Successful Ageing Ambition And Ambivalence Clemens Teschromer by Clemens Tesch-romer, Hans-werner Wahl, Suresh Rattan, Liat Ayalon 9780192897534, 0192897535 instant download after payment.

The ambition of ageing science to discover the golden fleece of longevity and health is closely connected to the concept of 'successful ageing'. Still, for a large portion of the population, frailty and cognitive impairment is the reality of ageing, and it is by no means certain if health promotion, prevention and other interventions will reduce the probability of its occurrence. This book argues that a narrow understanding of 'successful ageing' as good health, full functioning, and active participation in society excludes a large portion of ageing individuals from the quest for a good life in old age. The challenge is that the term 'successful ageing' comes with ambitions but also with ambivalence. On the one hand, it counteracts the deficit view of ageing and facilitates visionary thinking on what might be possible in the future. On the other hand, its implicitlyageist and derogative features have negative consequences to older people and society at large. So, what is...