Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Introduction xii
5. PART I Contextualising adulthood
6. Introduction 1
7. Real voice I.1: The turnip 5
8. Section One: Quality of life and the life course
9. 1 The life course perspective on ageing: Linked lives, timing, and history 9
10. 2 Imagining old age 18
11. 3 Quality of life 27
12. 4 Implications for ageing well in the twenty-first century 37
13. 5 Chronic illness as biographical disruption 48
14. 6 Aging with a childhood onset disability 56
15. Section Two: Individual ageing and social relationships
16. 7 Health and mortality 69
17. 8 Psychological ageing 78
18. 9 Dementia reconsidered: the person comes first 89
19. 10 The ‘Senses Framework’: a relationship-centred approach to care 100
20. 11 Disability and adulthood 110
21. 12 A sense of belonging: informal support from family, friends and acquaintances 120
22. Section Three: The environment: from accommodation to community
23. 13 Environment and ageing 131
24. 14 Life course 142
25. 15 The role of technologies in the everyday lives of older people 151
26. 16 Accommodating older and disabled prisoners in England and Wales 161
27. 17 Community care and support for Black and African Caribbean older people 173
28. 18 ‘Exclusion is necessary’: excluding people from society 185
29. Real voice I.2: Have I done enough? 193
30. Real voice I.3: Going the distance: a family journey after acute stroke 197 Julia 197
31. Part II Transforming adulthood
32. Introduction 201
33. Section Four: Human rights and the life course
34. 19 Using human rights to defeat ageism 207
35. 20 To empower or to protect: does the law assist in cases of self-neglect? 220
36. 21 Safeguarding vulnerable adults over the life course 230
37. Section Five: Practice: ways of doing – or not?
38. 22 Why collaborate? 243
39. 23 Working in teams: relationships in balance? 252
40. 24 ‘Tu’ or ‘vous?’: A European qualitative study of dignity and communication with older people in health and social care settings 260
41. 25 Assessment: mastering a technical process or exercising an art? 274
42. Section Six: International dimensions
43. 26 Globalisation and health and social welfare: some key issues 287
44. 27 Falling through the cracks in social welfare: invisible adult migrants in the UK 297
45. 28 Decentring social policy? Devolution and the discipline of social policy: A commentary 306
46. 29 The intellectual origins of social capital 315
47. 30 Social services for the aged in Cub 324
48. 31 Perceptions of ageism: views of older people 332
49. 32 Mental health and mental disorder in a global context 341
50. Real voice II.1: The best it can be 350
51. Real voice II.2: Keep the change 353
52. Part III Understanding adulthood
53. Introduction 357
54. Section Seven: Ethical considerations
55. 33 The ethics triad: virtues, values and codes of practice 363
56. 34 Lying, cheating, breaking promises, and stealing 373
57. 35 The individual in social care: The ethics of care and the ‘personalisation agenda’ in services for older people in England 382
58. 36 A little bit of heaven for a few?1 A case analysis 392
59. Section Eight: The complexity of real lives
60. 37 Mixing methods in a qualitatively driven way 403
61. 38 Researching social change 415
62. 39 Critically appraising qualitative research 426
63. 40 Learning about bisexuality: a case study approach 431
64. 41 Identifying and predicting drug-related harm with applied qualitative research 439
65. 42 Experiences of drug use and ageing: health, quality of life, relationship and service implications 449
66. 43 Critical reflections on the rise of qualitative research 459
67. Real voice III.1: Keeper 467
68. Index 471