A new agenda: where we are at and need to head for

2019 ◽  
pp. 145-170
Author(s):  
Sandra Torres
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Racial Minorities ◽  
Cultural Contexts

This chapter discusses the array of obstacles to the advancement of scholarship on ethnicity/ race and ageing/ old age that the book has exposed through the scoping review performed. The chapter argues that in the imagination of the scholarship of ethnicity and old age as it stands today, ethnic and racial older minorities come from a limited number of socio-cultural contexts and backgrounds. The groups that have received attention are being studied because they are assumed to be not only different from but also disadvantaged when compared to their ethnic majority counterparts, whose ‘privileged race’ need not be interrogated. The imagination in question does not presume that ethnic and racial minorities can experience privilege and neither does it acknowledge that ethnic and racial majorities can oppress. In light of this (as well as other aspects), this chapter argues that the imagination of the scholarship in focus is content with shedding light on the inequalities that ethnic and racial minorities experience but lacks a commitment to combating the injustices that these groups are believed to face. Against this backdrop, this chapter urges scholars to re-think what it is we want to accomplish when we bring attention to the nexus of ethnicity, race and old age.

Older age as a time to contribute: a scoping review of generativity in later life

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Feliciano Villar ◽  
Rodrigo Serrat ◽  
Michael W. Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Methodological Approaches

Abstract Research on later-life generativity has promoted a new view of older persons that, far from the traditional images of disability, dependence and frailty, recognises their capacities, and potential to continue growing, while underlining their participation and contributions to families, communities and society. The goal of this study was to carry out a scoping review on later-life generativity, the first one conducted on this topic as far as we know, to show how studies in this area have evolved, which aspects of generativity in later life have been studied, and the methodological and epistemological approaches that are dominant in this area of inquiry. Our scoping review shows that research into generativity in later life has grown steadily over the past 30 years, and particularly during the last decade. However, our results also show how such growing interest has focused on certain methodological approaches, epistemological frameworks and cultural contexts. We identify four critical gaps and leading-edge research questions that should be at the forefront of future research into generativity in later life, gaps that reflect biases in the existing literature identified in the study. These are classified as methodological, developmental, contextual and ‘dark-side’ gaps.

Taking a closer look at gender-transformative health promotion programming as a vehicle for addressing gender-based inequities in health and care

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 92-102
Author(s):  
Salinda Anne Horgan ◽  
Shu-Ping Chen ◽  
Trevor Tuininga ◽  
Heather Stuart
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Programming Approach ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Potential Barriers ◽  
Health Experiences ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Made In

Gender-transformative health promotion addresses the reciprocal transactions between the socio-cultural contexts that shape gender-based values and the gender-normative behaviors and health experiences of individuals. A scoping review was conducted to (a) highlight how, when and under what circumstances gender-transformative health promotion is applied in practice, and (b) critically assess the operationalization of gender-transformative health promotion principles in practice to develop a clearer understanding of potential barriers (both conceptual and practical) that may detract from the broader employment of gender-transformative health promotion as a mainstream programming approach. Specific recommendations, based on the findings of this review, are made in an effort to further the operationalization of gender-transformative health promotion as a mainstream health promotion approach, globally.

Personality in later life: personality disorder and the effects of illness on personality

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Oppenheimer
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Good Care ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Personality Changes ◽  
Diogenes Syndrome ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
The Life Course

This chapter covers disorders of personality in later life, including personality changes caused by dementia. There is little agreement on how best to measure personality in old age. Nevertheless, it is clear that specific changes in personality accompany dementia, particularly fronto-temporal dementia. Personality disorder (PD) in older people has been little studied and is beset by problems of definition. The current (DSM-IV) categories of PD need modification to take account of the biological and cultural contexts of old age before valid studies of the epidemiology and the life course of PDs can be made. An older person’s personality style will profoundly influence their adjustment to major life-stresses, and good care depends on clinicians’ understanding of this. Long-standing personality traits are probably important in the development of the Diogenes syndrome (extreme self-neglect) in later life.

scholarly journals ETHNICITY, RACE, HEALTH, AND SOCIAL CARE: STUDYING INEQUALITIES IN AN INJUSTICE-OBLIVIOUS WAY

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S197-S197
Author(s):  
Sandra Torres
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Ethnicity And Race ◽  
Older Populations

Abstract Scholarship on ethnicity and old age is at a crossroad now that increased diversity is a given in older populations. The same holds true for the study of inequalities in old age as it relates to ethnicity and race. This presentation relies on a scoping review of scholarship published between 1998 - 2017 (n=336) that brings attention to the ways in which ethnicity/ race – as grounds for stratification and disadvantage - are made sense of in this scholarship. The presentation will describe the topics that the review divulged when it comes to the study of health and social care (i.e. access and usage; attitudes, preferences and experiences; assessment of programs suitability and self-care practices). In doing so, this presentation will argue that if we are to address the inequalities that older ethnic minorities face we need not only a diversity-astute research agenda but also an injustice-aware one.

