The "new gerontology," built on the concept of successful aging, sets forth the preconditions for and the end product of the process of aging successfully. Focused on health and active participation in life, it vests largely within individuals the power to achieve this normatively desirable state. The authors critique this normative vision by focusing on its unarticulated (and perhaps unexplored) values, assumptions, and consequences. They argue that these unexamined features may further harm older people, particularly older women, the poor, and black people who are already marginalized
The "new gerontology," built on the concept of successful aging, sets forth the preconditions for and the end product of the process of aging successfully. Focused on health and active participation in life, it vests largely within individuals the power to achieve this normatively desirable state. The authors critique this normative vision by focusing on its unarticulated (and perhaps unexplored) values, assumptions, and consequences. They argue that these unexamined features may further harm older people, particularly older women, the poor, and black people who are already marginalized
Subject terms:
life style, older people, poverty, quality of life, social work theories, women, black and minority ethnic people, empowerment;
This report is the twelfth in the series and presents many graphs which are not only updated but entirely new in format. In addition the text has been presented differently with division into five chapters entitled, low income, the recession, child and young adult well-being, adult well-being and communities. The recession is detailed in chapter two with key indicators of debt and employment. The Child Poverty Duty was introduced in parliament in 2009 and is discussed in chapter one along with a section on people in low-income households. Many of the indicators identified in this, and previous reports, track much longer-term trends, and evidence from the previous two recessions show that, for example, unemployment will keep rising for some time after the current recession comes to an end. Examples of such indicators are illustrated in the child and young people well-being chapter, where education and health are continuing on positive trajectories begun much earlier in the decade. Adult well-being is looked at in chapter 4 for working age adults and their economic circumstances, for older people, their savings and access to services and for both from the point of view of ill health. The final chapter on communities looks at homelessness, fuel poverty and volunteering activities and introduced some indicators new to this report which look at issues such as trust and empowerment in neighbourhoods. This report, wherever data allowed, covered the whole of the United Kingdom (UK) but if, on occasion, some data was not available from Northern Ireland it was restricted to mainland Britain.
This report is the twelfth in the series and presents many graphs which are not only updated but entirely new in format. In addition the text has been presented differently with division into five chapters entitled, low income, the recession, child and young adult well-being, adult well-being and communities. The recession is detailed in chapter two with key indicators of debt and employment. The Child Poverty Duty was introduced in parliament in 2009 and is discussed in chapter one along with a section on people in low-income households. Many of the indicators identified in this, and previous reports, track much longer-term trends, and evidence from the previous two recessions show that, for example, unemployment will keep rising for some time after the current recession comes to an end. Examples of such indicators are illustrated in the child and young people well-being chapter, where education and health are continuing on positive trajectories begun much earlier in the decade. Adult well-being is looked at in chapter 4 for working age adults and their economic circumstances, for older people, their savings and access to services and for both from the point of view of ill health. The final chapter on communities looks at homelessness, fuel poverty and volunteering activities and introduced some indicators new to this report which look at issues such as trust and empowerment in neighbourhoods. This report, wherever data allowed, covered the whole of the United Kingdom (UK) but if, on occasion, some data was not available from Northern Ireland it was restricted to mainland Britain.
Subject terms:
homelessness, low income, older people, poverty, public health, quality of life, social exclusion, unemployment, young people, communities, debt, crime victims, educational performance, empowerment;
Pulls together a range of materials addressing various aspects of inequality to provide an overview of the current state of play in the development of emancipatory forms of practice that seek to counter discrimination and oppression. Includes chapters on: poverty and deprivation; globalisation and gender relations in social work; affirmative action as a counter to racial discrimination; social work and independent living; discriminating in later life; lesbians and gay men; intellectual disability, oppression and difference; strategies of empowerment; and towards a theory of emancipatory practice.
Pulls together a range of materials addressing various aspects of inequality to provide an overview of the current state of play in the development of emancipatory forms of practice that seek to counter discrimination and oppression. Includes chapters on: poverty and deprivation; globalisation and gender relations in social work; affirmative action as a counter to racial discrimination; social work and independent living; discriminating in later life; lesbians and gay men; intellectual disability, oppression and difference; strategies of empowerment; and towards a theory of emancipatory practice.
Subject terms:
independence, learning disabilities, lesbians, older people, poverty, racial discrimination, social work methods, social work theories, age discrimination, anti-discriminatory practice, disability discrimination, discrimination, empowerment, gay men, gender, globalisation;
Explores the provision of services for older people living at home. Examines the social context of old age, looking at structural barriers such as ageism, racism and sexism, and poverty. Challenges the view that the increasing number of older people in the population is a problem. Discusses practical issues such as: day services for people with dementia; housing and support services; GP and social services collaboration; and short term breaks. Concludes by looking at research into the development of practice through inter agency collaboration, more skillful care management, specialist teams, and changing professional social worker attitudes to services users by empowering them.
Explores the provision of services for older people living at home. Examines the social context of old age, looking at structural barriers such as ageism, racism and sexism, and poverty. Challenges the view that the increasing number of older people in the population is a problem. Discusses practical issues such as: day services for people with dementia; housing and support services; GP and social services collaboration; and short term breaks. Concludes by looking at research into the development of practice through inter agency collaboration, more skillful care management, specialist teams, and changing professional social worker attitudes to services users by empowering them.
Subject terms:
housing, interagency cooperation, multidisciplinary services, older people, population, poverty, racism, service development, service users, sexual harassment, short break care, social care provision, teams, age discrimination, ageing, care management, community care, day services, dementia, empowerment;