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oapen-20.500.12657-764102024-03-28T09:47:14Z Healthy Ageing Stephens, Christine Breheny, Mary active ageing active aging ageing biomedical Capabilities approach chronic illness disability disease health psychology independance inequalities Mary Breheny mortality older people public policy resilience Sen social engagement social policy socioeconomic status successful ageing successful aging wellbeing well-being 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. 2023-09-26T15:00:28Z 2023-09-26T15:00:28Z 2019 book ONIX_20230926_9781317273004_28 9781317273004 9781315639093 9781138193949 9781138193925 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/76410 eng Routledge Studies in Modern History application/pdf n/a 9781317273004.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781315639093 10.4324/9781315639093 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 7ad73a45-f94c-4dd6-bd47-9dde3e4afd8a 9781317273004 9781315639093 9781138193949 9781138193925 Routledge 180 [...] Massey University open access
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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.
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