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Dale Dannefer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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aging globalization and inequality the new critical Gerontology
Baywood Pub; 2006., 2005Co-Authors: J Baars, Dale Dannefer, Chris Phillipson, Alan WalkerAbstract:This book is a major reassessment of work in the field of critical Gerontology, providing a comprehensive survey of issues by a team of contributors drawn from Europe and North America. The book focuses on the variety of ways in which age and ageing are socially constructed, and the extent to which growing old is being transformed through processes associated with globalisation. The collection offers a range of alternative views and visions about the nature of social ageing, making a major contribution to theory-building within the discipline of Gerontology. The different sections of the book give an overview of the key issues and concerns underlying the development of critical Gerontology. These include: first, the impact of globalisation and of multinational organizations and agencies on the lives of older people; second, the factors contributing to the "social construction" of later life; and third, issues associated with diversity and inequality in old age, arising through the effects of cumulative advantage and disadvantage over the life course. These different themes are analysed using a variety of theoretical perspectives drawn from sociology, social policy, political science, and social anthropology. "Aging, Globalization and Inequality" brings together key contributors to critical perspectives on aging and is unique in the range of themes and concerns covered in a single volume. The study moves forward an important area of debate in studies of aging, and thus provides the basis for a new type of critical Gerontology relevant to the twenty-first century.
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Cumulative advantage/disadvantage and the life course: cross-fertilizing age and social science theory.
The journals of gerontology. Series B Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2003Co-Authors: Dale DanneferAbstract:Age and cumulative advantage/disadvantage theory have obvious logical, theoretical, and empirical connections, because both are inherently and irreducibly related to the passage of time. Over the past 15 years, these connections have resulted in the elaboration and application of the cumulative advantage-disadvantage perspective in social Gerontology, especially in relation to issues of heterogeneity and inequality. However, its theoretical origins, connections, and implications are not widely understood. This article reviews the genesis of the cumulative advantage/disadvantage perspective in studies of science, its initial articulation with structural-functionalism, and its expanding importance for Gerontology. It discusses its intellectual relevance for several other established theoretical paradigms in sociology, psychology, and economics. On the basis of issues deriving from these perspectives and from the accumulating body of work on cumulative advantage and disadvantage, I identify several promising directions for further research in Gerontology.
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cumulative advantage disadvantage and the life course cross fertilizing age and social science theory
Journals of Gerontology Series B-psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2003Co-Authors: Dale DanneferAbstract:Age and cumulative advantage/disadvantage theory have obvious logical, theoretical, and empirical connections, because both are inherently and irreducibly related to the passage of time. Over the past 15 years, these connections have resulted in the elaboration and application of the cumulative advantage-disadvantage perspective in social Gerontology, especially in relation to issues of heterogeneity and inequality. However, its theoretical origins, connections, and implications are not widely understood. This article reviews the genesis of the cumulative advantage/disadvantage perspective in studies of science, its initial articulation with structural-functionalism, and its expanding importance for Gerontology. It discusses its intellectual relevance for several other established theoretical paradigms in sociology, psychology, and economics. On the basis of issues deriving from these perspectives and from the accumulating body of work on cumulative advantage and disadvantage, I identify several promising directions for further research in Gerontology.
Joseph Troisi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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European initiatives in postgraduate education in Gerontology.
Gerontology & geriatrics education, 2007Co-Authors: René J. T. Van Rijsselt, Terttu Parkatti, Joseph TroisiAbstract:Abstract This paper describes three innovative European initiatives in postgraduate education in Gerontology. The first is the European Masters Program in Gerontology (EuMaG), developed as an interdisciplinary joint program, supported and delivered by 22 European universities. Second, the Nordplus initiative to increase mobility of students and staff in the field of Gerontology in the European Nordic countries is elaborated. Third, two postgraduate Gerontology and Geriatrics programs offered by the European Centre of Gerontology and Geriatrics, University of Malta are presented. In 1995, the Centre was designated a WHO Collaborating Centre for healthy aging. To provide a context for these initiatives, a short overview is presented of developments in the European Higher Education Area, and the current state and recent developments in Gerontology training in Europe is elaborated. The article concludes with discussion of the feasibility and sustainability of European internationalization efforts in education...
