Multidisciplinary approach to capability in age and ageing

This open access book provides insight on how to interpret capability in ageing ones individual ability to perform actions in order to reach goals one has reason to value from a multidisciplinary approach. With for the first time in history there being more people in the world aged 60 years and over...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Erhag, Hanna Falk (-), Nilsson, Ulrika Lagerlöf, Sterner, Therese Rydberg, Skoog, Ingmar
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham, Switzerland : Springer 2022.
Colección:Springer open access eBooks.
International perspectives on aging ; 31.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:This open access book provides insight on how to interpret capability in ageing ones individual ability to perform actions in order to reach goals one has reason to value from a multidisciplinary approach. With for the first time in history there being more people in the world aged 60 years and over than there are children below the age of 5, the book describes this demographic trends as well as the large global challenges and important societal implications this will have such as a worldwide increase in the number of persons affected with dementia, and in the ratio of retired persons to those still in the labor market. Through contributions from many different research areas, it discussed how capability depends on interactions between the individual (e.g. health, genetics, personality, intellectual capacity), environment (e.g. family, friends, home, work place), and society (e.g. political decisions, ageism, historical period). The final chapter by the editors summarizes the differences and similarities in these contributions. As such this book provides an interesting read for students, teachers and researchers at different levels and from different fields interested in capability and multidisciplinary research.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783030780630