04029nam 2200769 450 991081194960332120220722021730.01-4473-0417-91-282-50165-897866125016541-84742-293-410.56687/9781847422934(CKB)2550000000006815(EBL)481207(OCoLC)593259585(SSID)ssj0000344193(PQKBManifestationID)11304835(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000344193(PQKBWorkID)10306793(PQKB)11395228(UtOrBLW)PPO00178(Au-PeEL)EBL481207(CaPaEBR)ebr10367748(CaONFJC)MIL250165(OCoLC)1280908068(MdBmJHUP)musev2_80165(UkCbUP)CR9781847422934(DE-B1597)647526(DE-B1597)9781847422934(MiAaPQ)EBC481207(OCoLC)1290495922(EXLCZ)99255000000000681520220628d2009|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierValuing older people a humanist approach to ageing /edited by Ricca Edmondson and Hans-Joachim von Kondratowitz[electronic resource]Bristol :Policy Press,2009.1 online resource (xi, 298 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Ageing and the lifecourseTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Jul 2022).1-84742-291-8 1-84742-292-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Valuing Older People; Contents; List of tables and figures; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Religious belonging and spiritual questioning: a Western European perspective on ageing and religion; 2. Spirituality: a means for achieving integration in personal and community spheres in an ageing Singapore; 3. Integrating the sacred in creative ageing; 4. Atheist convictions, Christian beliefs or 'keeping things open'? Patterns of world views among three generations in East German families; 5. Beyond dialogue: entering the fourth space in old age6. The long road to a moralisation of old age7. How to balance generations: solidarity dilemmas in a European perspective; 8. Pension systems and the challenge of population ageing: what does the public think?; 9. Ethos of care and environment in long-stay care settings: impacts on residents' lives; 10. Engineering substantially prolonged human lifespans: biotechnological enhancement and ethics; 11. Wisdom: a humanist approach to valuing older people; 12. Social practices, moral frameworks and religious values in the lives of older people13. 'Woo-hoo, what a ride!' Older people, life stories and active ageing14. Does eldership mean anything in the contemporary West?; 15. Talk about old age, health and morality; 16. Exploring positive images of ageing: the production of calendars; 17. Gateways to humanistic gerontology; IndexHow can we understand older people as real human beings, value their wisdom, and appreciate that their norms and purposes both matter in themselves and are affected by those of others? Using a life-course approach, this book argues that the complexity and potential creativity of later life demand a humanistic vision of older people and ageing.Ageing and the lifecourse.Older peopleOld ageHumanismOlder people.Old age.Humanism.305.26BQ 5850rvkEdmondson RiccaKondratowitz Hans-Joachim vonUkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910811949603321Valuing older people4077471UNINA