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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"critical gerontology"”.
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'All in a day's work' The lifeworld of older people in New Zealand rest homes
This doctoral thesis contributes to critical gerontology research by investigating the lived experiences of residents in the everyday world of New Zealand rest homes. There is a need to understand how frail rest home residents experience "age". This study focuses on describing and understanding …
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Disability – an Issue for All Ages: A Study of the Experience of Disability and Ageing
… It can be placed within the theoretical frame of critical gerontology and it is informed by a social constructionist approach to the lifecourse. The study makes an original contribution to the field of critical gerontology by providing evidence to challenge assumptions and policies about older …
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Aging in Place: Perceptions of Older Adults on Low Income Housing Waitlists
… choose as they grow older. The frameworks of critical gerontology and the ecological model of aging informed and guided the work of this study.</p> <p>The methodology of this mixed methods study followed an explanatory sequential design. The sample included 45 older adults between the ages of …
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Toward a Good Life in Later Life: Perspectives, Problems, and Responses
… in the hospital beginning from 1900 to 1925, the critical historical method of genealogy offers insights into the ways in which societal processes of medicalization and commercialization have impacted eldercare in the nursing home and end-of-life care in the hospital throughout the 20th century …