Thesis (M.Soc.Sc. Psychology)--University of Waikato, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-115) Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

This essay is written in the context of a master exam project at Konstfack university of arts, crafts and design. I have explored what I, in the capacity of a designer, can do to raise awareness about ageism. The proposal, called “the generations choir”, is an interactive installation that will see the light of day during the spring exhibition at Konstfack in May 2018. It aims to give space to reflect upon our own actions and standpoint in relation to the topic of ageism. The structures of the choir system, often with age divided groups, stands as a metaphor for our age-segregated society. The human voice is the material I have used to work with in my quest to promote change, the idea of new ways of living: enabling interaction with different generations in a meaningful way. Apart from the recording of singing voices of all ages, I have worked with sensors and programming to create a functioning interactive sound installation. I have focused on making an installation that invites visitors independent of age or disabilities (except the hearing impaired) to move freely and explore harmonies. My aim is to show that together with our differences, whether it’s a new voice, a broken voice or a frail voice, we can create something strong, lasting and beautiful. I want to remind us not to fall into the trap of age segregation and forget about all the good things that come with sharing references, experiences, stories and knowledge. Let us harmonies more! With whom do you sing?

The study seeks to answer how midlife gay men in Manchester manage growing older. It analyses accounts generated through in-depth interviews with 27 middle-aged gay men living in Greater Manchester (aged 39 - 61) and 20 participant observation sessions conducted in Manchester's 'gay village.' It deploys an interpretivist methodology and a 'pick and mix' analytical framework developed by Thomson (2009) that uses of Foucault's 'technologies of the self' (1987) (that concern capacities for agency) but located within 'fields of existence' (with their own norms) adopted from Bourdieu (1984). Through analysis of participants' accounts of bodily practices (dress, grooming, diet, exercise) and their relationships in various fields, the study examines the constraints on and choices around expression of midlife identity and ways of relating. The study's structuring theme concerns the mechanisms through which midlife gay men in Manchester differentiate themselves from others. Differentiation is achieved largely through moral and epistemic claims-making around an 'authentic' gay male midlife self that is central to the notion of a legitimate, (age-appropriate) form of socio-sexual citizenship. As extant scholarship has identified, there are normative restrictions on expression of a midlife self and the possibilities for interaction (especially with younger gay men) but men can use self-worth and political knowledges gained from life experience ('ageing capital' and age-related technologies of the self) to do other than comply with such restrictions. But, this study also illuminates men's ambivalent responses to age, ageing, gay ageism and homophobia that involve negotiation with discourses that inform understandings of ageing and sexuality. The study also maps a cultural "politics of the minor" (Rose 1999) operating at the micro-level, which is concerned to affect the context of interaction. The power relations of gay male ageism that are crucial to this expression of politics are multidirectional. Midlife gay men are not just the targets of ageism from younger gay men. They distinguish themselves in ways that can express ageism towards younger, (some) peer aged and old gay men. The study also complicates assumptions about midlife gay men and their lives: 1) Dressing for 'comfort' (part of an 'authentic' midlife self) contradicts the idea that midlife gay men obsess about the body, prolonging youth and maintaining sexual marketability. 2) Manchester's gay village is not overwhelmingly a site of exclusion for midlife gay men. They negotiate with the rules of the game and use emotional and cultural political knowledges gained through life experience to resist ageism and carve out a conviviality that involves friendship, affection and care for others in sexualised space. 3) Gay men continue to experience unequal access to public space but gains in self-worth with age and the recent tolerance dividend indicate that this is now more often experienced as safer. Gayness is now being claimed as integral to broader sexual citizenship. 4) Midlife gay men do not live outside of kinship. Subjects creatively reconfigured their kinship circles/friendship families over time. This form of kinship has special political significance for this present generation of middle-aged gay men in Manchester. Paul Simpson, Manchester University, PhD. Sociology. 11 September 2011.

The purpose of the study was to investigate how social workers looked at the possibility that their ethical view of elderly with alcohol abuse affects their assessments. We used semi structured interview, where we interviewed six social workers that works with addiction. The result showed that the social workers felt that the biggest difference between people over and under the age of 65 was the needs, which meant that the assessments of contribution differed. The result showed that the social workers resonated very much about LVM, since coercion in relation to older people created many ethical dilemmas. The personal values of the social workers did not affect the assessment themselves, but they were always there, both in private and working life. In order to avoid their own values affecting their assessments, this was frequently discussed between colleagues. The result showed that ageism is both in structure and jargon, but that there was no opportunity for ageism to influence the social security assessments. / Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur socialsekreterare såg på möjligheten att deras etiska syn kring äldre med alkoholmissbruk påverkade deras bedömningar. Vi använde oss av semistrukturerade intervjuer som metod, där vi enskilt intervjuade sex stycken socialsekreterare inom missbruksenheten. Resultatet visade att socialsekreterarna upplevde att den största skillnaden mellan personer över och under 65 år, var behoven, vilket gjorde att bedömningarna kring insatser skiljde sig åt. Resultatet visade även att socialsekreterarna resonerade väldigt mycket kring LVM då tvångsåtgärder i relation till äldre skapade många etiska dilemman. De egna värderingarna hos socialsekreterarna påverkade inte bedömningen i sig men de fanns alltid där, både privat och i arbetslivet. För att undvika att de egna värderingarna skulle påverka deras bedömningar diskuterades detta ofta mellan kollegorna. Resultatet visade även på att ålderism både fanns i struktur och jargong men att det enligt socialsekreterarna, inte gavs möjlighet för ålderism att påverka deras bedömningar.

