IMAGES OF OLD AGE IN AMERICA, 1790–1970

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Achenbaum
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Images Of Old Age

scholarly journals Understanding diversity in later life through images of old age

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Friederike Enßle ◽  
Ilse Helbrecht
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Conceptual Debate ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Images Of Old Age

Abstract This article aims to enhance the conceptual debate on diversity in old age by exploring the interplay of diversity in later life and images of old age. We argue that the analysis of images of old age on the micro-level is a fruitful methodology in order to unravel the meaning of diversity in later life. Drawing on findings from qualitative research in Berlin, we explore how new and diverse imaginations, experiences and lifestyles of old age emerge. The conceptual focus on images of old age enables us to investigate further what diversity in later life comprises and how it simultaneously fosters the genesis of new images of old age. The manifold new images we found in our research suggest that prevalent societal discourses about old age on the macro-level are rather deceptive and represent mostly stereotypes such as ‘active agers’ or ‘frail and dependent elders’. We offer three explanations why alternative images of old age are currently barely present in public discourse: (a) the actors transmitting images of age; (b) the institutionalisation of the images; and (c) the challenge to communicate complexity. We conclude by suggesting that images of old age are a promising starting point to explore and make visible both the diversity of social groups within the older generation as well as the heterogeneity of older individuals.

Images of Old Age in Television Drama Imported to Israel

1980 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dov Shinar ◽  
Adrian Tomer ◽  
Ayala Biber
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Television Drama ◽  
Images Of Old Age

Geriatric Medicine and the Categorisation of Old Age; The Historical Linkage

1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henning Kirk
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Geriatric Medicine ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Literature ◽  
Age Limits ◽  
British Health ◽  
Images Of Old Age

ABSTRACTGeriatric medicine became a part of medical science in the middle of the nineteenth century, more than haifa century before ‘geriatrics’ was named, and a century before it was established in British health care. It was born in Germany along with ancient theories that ageing was in itself a disease, but was increasingly influenced by new pathological and physiological knowledge on ageing and disease, and further developed during the great French clinical era of the latter part of that century. As part of the development of this particular branch of medical science, a gradual categorisation of old age took place, with much credit to the Belgian statistician Quetelet, who may be regarded as the inventor of the category ‘the elderly’ defined by age. The developing biomedical images of old age were given much space in encyclopaedias, dictionaries and popular health literature after 1870. Therefore, the defined existence of old-age limits must also have influenced the legislators responsible for the first national Acts on old- age pension, which now celebrate their centenary.

scholarly journals Education on Old Age and Ageing in School: An Analysis of Students’ Conceptions of Old Age and Ageing and Implications for Teaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 307
Author(s):  
Franziska Ginschel ◽  
Kirsten Schlüter
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Ninth Graders ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Negative Images ◽  
Perceptions Of Students ◽  
Age Cohort ◽  
Images Of Old Age

Issues related to old age and ageing are an imperative topic in a society of long life, concerning everyone. Wherever possible, the age-related issues should also be adequately addressed and integrated into school education. This article gives an overview of perceptions of students in regard to external and self-images of old age, as conceptions from students are an important starting point for the development of teaching approaches. So far, there is an insufficient research situation in Germany regrading images of old age of children and adolescents. Guideline-supported individual interviews with 10 ninth graders (Mage = 15.2 years) were conducted and analyzed in order to get an insight into prevalent conceptions of old age and ageing in this age cohort. The students’ ideas result in a comprehensive category system. In summary, our investigation has shown that students do not hold one-sided positive or negative images of old age in general, although some aspects like the physical condition and exercise capacity are seen more negatively than for example the characteristics of older persons. Teaching approaches for biology lessons and other subjects, deducted from the students’ perceptions, are given in the discussion.

scholarly journals Некоторые наблюдения, касающиеся образа старости в творчестве Валентина Распутина

2017 ◽  
Vol 163 ◽  
pp. 247-256
Author(s):  
Ilaria Remonato
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Present Essay ◽  
Artistic Representation ◽  
Meaningful Role ◽  
Images Of Old Age

Some observations regarding the image of old agein Valentin Rasputin’s workThe present essay is devoted to images of old age in the work of the Russian writer Valentin Rasputin 1937–2015. The artistic representation of aging plays a meaningful role in the poetics of the Siberian author, and the thick, transversal presence of the motive gives us the opportunity to examine the different modes it is described in the texts. The old villagers’ figures аre analyzed on the background of the peculiar chronotope in which they live, organically connected to wild Siberian nature. The study focuses in particular on the psychological portraits of old characters in the novels Poslednyj srok The Last Term, 1970 and Proščanie s Matëroj Farewell to Matyora, 1976. In the second part of the paper are proposed some thematic parallels with old charakters’ images present in the short stories Vasilij i Vasilisa Vasili and Vasilissa, 1966 and Ženskij razgovor Women’s Dialogue, 1995, in which the psychological portraits and the atmosphere appear similar.O obrazie starości w twórczości Walentina Rasputina uwag kilkaW artykule omówiony został obraz starości w twórczości prozatorskiej Walentina Rasputina 1937–2015. Autorka udowadnia, że obraz ten zajmuje ważne miejsce w świecie przedstawionym wykreowanym przez syberyjskiego pisarza. To właśnie ciągłość i stała obecność tego motywu w utworach Rasputina umożliwia analizę różnorodnych aspektów i odcieni znaczeniowych starości. Stworzone przez pisarza postaci starych ludzi rozpatrywane i analizowane są w ich stosunku do przyrody syberyjskiej oraz chronotopu, w którym są umiejscowione. W centrum działań analitycznych autorki artykułu znajduje się charakterystyka duchowa i psychologiczna starych ludzi, przedstawionych przez Rasputina w utworach Последний срок W ostatnią godzinę, 1970 i Прощание с Матерой Pożegnanie z Matiorą, 1976. Przeprowadzone zostały także paralele z opowiadaniami Василий и Василиса Wasilij i Wasilisa, 1966 oraz Женский разговор Kobieca rozmowa, 1995.

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