Full Description
As life expectancy rises around the world, this interdisciplinary collection provides new responses to pressing questions around ageing. Adding fresh humanist perspectives to conventional biomedical and sociological viewpoints, it interrogates concepts including meaning-in-life and works towards new definitions of ageing 'well'.
Contents
Introduction ‾ Joachim Duyndam & Anja Machielse Meaningful Ageing via Lifelong Growth and Development ‾ Carol Ryff Dimensions of Ageing Meaningfully ‾ Peter Derkx Ageing and the Longevity of Justice: A Brief Assessment of Peter Derkx on Ageing Well and Social Transformation ‾ Anthony B. PinnMeaning in Life and Social Connectedness ‾ Anja Machielse Wisdom and Ageing Meaningfully ‾ Ricca Edmondson A Locked Room: The Meaning of Empathy and Being Seen, Particularly for Older Adults ‾ Joachim Duyndam Art of Living and Art of Ageing ‾ Hanne Laceulle & Joseph Dohmen Dementia: Considerations of What Makes a Meaningful Life ‾ Kate de Medeiros Active Arts Participation, Ageing and Meaningfulness ‾ Roelof Hortulanus Gathering Data on Meaning-in-life Among Older People: Two Explorative Approaches ‾ Wander van der Vaart & Pien Bos Conclusions on Ageing Meaningfully ‾ Joachim Duyndam and Anja Machielse