Literature on social relations and caregiving

2019 ◽  
pp. 123-144
Author(s):  
Sandra Torres
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
The Third ◽  
Ethnicity And Race

This chapter is the third and last chapter in the book that is based on the scoping review of scholarship on the intersection of ethnicity/ race and ageing/ old age. This chapter brings attention to social relations, social support/ help and caregiving (receiving), which is the third theme that has received the most attention when it comes to the scholarship in question. Just as it is the case with the two previous chapters, this chapter exposes the trends observed, and the ways in which ethnicity and race are made sense of in this literature. By bringing attention on the angles of investigation that this literature most often relies on (e.g. relying on others’ identification instead of own identification and the meanings attach to that), this chapter shows not only which topics have received attention, but also which ones remain unexplored.

scholarly journals Social isolation, loneliness and health in old age: a scoping review

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 799-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilie Courtin ◽  
Martin Knapp
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Scoping Review

scholarly journals OLD AGE AND THE AGEING INDIVIDUAL: SOCIAL AND LINGUISTIC ASPECTS

2018 ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Snizhana Holyk
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Successful Ageing ◽  
Older Person ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
Attitudes And Perceptions ◽  
Positive Light

The article addresses the issues of representation of old age and the ageing individual in the discourse of sociology. The topicality of such works is quite obvious, since with the increase in life expectancy, many academic studies have focused on old age and its new meanings in societies from different perspectives. This predetermines the need for the interdisciplinary analysis of old age and the ageing self. Also, this study closely examines vocabulary units that are used to designate an older person in English. The material for the analysis has been selected from present-day lexicographical sources. We conducted a qualitative study using the analysis of dictionary definitions and defined attitudes and perceptions of ageing and older adults as encoded in language units. The research highlights that as a socio-cultural product, language is influenced by two views on ageing: successful ageing, ignoring the physical dimensions, and that of decline, creating negative stereotypes of ageing, associated with weakening, diseases and dependence of the person. The paper addresses the above questions from the perspective of linguistic ageism, manifested in vocabulary units describing older people as silly, incompetent, eccentric, with outmoded fixed ideas, attitudes or tastes. Viewed in a positive light, ageing individuals are represented in language as experienced people, with wisdom and respect, when old age means transformation and continued self-fulfilment, rather than decline. The findings of the analysis provide implications or further studies of old age in different discourses that will contribute to a deeper understanding of the notion old age in its social and cultural contexts, as well as the concept OLD AGE in general.

scholarly journals Ethnicity and race in access and usage of health and social care: results from a scoping review

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 429-429
Author(s):  
Sandra Torres
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Ethnicity And Race ◽  
Older Populations

Abstract Scholarship on ethnicity and old age is at a crossroad now that increased diversity is a given in older populations. The same holds true for the study of the role that ethnicity and race play in access and usage of health and social care in old age. This presentation relies on a scoping review of scholarship published between 1998 and 2020 that brings attention to the ways in which ethnicity & race – as grounds for stratification and disadvantage - are made sense of in this scholarship. The presentation will describe the topics that the review divulged, whether racism has been acknowledged in this scholarship so far, and how this has been the case. In doing so, this presentation will argue that if we are to address the inequalities that older ethnic minorities face we need not only a diversity-astute research agenda but also an injustice-aware one.

scholarly journals Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in old age through positive psychology studies: a scoping review

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Araujo ◽  
Oscar Ribeiro ◽  
Constança Paúl
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Study Designs

<p>The study of aging through the lens of Positive Psychology allows looking beyond the decline normally associated with advancing of age and to consider rewarding experiences and strategies to promote a meaningful aging. In order to gather evidence on the key conceptual and empirical advancements that illustrate the commitment of Positive Psychology with aging issues a scoping review was conducted. Papers having “Positive Psychology” AND “Aging” (or similar words to aging) on their title, abstract or key-words were screened across main databases and aging related terms were searched in well-known journals of positive psychology. This strategy yielded 48 articles, 33 original scientific papers and 15 reviews. Main themes, study designs and instruments are presented and the endpoints are discussed according to the hedonic or eudaimonic perspective of the studies. Future directions related with the importance of comprehensive constructs and method approaches in the study of advancing age are highlighted.</p>

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