Ageing Perspectives

To Be Forever Young? Towards Reframing Corporeal Subjectivity in Maturity

In this paper I examine the relationship between the body in midlife and subjectivity in contemporary western cultures, drawing on both social constructionist and psychoanalytic perspectives. Referring to recent theoretical accounts, I take the position that how we are aged by culture begins in midlife, and that this period is therefore critical in understanding how the body-subject in western ...

Longitudinal perspectives on midlife development: stability and change.

Long-Run Economic Perspectives of an Ageing Society Second LEPAS Workshop on The Economics of Ageing Reliability Theory of Aging and Longevity

Successful ageing: from cell to self.

Many people see ageing as a time of cognitive and physical decline. For the past three decades, most scientists and the general public have accepted this negative age-stereotype as the norm, but fortunately this view is now challenged. New findings show that well-being and a positive view of ageing are major protective factors against the effects of age on the organism. These results challenge ...

Ageing, Health and Equity—Broad Perspectives Are Needed to Understand and Tackle Health Challenges of Ageing Societies

Demographic change and the evolving demands on healthcare systems, especially in the provision of healthcare and long-term care for a growing number of older people, are among the greatest social challenges of the next decades.[...].