Ageing as Future: A Study by the Volkswagen Foundation
Lang, Frieder R., Lessenich, Stephan, Rothermund, Klaus
- 出版商: Springer
- 出版日期: 2024-06-11
- 售價: $2,120
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $2,014
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 164
- 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
- ISBN: 3031575091
- ISBN-13: 9783031575099
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商品描述
Contemporary societies are aging - but what does that mean? Is this something bad? And can societies age as a whole? By bringing together psychological, gerontological, and sociological findings, this open access book opens up a hitherto unique, multifaceted, and realistic view of the phenomenon of old age and the process of aging.
The volume is based on the results of the project "Ageing as Future", a long-term project network (2007-2021) involving a total of more than 30 scientists worldwide. The focus of the project was threefold: A first issue was concerned with how views on aging influence development in old age; secondly, the project analyzed determinants and consequences of provision for old age; and thirdly, it investigated the different ways in which aging is shaped by managing time in old age.
For more than a decade, the authors conducted quantitative and qualitative studies, involving large samples from three different continents. The results show that one-sided views of old age - whether negative stereotypes or positive exaggerations - do not do justice to the complexity of the experience of aging. Based on these results, the authors plead for individual and societal acceptance of the social fact of aging - and for the right to live an autonomous and dignified life in old age just as in other phases of life.
Ageing as Future: A study by the Volkswagen Foundation presents findings from a unique large international study that are of interest to aging researchers around the world: academically, socio-politically, practically, and personally. Whether old or young, the book encourages one to question one's own views of aging. When reading this book, it becomes obvious that old age is a highly diverse experience, depending on a host of societal and individual factors.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
當代社會正在老化 - 但這意味著什麼？這是一件壞事嗎？社會能整體老化嗎？這本開放存取的書籍匯集了心理學、老年學和社會學的研究結果，以前所未有的多面向和現實觀點揭示了老年和老化過程的現象。
該書基於「老化作為未來」項目的結果，這是一個長期項目網絡（2007-2021年），涉及全球30多位科學家。該項目的重點有三個方面：首先，關注觀念對老年發展的影響；其次，分析老年提供的決定因素和後果；第三，研究老年時如何通過管理時間來塑造不同的方式。
作者們進行了十多年的定量和定性研究，涉及來自三個不同大陸的大樣本。結果表明，對老年的單面觀點 - 無論是負面刻板印象還是正面誇大 - 不能充分反映老化經驗的複雜性。基於這些結果，作者們呼籲個人和社會接受老化這一社會事實 - 並享有在老年和其他生活階段同樣自主和有尊嚴的生活的權利。
《老化作為未來：大眾汽車基金會的一項研究》呈現了一項獨特的大型國際研究的發現，對全球的老化研究人員具有學術、社會政治、實踐和個人上的興趣。無論年輕還是年老，這本書都鼓勵人們質疑自己對老化的觀點。閱讀本書時，人們會明顯感覺到老年是一種高度多樣化的經歷，取決於眾多社會和個人因素。
作者簡介
Dr. Frieder R. Lang is Professor of Psychology and Gerontology at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany, and Director of the Institute of Psychogerontology at the FAU. In his research and publications, he works on issues related to aging well, and on influences of future-oriented thinking and preventive action strategies on the course of aging.
Dr. Stephan Lessenich is Professor of Social Theory and Social Research at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and Director of the Institute for Social Research. His research focuses on social inequality research and the sociology of aging.
Dr. Klaus Rothermund is Professor of Psychology at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany. His research focuses on aging research, in particular on the role of views of aging and age norms for development and age discrimination. He is spokesperson for the project "Ageing as Future" and a member of the board of directors of the Center for Ageing Research (ZAJ) at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
Dr. Frieder R. Lang 是德國弗萊堡-亞歷山大-紐倫堡大學（FAU）心理學和老年學教授，也是FAU心理老年學研究所的所長。他的研究和出版物主要關注老年人的健康老化問題，以及未來導向思維和預防行動策略對老化過程的影響。
Dr. Stephan Lessenich 是德國法蘭克福歌德大學社會理論和社會研究教授，也是社會研究所的所長。他的研究專注於社會不平等研究和老年學社會學。
Dr. Klaus Rothermund 是德國耶拿弗萊德里希-席勒大學心理學教授。他的研究專注於老年研究，特別是對老化觀念和年齡規範對發展和年齡歧視的影響。他是“老化作為未來”項目的發言人，也是耶拿弗萊德里希-席勒大學老化研究中心（ZAJ）董事會成員。
