, keen knowledge consumers with their participation in learning associated with improved well-being and better health. This commentary presents our experience of developing and delivering an informal science learning event for older adults. Its successes, challenges, and audience reception are considered with a small number of recommendations provided.

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“…Furthermore, in contemporary societies of developed countries, the perception of old age and ageing is mostly unfavourable and older people are often regarded as a non-contributing burden (Nelson 2005). The implementation of governmental or private pension programs provide economic protection and improving living standards for the elderly, but paradoxically at the same time it reinforces the perception of the aged as irrelevant, obsolete, useless and unimportant (Dannefer and Shura 2009). These negative values provide a justification for their social marginalization and exclusion.…”

Section: Ageing and Ageism: Perceptions And Originsmentioning

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“…The loss of status of older workers in globalised economies is based on the demands of a global labour market in which cost-efficiency, flexibility, adaptability and transferable skills are required (Stypińska and Nikander 2018). The current low status of old age is moreover aggravated by lower levels of education in older generations and their 'obsolete' knowledge (Dannefer and Shura 2009). Older employees are often viewed as harder to train or retrain, more expensive because of higher salaries and as using more health care benefits.…”

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Perception of population ageing and age discrimination across EU countries

Rychtaříková¹

2019

POPECON

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Population ageing is the most dominant demographic challenge that the European Union is experiencing in the 21st century. This may create negative attitudes and lead to discrimination against persons of advanced age. Age-related stereotypes and prejudice can result in age discrimination, termed ageism. This research concerns the question of perceived ageism towards older people in 25 EU countries, surveyed in 2015 using the Special Eurobarometer 437. The analytical section includes descriptive findings and the results of three multi-level regression models addressing three domains (explained variables) of perceived ageism: 1) discrimination in general, 2) discrimination during economic crisis, and 3) discrimination when electing an older person as a high official. The two-level regression allowed simultaneous modelling of individual-level (gender, age, partnership status, social class, and life satisfaction) and of country-level (life expectancy at 55, perceived start of old age, and HDI) effects. The personal characteristics impacted much stronger perceived ageism than country contexts. Ageist perception in general has mostly been noted at pre-retirement age, but the age profile has not been the same across three regression models. The East-West gradient, frequently reported, is questioned because the geographical picture of perceived ageism is rather puzzling.

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Experience, Social Structure and Later Life: Meaning and Old Age in an Aging Society

Cited by 9 publications

References 18 publications

Where does the neighborhood go? Trust, social engagement, and health among older adults in Baltimore City

Where does the neighborhood go? Trust, social engagement, and health among older adults in Baltimore City

Informal Science Learning for Older Adults

Perception of population ageing and age discrimination across EU countries

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