Xu, Wenqian Taghizadeh Larsson, Annika
Published in
Journal of aging studies
European local authorities increasingly use social media to present services and activities organized for citizens living in the particular area. Previous studies found that authority-managed social media visually depicted older adults as being active, sociable, happy, and physically capable, reflecting the normative "third age" representation. Yet...
Xu, Wenqian
Ageism is a social problem that has harmful effects on the wellbeing of older people and needs to be tackled. It is pervasive and evident in the media (e.g., films, television, print and social media). Despite the fact that non-individual actors have adopted social media on a large scale in contemporary society, the social media representation of o...
Koss, Catheryn S
Published in
The Gerontologist
Advance directives (AD) help to ensure patients' wishes are honored and contribute to improved end-of-life care. According to normative life course theory, retirement is a significant role change that signals a transition into the third age and its socially prescribed activities. This study tested whether transitioning from work to retirement promp...
González González, Irene
[ES] El proyecto tiene como objetivo el diseño y desarrollo de un juego sencillo e interactivo orientado a un consumidor de la tercera edad. El propósito del proyecto es crear un juego adaptado al usuario que cumpla con dos metas muy claras: proveer al usuario de entretenimiento y que a su vez ejercite sus capacidades psicomotoras. Para el desarrol...
Kylén, Maya Löfqvist, Charlotte Haak, Maria Iwarsson, Susanne
Published in
European journal of ageing
Research has shown that positive evaluations of home are important for very old people's health, well-being and independence in daily life. The rationale for the present study derives from our survey study findings, confirming such associations also in a younger cohort (N = 371). The purpose of this study was to further increase the understanding o...
Vitackova, Martina
A few years ago I wrote an article claiming that Antjie Krog, especially in her collection Verweerskrif (published in English as Body bereft), revolts against the forced absence of elderly femininity in the society. In her poetic work Krog addresses this invisibility, and therefore makes space in the literary field and the broader socio-cultural di...
Camargo, Mayckel Barbosa de Oliveira
With aging, people are presented with various age-related factors such as vision disturbances, auditory deficits, as well as various motor difficulties, and in many cases, cognitive losses and problems of approximation and face-to-face interaction. All physical and behavioral factors alone characterize a life phase that inspires care, however assoc...
Camargo, Mayckel Barbosa de Oliveira
With aging, people are presented with various age-related factors such as vision disturbances, auditory deficits, as well as various motor difficulties, and in many cases, cognitive losses and problems of approximation and face-to-face interaction. All physical and behavioral factors alone characterize a life phase that inspires care, however assoc...
Camargo, Mayckel Barbosa de Oliveira
With aging, people are presented with various age-related factors such as vision disturbances, auditory deficits, as well as various motor difficulties, and in many cases, cognitive losses and problems of approximation and face-to-face interaction. All physical and behavioral factors alone characterize a life phase that inspires care, however assoc...
Scagion, Matheus Pereira
The present research aims to understand "What do the elderly people, who participate in activities offered at university, say about their relationship with Mathematics?" These elderly people were questioned about their involvement with Mathematics in the past, present and future. It is a qualitative research which is inserted in the social inclusio...
