Sociální gerontologie: koncepty a kontroverze

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Povinná literatura:

Why population aging matters. A Global Perspective. National Institute on Aging. Dostupné z: http://2001-2009.state.gov/documents/organization/81775.pdf

Achenbaum, W. A. (2010). 2008 Kent Award Lecture: An Historian Interprets the Future of Gerontology. The Gerontologist, 50(2), 142–148. http://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnp142
Hendricks, J., Applebaum, R., & Kunkel, S. (2010). A world apart? Bridging the gap between theory and applied social gerontology. The Gerontologist, 50(3), 284–293. http://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnp167
World Population Ageing 2019. Highlights. United Nations. Zběžně prostudovat.  Dostupné z: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjtxIS_t-zyAhVMq6QKHfBuCTQQFnoECBQQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.un.org%2Fen%2Fdevelopment%2Fdesa%2Fpopulation%2Fpublications%2Fpdf%2Fageing%2FWorldPopulationAgeing2019-Highlights.pdf&usg=AOvVaw0C2HroVeVv_ijqlZBxbVhS


Walker, A. (Eds.) Budoucnost stárnutí v Evropě. E-verze je dostupná přes záznam v katalogu: https://katalog.muni.cz/Record/MUB01006482388  (červený odkaz E-prezenčka) - průběžně prostudovat


Rozšiřující literatura:
Sýkorová, D.2007. Autonomie ve stáří. Kapitoly z gerontosociologie. Praha: Slon, str. 19-46.
Uhlenberg, P. (1996). The burden of aging: a theoretical framework for understanding the shifting balance of caregiving and care receiving as cohorts age. The Gerontologist, 36(6), 761–767. Dostupné z: http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/36/6/761.full.pdf
Miner-Rubino, K., Winter, D. G., & Stewart, A. J. (2004). Gender, Social Class, and the Subjective Experience of Aging: Self-Perceived Personality Change From Early Adulthood to Late Midlife. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30(12), 1599–1610. http://doi.org/10.1177/0146167204271178
Calasanti, T. 2003. „Theorizing Age relations“ Pp. 199 – 217 in Biggs, S., Lowenstein, A., Hendricks, J. The need for theory: Critical Approaches to Social Gerontology. Amitywille: Baywood Publishing Comp.
Calasanti, T. (2010). Gender relations and applied research on aging. The Gerontologist, 50(6), 720–734. http://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnq085
Rozšiřující zdroje:
Bowen, C. E., & Skirbekk, V. (2016). Old age expectations are related to how long people want to live. Ageing & Society, FirstView, 1–26.
Peter Fedichev, Ph.D. on Ageing is a disease: https://youtu.be/EoJVdVpOLK0
de Grey : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0lvxTm2iLg
Dillaway, H. E., & Byrnes, M. (2009). Reconsidering Successful Aging A Call for Renewed and Expanded Academic Critiques and Conceptualizations. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 28(6), 702–722. http://doi.org/10.1177/0733464809333882


Pro zájemce:

The two 2021 thematic reports of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons have now been finalized and published in all six UN official languages. They are available here: 

The Independent Expert is scheduled to present her report on ageism and age-discrimination (A/HRC/48/53) at the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 20 September, which will be streamed live on UN Web TV (https://media.un.org/en/webtv). For an updated program and information about the 48th session, please consult: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session48/Pages/48RegularSession.aspx

On 21 September at 14.00 CET, the Independent Expert will join a virtual side-event entitled "Human rights in older age: Toward the elimination of ageism and age discrimination" to speak about the findings of her report and discuss experiences and manifestations of ageism. Information about this public event will be posted on the Expert's webpage soon. 


Demografická prognóza (the Lancet) https://www.thelancet.com/infographics/population-forecast


Dear All

DCU Age-Friendly is pleased to warmly welcome you to celebrate National Positive Ageing Week (Sept 27 - October 1st) with a series of free virtual lectures over the course of the week.

We are particularly delighted to welcome Dr. Vania de la Fuente from the World Health Organisation on Tuesday, September 28th (1.00 - 1.45),  Dr. de la Fuente leads the Global Campaign on Ageism launched in Spring 2021.   

We are also hosting  a  special presentation from Prof. Mark Brown, Director of the National Institute for Digital Learning in DCU to mark the UN International Day of Older Persons with a presentation "The challenge of Digital Equity - an age-inclusive approach" on October 1st  12.00 - 1pm).

Other lectures include singing, resilience,  maintaining muscle tone, life writing and understanding how to identify misinformation in the media.  These  will all be delivered by DCU lecturers.

Feel free to share - bring your friends and family!!

Please visit our Eventbrite page to book your free tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/positive-ageing-week-2021-tickets-170178744205