The master's thesis is focused on the current topic of aging population. This coincided with the growing need for care for the elderly, and this fact is reflected in the Czech legislation. Thesis is focused on care allowance and its use for the care of social services specific clientele consisting of seniors. This thesis is composed of a total of four chapters. The first chapter is mentioned the history of social legislation. In the second chapter is analyzed the phenomenon of aging and old age, including its downsides, and demographics. The third, crucial chapter of this thesis is devoted to the institute of care allowance in terms of its use by the addressees - particularly by the seniors. This chapter also mentions the conditions for entitlement to care allowance and control its use. The third chapter also contains demographic data and analysis of the purchasing power of the care allowance in relation to period of care for a dependent person. It contains analysis of care allowance use with a budget for individual days to payment care of dependent person. Last, described the shortcomings of the legislation and any attempt to outline possible solutions de lege ferenda. The fourth, final chapter is then devoted to social services, which can seniors thanks to the care allowance to ensure. Also...

People are getting older in the world and the aging population is increasing each year which lead to a higher demand of the society to care for the elderly population. In the year of 2050 there will be over 2 billion elderly people in the world and most of them will live in the developing countries. 1 The improved healthcare has led to peoples’ wealth and longer live in the world. Though one can see ageing as a successful achievement, there is things that need to be improved in the society. The ageing population is getting larger and the age discrimination and loneliness among elderly is one of the largest concerns to deal with within this context. This thesis will try to get an understanding of the role of the elderly in society and improve the conditions for an ageing population. Therefore, one will investigate in this master thesis; "How to adapt society for an ageing population?"

Places designed for the elderly tend be stigmatising, which is predicated in its medical engineering background. The institutional nature of these places accelerates decline as it negatively impacts on the health of its residents, physically and psychologically disabling them. Spaces that support the wellbeing of residents can be identified by the presence of three characteristics: a sense of control over ones environment, a sense of access to social support and access to positive distraction. Huis Davidtsz is a frail care facility, located just west of Pretoria’s central business district, which has housed elderly people since 1968. The interior environment of Huis Davidtsz is dull and disabling and for this reason is selected as site for design intervention. In order to re-design Huis Davidtsz into a psychologically supportive environment the aforementioned characteristics of supportive space are translated into architectural design. Four elements of architectural space: floor, wall, ceiling and window, are manipulated to create an intimacy gradient. This gradient humanises the institution by establishing a range of spaces and a sense of territoriality. The unforgiving threshold between intimate and public space is moderated by subtle spatial indications of levels of intimacy. This provides Huis Davidtsz with the seven levels of intimacy associated with domestic spaces, enabling individuality and choice. The result is a comfortable and secure place for living. / Dissertation MInt(Prof)--University of Pretoria, 2014 / Architecture / MInt(Prof) / Unrestricted

Univerzita Karlova v Praze Fakulta sociálních věd Institu komunikačních studií a žurnalistiky Denisa Mannová Diplomová práce Senioři jako cílová skupina lifestylových časopisů (Seniors as the target group of lifestyle magazines) Abstract This thesis deals with seniors' view on the magazines market and tries to find out whether seniors know about magazines which are produced for them. Apart from that, the thesis analyses a sample of four magazines focused on seniors: Generace, Revue 50plus, Vital plus, Magazín 55+ (or Magazín Plus), year 2010. In order to understand the subject matter of this thesis, the first chapter deals with definitions and their interpretation. The first subchapter discusses the term "age" or "oldness" as well as the current status of seniors in our society. The second subchapter defines the term "lifestyle magazine". The following chapter is dedicated to the media market, specifically to the area of printed periodicals. It introduces the most widely read magazines on the Czech market, discusses periodicals focused on seniors in the Czech Republic (whether printed or electronic) and, marginally, also mentions magazines focused on senior published in other countries. The third chapter deals with advertising, evaluates the relationship between advertisers and the abovementioned magazines....

Åldersdiskriminering är ett allvarligt problem för samhället och samhällsekonomin, men det är främst ett katastrofalt problem för de långtidsarbetslösa äldre personerna som drabbas hårdast. I denna studie undersöks varför ett urval kan ske på grund av ålder, och vilka faktorer som avgör ett utfall. Uppsatsen fokuseras på rekryterarens perspektiv och för resonemang kring kundnöjdhet, tillsättning och fördomar kring äldre. I studien används och problematiseras kring vetenskapliga teorier om kontraktsteori och attraktions- och utstötningsmodellen. Denna studie har avgränsats till respondenter som arbetar med rekrytering på ett rekryterings- och/eller bemanningsföretag. Resultatet visar att respondenternas kunder påverkar i viss grad kravbild, förväntningar och fördomar i deras yrkesutövande. Det visar sig också innebära en risk för ett diskriminerande urval. Man får även ta del av ekonomiska risker med branschen och vilka möjligheter och arbetssätt en rekryterare bör använda sig av för att minimera en diskriminering av äldre. De valda teoretiska utgångspunkterna, tidigare forskning och övriga källor har varit till hjälp i analysen av empirin. De har bidragit till en förståelse för de fördomar som finns inom åldersdiskriminering och bidragit med flera perspektiv, till exempel vilken benämning på ålder man använder sig av, vid granskning av en individs profil. För att nå ett resultat har en kvalitativ metod använts där fokus har legat på intervjuer med sex rekryterare. Dessa har sedermera analyserats genom tematisk analys för att på ett lättöverskådligt sätt ta del av de kategorier som bildats av repetitiva data, men även skillnader mellan rekryterarnas upplevelser har presenterats.