03608nam a22005055i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001600172072001700188072002300205072001600228245012800244250001800372264008200390300004300472336002600515337002600541338003600567347002400603505090600627520090301533650002802436650001702464650002202481650002602503650002602529650004102555650001702596650004902613650002602662700015502688710003402843773002602877776003602903776003602939776003602975856004603011912001403057912001403071999001703085978-981-97-5041-2DE-He21320251030112852.0cr nn 008mamaa240813s2024    si |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97898197504129978-981-97-5041-27 a10.1007/978-981-97-5041-22doi 4aRA418-418.5 7aJFFH2bicssc 7aSOC0260002bisacsh 7aJBFN2thema10aCreating New Meanings For Old Ageh[electronic resource] :bPlans and Projects After Eighty /cedited by Isabella Paoletti.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aSingapore :bSpringer Nature Singapore :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXXI, 312 p. 3 illus.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 aPart I Some Key Issues on the Fourth Age -- 1. Introduction: Sense of Purpose, Active Ageing and Age Discrimination -- 2. Ageism: The Need for New Imagery for Growing Old -- 3. Very Old Age in a Rural Context: Findings from the Faroe Islands -- 4. Oldest Old Adults and Mobility: Accessible, Safe, and Affordable Transportation -- 5. Diana Athill: Unapologetic Ageing and Daring Love for Life -- Part II Being Involved and Active at a Very Old Age -- 6. “To be Productive for as Long as I Live.” Art and Cultural Activities After Eighty -- 7. Dancing until the End of Time: Emotions and Interactions among Swedish Social Dancers Aged 80 and Above -- 8. Active Ageing and Older Persons Living with Dementia: A Shared Reading Intervention -- 9. Firms’ Owners, Aged 80-Plus, in Sweden in the Early 2000s -- 10. The Oldest Old as Voluntary Workers -- 11. Conclusion: Proud to Be an Oldest Old Adult.  aThis edited volume proposes a radical change in perspective, fighting the prevalent ageist culture that tends to relegate the oldest old to isolation and irrelevance. The chapters show that having plans and projects, being involved in life, is possible for those aged 80 and over, as well as for oldest old people with disabilities. Exploring the involvement of oldest old people in various activities that make them feel happy, worthy, and connected, this volume builds on a large empirical literature documenting that a sense of purpose in life is associated with delayed mortality and reduced health risks. In doing so, this book aims to combat widespread ageist attitudes at an interactional and institutional level, and shift the focus from loss and decay to adaptability, involvement, inner strength, and resilience. It illuminates how oldest old people are inventing new meanings for ageing. 0aSocial medicine.962456 0aGerontology. 0aSociology.957193 0aSocial groups.957665 0aPublic health.96131214aHealth, Medicine and Society.96985324aGerontology.24aSociology of Family, Youth and Aging.97085424aPublic Health.9613121 aPaoletti, Isabella.eeditor.0(orcid)0000-0003-3230-52071https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3230-52074edt4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt9823282 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978981975040508iPrinted edition:z978981975042908iPrinted edition:z978981975043640uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5041-2  aZDB-2-SLS  aZDB-2-SXS  c62454d62454