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Perceptions and consequences of ageism: views of older people
- Authors:
- MINICHIELLO Victor, BROWNE Jan, KENDIG Hal
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 20(3), May 2000, pp.253-278.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This qualitative study examines meanings and experiences of ageism for older Australians. Informants recognise that older people as a group experience negative treatment in terms of poor access to transport and housing, low incomes, forced retirement and inadequate nursing home care. Health professionals are a major source of ageist treatment.
Directions in environmental gerontology: a multidisciplinary field
- Author:
- KENDIG Hal
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 43(5), October 2003, pp.611-615.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article considers developments and directions for environmental gerontology. The multidisciplinary field came of age during the 1960s with Powell Lawton's powerful environmental press paradigm and its applications to empirical research and building design. Recent theoretical developments in Europe and America have advanced and integrated concepts in psychology, geography, and related disciplines. Time dimensions and active use of space are essential for understanding aging individuals and microenvironments as well as changing populations and macroenvironments. Research on residential environments by health professions is informing community care that is enhancing the independence and well-being of older people. With its proven responsiveness to social and policy priorities, environmental gerontology is now providing strong conceptual and empirical bases for advancing healthy aging and age-friendly societies.