Managing the ageing experience : learning from older people / Denise Tanner.

Current social policy recognises that older people should be treated as experts in their own lives and be actively involved in their care. This book explores what can be learned from older people's experiences of managing ageing. Direct connections are made between the everyday experiences and...

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Main Author: Tanner, Denise, 1960-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : [Portland, Or.] : Policy Press ; [Distributed by International Specialized Book Services], 2010.
Series:Ageing and the lifecourse.
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Summary:Current social policy recognises that older people should be treated as experts in their own lives and be actively involved in their care. This book explores what can be learned from older people's experiences of managing ageing. Direct connections are made between the everyday experiences and perspectives of older people, related research and theoretical perspectives. This yields an engaging and informative analysis of how older people manage the ageing experience and what this means for policy and practice directed at promoting older people's wellbeing.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 239 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-232) and index.
ISBN:9781847428981
1847428983
9781447302773
144730277X
9786612913464
6612913460
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized