The Evolution of British Gerontology

Personal Perspectives and Historical Developments

Miriam Bernard, Mo Ray, Jackie Reynolds (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

322 Seiten

2020
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-4310-3 (ISBN)

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This landmark critical review of five decades of gerontology research, theory, policy and practice highlights key developments and current issues in the subject. It draws on interviews with dozens of influential academics to place the UK’s achievements in an international context, and considers where thinking in the field of ageing might go next.

Half a century of UK gerontology research, theory, policy and practice are under the spotlight in this landmark critical review of the subject that places the country’s achievements in an international context.

Drawing on the archives of the British Society of Gerontology and interviews with dozens of the most influential figures in the field, it provides a comprehensive picture of key developments and issues and looks to the future to plot new directions in thinking. This is the story of the remarkable progress of gerontology, told through the eyes of those who have led it.

Miriam Bernard is Emeritus Professor of Social Gerontology at Keele University. She has researched and written widely on ageing, and was President of the British Society of Gerontology from 2010-2012. Mo Ray is Professor of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln. She teaches, researches and writes on ageing and social work with older people. Jackie Reynolds is Research Impact Manager at Staffordshire University. She has a PhD in Social Gerontology and her research interests focus on arts, creativity and ageing.

Part one: The Ageing of British Gerontology

Gerontology and Gerontologists

British Gerontologists: Who’s Who

Part two: Learning from the Past

The Development of Gerontology

Key Themes in Gerontology’s Evolution

Part three: Lives and Careers in Gerontology

Becoming and Being a Gerontologist

The Personal and the Professional

Do Gerontologists Retire?

Part four: Informing the future

New Directions for Gerontology

Erscheinungsdatum	03.04.2020
Zusatzinfo	Publisher's extent note
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
ISBN-10	1-4473-4310-7 / 1447343107
ISBN-13	978-1-4473-4310-3 / 9781447343103
Zustand	Neuware