Resources
Bolder: Making the Most of Our Longer Lives
Books and Chapters | 2018
From the publisher: “Honoré captured the zeitgeist with his international sensation, In Praise of Slow. In Bolder, he introduces us to another rising movement: a revolution in our approach to ageing.”
Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
Books and Chapters | 2013
In Blindspot, hidden biases are revealed through hands-on experience with the method that has revolutionized the way scientists are learning about the human mind and that gives us a glimpse into what lies within the …
Optimizing Health: A Life-Span Approach
via Boomers & Beyond: Reconsidering the Role of Libraries | Books and Chapters | 2010
Article appearing in Boomers & Beyond: Reconsidering the Role of Libraries. (Rothstein, Pauline & Schull, Diantha D, ed.) American Library Association. Chicago: 2010
Composing A Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom
Books and Chapters | 2010
Here is a book that presents each of us — at any age — with an exhilarating challenge to think about and approach our later lives with the full force of imagination, curiosity, and enthusiasm. …
Social Research and Actions in Ageing Well
via Population Ageing and Australia's Future, ed by H. Kendig, P. McDonald and J. Piggot | Books and Chapters | 2016
The chapter begins with international and national concepts of ageing well and directions for action. We then present a body of Australian research on ageing well including the context and funding that has enabled these …
The Longevity Revolution: the Benefits and Challenges of Living A Long Life
Books and Chapters | 2008
Dr. Robert N. Butler coined the term “ageism” and made “Alzheimer’s” a familiar word. Now he brings his formidable knowledge to a recent and unprecedented achievement: the extension of human life expectancy by thirty years, …
The Mature Mind: the Positive Power of the Aging Brain
Books and Chapters | 2005
Drawing on a wealth of scientific research, as well as in-depth interviews with older women and men, Gene Cohen, a renowned psychiatrist and gerontologist, reveals for the first time how the mind continues to grow …
The Arts and Older People: A Global Perspective
via Oxford Textbook of Creative Arts, Health, and Wellbeing: International Perspectives on Practice, Policy and Research | Books and Chapters | 2015
This chapter (in Creative Aging, Health and Well-Being (Clift and Camic, eds)) focuses on the potential for participatory arts to support a good life in older age. It is motivated by the author‰ŰŞs personal experience …
Aging in America: A Cultural History
Books and Chapters | 2017
By tracing the story of aging in the United States over the course of the last half century, Samuel vividly demonstrates the ways in which getting older tangibly contradicts the prevailing social values and attitudes …
The End of Old Age: Living A Longer, More Purposeful Life
Books and Chapters | 2018
Agronin offers a positive view of aging, emphasizing the possibilities for learning and growth and the importance of having a purpose.