Meg Stephenson Med - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Service Learning in Gerontology
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2003Co-Authors: Dale A. Lund, Scott D. Wright, Meg Stephenson MedAbstract:Abstract This paper presents a model for introducing service learning to an academic Gerontology program curriculum. Service learning is a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that address human and community needs together with structured opportunities intentionally designed to promote student learning and development. The model builds upon the emerging importance of service learning in higher education and more specifically in the field of Gerontology. The “Coordinated Curriculum Model” makes use of a service learning coordinator who administers and integrates service learning for several Gerontology courses in a program's curriculum, as opposed to each faculty member administering service learning in their respective courses.
Dawn E Alley - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the increasing use of theory in social Gerontology 1990 2004
Journals of Gerontology Series B-psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2010Co-Authors: Dawn E Alley, Norella M Putney, Melissa Rice, Vern L BengtsonAbstract:Objectives. To determine how often theory is used in published research in social Gerontology, compare theory use over a 10-year period (1990–1994 to 2000–2004), and identify the theories most frequently used in social Gerontology research. Methods. Systematic review of articles published in eight leading journals from 2000 to 2004 (N = 1,046) and comparison with a review conducted 10 years earlier. Results. Theory was mentioned in 39% of articles published from 2000 to 2004, representing a 12% increase in the use of theory over 10 years. This increase was driven by theories outside the core sociology of aging theories identified by Bengtson, V. L., Burgess, E. O., and Parrott, T. M. (1997). Theory, explanation, and a third generation of theoretical development in social Gerontology. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 52B, S72–S88. The five most frequently used theories included the life course perspective, life-span developmental theories, role theory, exchange theory, and person–environment theory/ecological theories of aging. Commonly used models included stress process/stress and coping models, successful aging models, the Andersen behavioral model of health services use, models of control/ self-efficacy/mastery, and disablement process models. Discussion. Theory use in social Gerontology increased between 1990 and 2004, with a shift toward theories that cross disciplines. However, the majority of research in social Gerontology continues to be atheoretical. Models are widely used as a supplement to or substitute for theory. Many of these models are currently being debated and elaborated, and over time, they may emerge as important theoretical contributions to social Gerontology.
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Gerontology s future an integrative model for disciplinary advancement
Gerontologist, 2006Co-Authors: Gretchen E Alkema, Dawn E AlleyAbstract:Scholars have debated the legitimacy of Gerontology as a discipline since Metchnikoff coined the term more than 100 years ago. Recent developments such as the emergence of interdisciplinary aging theories and consensus on longitudinal research methods suggest that Gerontology is materializing as a unique discipline, rather than a subset of another more established disciplinary tradition. In this article we review substantive evidence from gerontological theory and scholarship to suggest orienting principles for the emerging discipline of Gerontology. We offer a conceptual framework of Gerontology as a discipline that integrates contributions of biopsychosocial perspectives with well-established concepts of age, aging, and aged and multiple contextual elements. We conclude with a discussion of how our model relates to Gerontology's progress, including examples of successful interdisciplinary research, and offer questions for gerontologists to consider for further advancement of the field.
René J. T. Van Rijsselt - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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European initiatives in postgraduate education in Gerontology.
Gerontology & geriatrics education, 2007Co-Authors: René J. T. Van Rijsselt, Terttu Parkatti, Joseph TroisiAbstract:Abstract This paper describes three innovative European initiatives in postgraduate education in Gerontology. The first is the European Masters Program in Gerontology (EuMaG), developed as an interdisciplinary joint program, supported and delivered by 22 European universities. Second, the Nordplus initiative to increase mobility of students and staff in the field of Gerontology in the European Nordic countries is elaborated. Third, two postgraduate Gerontology and Geriatrics programs offered by the European Centre of Gerontology and Geriatrics, University of Malta are presented. In 1995, the Centre was designated a WHO Collaborating Centre for healthy aging. To provide a context for these initiatives, a short overview is presented of developments in the European Higher Education Area, and the current state and recent developments in Gerontology training in Europe is elaborated. The article concludes with discussion of the feasibility and sustainability of European internationalization efforts in education...